The University of Otago wants every student to have the best chance of success. If you experience difficulties with your study, support is available.
What conditional enrolment means
If you do not pass more than half of your points in a year, you will be placed on conditional enrolment for the following year. This is not the end of your journey; it is a way to help you get back on track with clear guidance and support.
You will be notified through an alert in your eVision portal. Read this carefully, as it contains important information about your next steps.
Rules while on conditional enrolment
To give you the best chance of success, the following conditions apply:
- You can enrol in a maximum of three 18 point papers per semester
- Any previously approved Final Examination Only (FEO) enrolments may be cancelled
- Timetable clashes will not be approved
- You may take one paper in Summer School, including a Pre-Christmas Summer School paper
- You must meet all prerequisites for the papers you wish to enrol in
- You must complete a Back on Track plan (available in eVision) before your course can be approved
Getting support
You do not have to manage this alone. We strongly recommend talking with a Student Development adviser if you:
- Have been placed on conditional enrolment
- Are thinking about withdrawing from study
- Want to make changes to your papers
- Plan to take a Summer School or Pre-Christmas Summer School paper while on conditional enrolment
Domestic students may study part-time while on conditional enrolment.
International students who wish to study part-time should speak with Student Visa Services to ensure visa requirements are met.
If you are on conditional enrolment and pass at least half of the points for the year for which you are on conditional enrolment, you will return to a normal enrolment and no restrictions are placed on your study.
Further information
Academic Progress Policy
Undergraduate Course advice
Review the outcome of course approval
Three academic progress policy reports are run:
- After final examination results are in, but no later than 2 December, a report is run placing students on conditional enrolment or suspension as appropriate. This report is run once, and only after all results have been received
- A daily report is run identifying any students with a change to results. Student Administration make manual alterations to academic results as appropriate, changing the academic progress policy status as necessary
- Finally, a report is run on 31 December which:
- Sets students coming off conditional enrolment to OK
- Sets students to Suspended if they have not passed the conditions of their enrolment
- Rolls the enrolment status of previous years' conditional students to Conditional if they have not returned to study since being placed on conditional enrolment
- Sets the enrolment status of previous years' suspended students to OK if their suspension period is now past
The date a student is placed on conditional enrolment will be recorded as 1 January and is annotated on their academic record.