{"id":1179,"date":"2023-07-14T09:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:09:51","slug":"enrolment-load","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/student-essentials\/enrolment\/enrolment-load\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrolment load"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you enrol in units at Curtin you will have an enrolment load, or study load, that comprises credit points.&nbsp; Typically, a unit at Curtin is worth 25 credit points, however, it does vary \u2013 you will be able to check your units and the associated credit point weighting using&nbsp;Curtin Malaysia eStudent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your enrolment study load is directly related to the course you are enrolled in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full-time study load for the majority of courses is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100 credits each semester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75 credits each trimester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full-time study load for the majority of our courses is equal to 75 credits or above. For more than 100 credits, please submit\u00a0the Overload enrolment request form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please make sure that you have received appropriate advice and\/or counselling in regard to the impact of the study load on your academic and personal circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/student-essentials\/forms-and-documents\/forms\/request-to-overload-in-the-current-semester\/\" class=\"button button--deep-blue\" target=\"_top\">Overload enrolment request form<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"notification notification--important small\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n    <span class=\"ico ico-info\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M16 2a14 14 0 1 0 14 14A14 14 0 0 0 16 2zm0 26a12 12 0 1 1 12-12 12 12 0 0 1-12 12z\"\/><path d=\"M15 15h2v6h-2z\"\/><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"12\" r=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p>If the approval for an overload is already granted from the respective Faculty\u2019s  Head of Department, it means student has agree to accept any consequences of the overload including any failure of units due to workload or time management issues.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block accordions\" role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n\n    <div class=\"accordions__container\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"registered-full-time-duration-or-course-length\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Registered full-time duration or course length<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"registered-full-time-duration-or-course-length\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>The registered full time duration or course length is the\u00a0expected\u00a0time it will take you to complete your course if you study full time.<\/p>\n<p>The course length is used to determine the maximum length of time that you are permitted to complete your course and receive your award.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"minimum-study-load-for-student-visa\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Minimum study load for student visa<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"minimum-study-load-for-student-visa\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>If you are an international student on a student visa, you are required to maintain a minimum study load of 100 credits per semester to ensure you meet the requirements.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"reducing-your-study-load-international-student-on-a-student-visa\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Reducing your study load (International student on a student visa)<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"reducing-your-study-load-international-student-on-a-student-visa\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>If you are an international student and you are considering reducing your study load or your course has a reduced study load of less than 100 credit points, you will need to seek approval by submitting a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/s43414.pcdn.co\/student\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/international-request-to-enrol-in-less-than-100-credits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request to Enrol in Less than 100 Credits in the Current Semester\u00a0form<\/a>. The form must be submitted to International Student Office before each enrolment period.<\/p>\n<p>If you need to withdraw from units after the semester commences you must seek approval to reduce your study load before you withdraw from any units.<\/p>\n<p>If you reduce your study load you may not complete your course within the expected course or visa duration and may need to apply for another student visa.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"maximum-time-to-complete-your-course\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Maximum time to complete your course<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"maximum-time-to-complete-your-course\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>You are required to complete your course within a specified period, which includes any time taken as a leave of absence.<\/p>\n<p>The course length (registered full time duration) is used to calculate this time.\u00a0\u00a0For example, if your course length is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>up to 1 year \u2013 5 years maximum time to complete course<\/li>\n<li>up to 2 year \u2013 7 years maximum time to complete course<\/li>\n<li>3 years or longer \u2013 10 years maximum time to complete course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The maximum allowable time to complete a course will be clearly specified in the information on courses.<\/p>\n<p>Variations to the maximum time to complete may be approved by the relevant Head of Department.\u00a0Any discretion to extend the period in which a student is able to complete their course is reviewed on a case-by-case basis and is determined by the relevant Head of Department.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you enrol in units at Curtin you will have an enrolment load, or study [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1163,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1179\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}