IBC Education aims to provide every opportunity for students, regardless of background, to succeed in their studies to graduate within the expected duration of their accredited course. 

IBC Education expects that students will make every effort to excel in their coursework.  

1. Students are expected to contribute to their own academic progress during their studies through appropriate attendance, the submission of assessments according to all known criteria and for ensuring that they are aware of the requirements of their specific course of study. 
2. IBC Education ensures the provision and access of information to students on, academic and non-academic/personal support to assist students with satisfactory course progression and meeting course completion requirements to graduate in the expected duration of the course.  
3. All students are informed about requirements to achieve satisfactory progress before commencing their studies  
4. IBC Education will document and monitor each student’s progression 
5. All students will have access to clearly defined, equitable and fair processes for handling matters in relation to assessment and academic progress issues, including avenues of appeal against decisions 
6. IBC Education will provide early feedback to students to ensure that they are given every chance of success. 
7. IBC Education supports students’ progress through the provision of reasonable access to academic staff, learning resources and support services 
8. Student support services address both personal and academic development of the student and any special needs that they may have 
9. Intervention will be employed at any time that a student is deemed as requiring additional support or being at risk of not progressing.
   
10. During the first half of each semester the Academic Dean, working with the Course Coordinator will monitor student progress to ensure that their needs are met and to identify students in need of additional support. 
    The criteria for identifying students in need of additional support at this stage include: 
11. Poor performance in an early assessment task, which will be administered in the first four weeks of every unit. The outcomes of this assessment will be used to provide feedback to students and to identify support needs 
12. Low attendance rates (including during a Placement) or participation, evidenced by failure to access the Learning Management System (LMS) or to submit assessment items. 
13. Students identified as requiring additional support at this stage will be advised in writing of the academic and personal support services that are available to assist them in making satisfactory academic progress.  

• Students at Risk 

1. Students are considered to be ‘at risk’ if, after the provision of academic and personal support services, they:  
2. Fail fifty percent or more of enrolled units in any semester; and/or 
3. Fail the same unit more than once; and/or 
4. Fail to make sufficient academic progress to complete the course within the expected duration.
   
5. The Academic Dean will review students who have been identified as ‘at risk’ after publication of results for each semester of study and will: 
6. Advise students in writing of their unsatisfactory academic progress and require students to attend an academic counselling session. The purpose of the academic counselling sessions is to allow Course Coordinators, the Student Learning Support Officer and students to negotiate appropriate support and an intervention strategy to improve academic progress over the following semester of study, and 
7. Enroll the student in an appropriate academic support program. 

• Academic Support Program 

1. The goals of academic support programs are to identify issues limiting the capacity of students at risk to progress in their studies and to provide appropriate advice and support to assist these students to improve their academic results in the following semester. This support may include: 
2. Academic skills workshops and support sessions 
3. Individual case management 
4. Peer support or mentoring arrangements 
5. Minimum class attendance requirement 
6. Psychosocial counselling 
7. Reduced study load 
8. Changes in course enrolment 
9. Conditions on enrolment 
10. Any combination of the above. 
11. Student academic counselling sessions and attendance at support sessions will be monitored and recorded in the student file by Counsellors and Course Coordinators.  
12. Psychosocial counselling may include referral to an external support agency, or referral to Student Support Officer. 

• Progress in the following semester 

1. Students who improve their performance over the following semester will have their at-risk status rescinded but may choose to continue to access academic support programs. 

• Unsatisfactory progress 

1. Students who continue to be at risk after attending academic support programs over a semester of study will be informed by the Academic Dean in writing that they: 
2. Have made unsatisfactory progress and are under consideration for exclusion from their course, and will be issued with a show cause letter, which: 
3. Requires the student to provide within twenty working days a written statement outlining why they should be permitted to continue their course of study 
4. Depending on the response, they may be required to make a submission in person to a progress panel, with the assistance of a support person. 
5. In accordance with the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018, international students will also receive an Intention to Report Letter when they have made unsatisfactory academic progress for two consecutive semesters despite intervention support.  
6. As international students are granted a visa which expires at the completion of the normal registered course duration (three years for a bachelor’s degree) in full-time mode, unsatisfactory progress may impact on their visa status and their capacity to complete their course.  
7. If a student fails to submit a written statement by the due date, IBC Education will cancel their enrolment. International students in that situation will be reported to the relevant government department via PRISMS, following the exhaustion of any relevant appeals process. 

Academic Progression Policy and Procedure