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Limits on grades of 3

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Faculty academic boards may designate the maximum number of units for which a student can be awarded a minimum passing grade.

Built Environment and Engineering
Graduate Certificate
1
All other courses: 12.5% of total course credit points
Business
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (BS56) may graduate with a maximum of three grades of 3 in units totalling a maximum of 36 credit points.
Students enrolled in Faculty of Business postgraduate programs may graduate with grades of 3 in units totalling a maximum of 12 credit points.
Students enrolled in the University Diploma in Business (BS40) may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Honours) (BS63) may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3.
Creative Industries
Students enrolled in bachelor degrees may graduate with grades of 3 in units totalling a maximum of 12.5% of total course credit points (36 credit points).
Students enrolled in postgraduate programs may graduate with grades of 3 in units totalling a maximum of 12 credit points.*
Students enrolled in the university diploma may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3.
Students enrolled in honours programs may not graduate with any grades of 3.
* Students articulating to a higher award are only allowed one grade of 3 per cumulative award eg. a student with one grade of 3 in the Graduate Certificate articulating to the Graduate Diploma will NOT be allowed another grade of 3 in the Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree component if articulating further.
Education
Doctor
0
Master of Education (Coursework and TESOL):
1
Master of Education (Research)
0
Graduate Diploma
1
Graduate Certificate
0
Bachelor*
3
* Bachelor of Education (In-service)
1
Health
Professional Doctorate
0
Masters by Research
0
Masters by Coursework
12cp
Graduate Diploma
12cp
* #
Graduate Certificate
0
Honours
0
Double degrees: 12.5% of total course credit points ^
All other courses: 12.5% of total course credit points

* Except PY20 Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology where 0 grades of 3 are proposed.
# Students who are exiting early from a Graduate Diploma, and who have a 3, would need to complete another unit and achieve a grade higher than 3.
^ Excluding IX04 Bachelor of Applied Science (in Human Movement Studies)/Bachelor of Education (Secondary).

Humanities and Human Services
Doctor 0
0
Masters (Research)
0
Masters (Course work)
1*
Graduate Diplomas
1*
Graduate Certificates
1*
Honours
0
Bachelor
3
*Students articulating to a higher award are only allowed one grade of 3 per cumulative award eg. a student with one grade of 3 in the Graduate Certificate articulating to the Graduate Diploma will NOT be allowed another grade of 3 in the Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree component if articulating further.
Information Technology
Masters
1
Graduate Diploma
1
Graduate Certificate
1
Honours
0
Bachelor
3
Double degree*
2
Diploma
1

* Faculty of Information Technology component.

Note that all units are assumed to be 12 credit points each.

Law
LW33 (to a maximum of 48 credit points) 4
JS31/JS91 3
JS40 1
Doctor
0
Masters
0
Graduate Diploma # 0
Graduate Certificate#
0
LW41/LW42
5*
* 2 in the Justice Studies component (totalling a maximum of 24 credit points) and 3 in the Law component (totalling a maximum of 36 credit points)
# Except LW65 and LW70 where one grade of three is allowed.
Science
All courses: 12.5% of total course credit points
Interfaculty
Masters
1
Graduate Diploma
1
Double degrees in Education: (with a maximum of four 3s in either the discipline or education component)
4
Double degrees in Law: a maximum of three grades of 3 (totalling a maximum of 36 credit points) in the Law component
All other double degree courses: 12.5% of each of the degree component course credit points

All other courses: 12.5% of each of the total course credit points

QUT International College
Students enrolled in the University Diploma of Business (BS40), the University Diploma of Information Technology (IT10) and the University Diploma of Professional Communication (IF06) may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3.
Students enrolled in the Foundation Programs (QC01 and QC02) may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3.

Students enrolled in the Bridging Program (QC03) may graduate with a maximum of one grade of 3.

Note: S3 grade does not count towards limit of 3s allowed in a course for graduation purposes.

Policy

For policy on minimum passing grades for graduation