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Bachelor of Science (Honours)

(BSc(Hons))

Enhanced Program for High Achievers

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Program of study

[January, 2008]

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) Enhanced Program for High Achievers requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time), including the fourth year for students who meet the requirements for progression to the honours year.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Honours), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the program of study below.

Upon completion of 108 units students will be informed about whether they have been accepted into the Honours year. The entry requirement is normally a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or more in the final 36 units of study prior to the Honours year. Students who are not accepted into the Honours year will be awarded the Bachelor of Science.

It is possible to elect to exit after three years of full-time equivalent study with a Bachelor of Science.

The first 108 units must include:

• at least 27 units from the First Year Bachelor of Science (Hons) topics listed below which must include at least one pair of advanced or extended topics normally in their main area of study;
• 16.5 units of core topics including SERC1012, SERC2011 and SERC3000
• at least one major (comprising a combination of 36 units of Second and Third Year level topics) selected from the list below and one Science minor (comprising a combination of 12 units of Second and Third Year level topics*) selected from the list below*; or
• at least one extended major (comprising a combination of 48 units of Second and Third Year level topics) selected from the list below*; or
• two Science majors (each comprising a combination of 36 units of Second and Third Year level topics) selected from the list below #.

• 36 units of Honours level topics according to the program specified below.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree.**

A topic that is counted towards a major or extended major may not also be counted towards a minor. A maximum of 12 units counted towards a major may be counted towards a second major.

Elective topics may be selected from any offered within the University or, with approval from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, from outside the University, provided any course and prerequisite requirements are met.

Except with the permission of Faculty Board, students may not enrol in a topic in Fourth Year until they have passed 108 units of Bachelor of Science topics in First, Second and Third Year.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

*These are the minimum requirements to complete the Bachelor of Science (Hons). A student may combine an extended major with a minor, or complete a major and two minors. Minors and second majors may be undertaken in certain non-science areas where that minor or major is approved by the Faculty Board.

#Students undertaking two majors should consult with the course coordinator regarding their program. Exemption from units in one or both of the majors may be required to accommodate the core SERC topic units at second and third year level as students may not enrol in more than 144 units in total. Where one or more topics can be counted towards both majors, exemption to accommodate SERC topics may not be required.

**Topics designated 'any year' or with no year level specified are regarded as First Year level topics.

First Year Bachelor of Science (Hons) Topics

# Students may take a major in Mathematics as a second major.
Note that students wishing to undertake a research project in this area MUST undertake the extended major in Mathematics.