First Year Support

Email your subject coordinator as soon as possible with you enrolled time and the time you want instead, and they may be able to accommodate you! 

Students with parental or care responsibilities are encouraged to visit the First Year Coordinator to have a chat about your study.  Contact your subject coordinators before tutorial registrations open in My SOLS to ensure you can get classes that work for you!

You will need your Student ID for in-person exams, printing and borrowing in the library, and to prove you're a student for discounts on and off campus. If you're a science student, you'll need it to sign into labs. You should get your ID during your first O-Week, but if you misplace it, you can visit Student Central to get a replacement, which carries a small fee. 

To lighten your study load and go part time, consult with the First Year Coordinator, and for new semesters, simply only enroll in one or two subjects. You must be studying at least 3 subjects (18 credit points) to be considered full-time.

The Student Accessibility and Inclusion team supports students in making reasonable adjustments to class or assessment conditions, in order to help everyone access education in a way that is fair. Adjustments are assessed on an individual basis, and may include breaks during exams, extended deadlines, assistive technology, counselling services or whatever is reasonable in the circumstances. You do not need to have a 'disability' in order to access these services, but apply as soon as possible to ensure RA is available before your first assessment is due.

If sickness, injury or special circumstances outside your control have made you miss a class, or impacting your ability to complete an assessment, you could be eligible for AC. This could entail extra consideration in marking assessments, extended deadlines or adjustments your participation or attendance marks. Email your tutor or subject coordinator as soon as possible to explain your situation, and they will instruct you whether to lodge an application via SOLS.

Plagiarism is to:

• steal or pass off someone else's work as your own;

• to use a source without citation; or

• to present an idea as new or original, when it is derived from an existing source.

Cheating, forgery, plagiarism or asking other students to complete your work can follow you for the rest of your career. If in doubt about what you can or can't do, consult your subject coordinator. If you're short on time and unsure, cite the source, or rewrite or remove the section of text.

An open-book exam is just like any other, except you're permitted to bring notes with you into the exam room. Some will choose to bring in lecture notes, essays or even the textbook, but the best way to approach this is to create summaries and study! You won't be able to succeed by 'looking up the answer on the day'!  

Unfortunately, if it is a mandatory core subject, you'll have to retake the whole class. If it is not mandatory, you can take another subject, but it will remain on your transcript. You may be offered a supplementary exam, but one cannot be asked for. Contact the Head of your degree or of the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry if you want to talk about your studies.

Contact the UniShop or visit their site, check the Textbook Information tab in My SOLS, check your subject outline or email the subject coordinator. 

To set up your printing account:

1. Swipe your Student Card at a UOW printer (such as in the library) and follow the prompts.

2. Load funds to your account through Print.Manager (only available on UOW Networks).

From a UOW computer:

• Print your document, selecting a 'UOW Student' printer.

• Swipe your card and follow the prompts on-screen

From a private device:

• Submit a job through Print Manager's 'Web Print' tab. (only available on UOW Networks)

• Swipe your card at the relevant printer and follow the prompts on-screen.