RMIT University Academic Information
| Academic Year | March to mid November |
| Calendar | Semester One: Orientation for exchange students - Mid February Classes: Start March to End June Mid Year Vacation
Semester Two: Orientation for exchange students – Early July Classes: Mid July to mid November End of Year Vacation |
| Number of Weeks per Semester | 16 weeks including examination period |
| Study Period | Bachelors: 3 years (Engineering and some business: 4 years) Masters: 1.5 and 2 years Doctorate: 3 years to 4 years |
| Graduate Requirements for Bachelor Program | Varies by program |
| Course Selection for Exchange Students | Exchange students may choose any course at RMIT, subject to availability, provided they have the Academic entry pre-requisite (including a folio for design courses) and required English language level. Approvals for course entry must be provided by home and host university. |
| Course Credit (Unit) | Credit points |
| Number of Credits per Course | Standard course is 12 credit points. Longer courses must be multiples of 12 credit points |
| Lecture Hours per Credit | Normally 3 hours per credit point |
| Credit Requirments per Semester | 36 or 48 credit points for full-time study |
Number of Courses per Semester |
Three or four. Exchange students require approval from home university to complete three courses. |
| Offical Transcripts Available | Transcripts for exchange students mailed in August and February. Official results for all students available on-line July and December.
Transcripts for students completing a full bachelors or masters provided at the end of the program– or available at any time before on payment of fee.
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