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[extremeftw]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UqG3OPUSA

skip to around 0:51 , so its possible to do a double major if its an arts degree alongside and engineering degree then?
it's sorta confusing now...are there exceptions depending on what field you choose?

 Yes. The reason you can double major in Arts/Eng is because there are no compulsory units that you have to complete in Arts which leaves you with enough room to do 2 majors. In commerce, there are I believe 6 units that you must complete, which reduces the room you have available to do units of your choice.

[extremeftw]

Damn, so I'm guessing doing a major in one and a minor in the other is off the table as well?

You can definitely major in one and minor in another.

[BKiles445]

Hi Monash (or someone else), could you please explain what the 'Arts specified study' part is of the Arts course at Monash, and how it differs from a major? I'm a bit confused as to what this is.

Thank you

[keltingmeith]

Hi Monash (or someone else), could you please explain what the 'Arts specified study' part is of the Arts course at Monash, and how it differs from a major? I'm a bit confused as to what this is.

Thank you

It's basically electives, but with two catches:

1. They must be from the faculty of arts.
2. You must complete a minor.

[Ask Monash University]

Hi i'm interested in actuarial science(commerce specialist)/commerce but th atar is only given as 92+ and no clearly in, what does this mean?

Hi Mellyboo, the Bachelor of Commerce Specialist (Actuarial Science)/Bachelor of Commerce has an estimated ATAR of 92+ because as it is a new course for 2016, we can’t publish an indicative clearly-in from the previous year.  If it is your dream course and you have an ATAR of 90+, we would recommend that you keep it at the top of your preferences.

[Ask Monash University]

Thank you. For context, I want to transfer courses but my wam is too low. My full time load is being taken up by core units as there are no electives. I want to know if there's any possibility of enrolling in the units for the course I want to transfer in (completely different units to current course) instead of enrolling in the units for my current course. Then eventually I would have a high enough wam to actually transfer and would already be a fair way into the new course. Don't know if this is allowed though...
Thanks again

Hi Rosa62, if your full time load is being taken up by core units of your current course, it doesn’t sound like you would be able to overload with units from the course you are aiming to transfer into.  You may want to arrange an appointment with your current faculty’s course advisor to further discuss your options.  Also remember that you may still be able to transfer into your dream course in future semesters, as you can still increase your WAM with the subjects you are currently studying.

[Ask Monash University]

Any information on when bursaries and scholarships for next year will be offered to current undergraduate students? I assume in January after offers are released to Year 12s?

Hi extremeftw, yes, bursaries and scholarships for next year will be offered to current undergraduate students from January-March 2016.  Keep an eye on this page for the progress of offers.

[Ask Monash University]

1. You can always withdraw from science once you study. but I'm pretty sure there is still a change of preference window on vtac, just add arts to your preferences and preference it above arts/science. if not there is something called a negotiated offer where you contact monash directly and ask them if there are places available in arts and if there is that supersedes all your preferences on VTAC and you get an offer directly from Monash.

2. It's difficult to get an idea of what is actually involved in law by reading the textbook. the textbook would just be a whole lot of cases, legislation and explanations. law involves a fair bit of reading and is basically what you would think, you learn law and critical reasoning, discuss the different arguments there could be etc.

If you do want to get a text though this is the monash  introductory unit (law1111) text https://studentvip.com.au/textbooks/1751091 but I don't see what clarity it could give you about whether you wish to study law just by reading it alone.

there used to be some great resources on law here which helped me decide but I can no longer find them ??

Hi DeezNuts, just wanted to clarify something that chasej mentioned in regards to your first question about wanting to study Arts over Arts/Science.  Negotiated offers don’t exist anymore, so instead you can log into your VTAC preferences after first round offers are made and change your preferences between 10am, 19 January – 4pm, 29 January.  This may mean you get a second or subsequent round offer for our Bachelor of Arts from the 4th February.  For more information on change of preference rounds and offer dates, visit: http://vtac.edu.au/dates.html

[Ask Monash University]

My transfer application got rejected. Is there anything I can do about this ?

Hi anna.xo , we’re sorry to hear your transfer application was unsuccessful.  Our advice would be to approach MNHS Student Services to see what your options now are- you can find their contact details here.

[Ask Monash University]

From the information above, it'd be included within the below the clearly-in since it did increase however as for including ATAR's below the Monash Guarantee, I won't make a statement on that and just leave it to @AskMonashUniversity since they'd know more about the splitting of numbers below the clearly-in to answer.

Hi scarletmoon, just wanted to clarify some of your questions.  Round 2 offers for Biomedicine have been made in previous years, and may be made for 2016 entry depending if there are still available places after Round 1.  We can’t give you a ‘minimum’ ATAR required for a Biomedical Science offer, as it depends on factors such as SEAS and again, the amount of applicants and places available in the course.  Our advice would be to leave it on the top of your preference list if it is your dream course.

[RazzMeTazz]

When you get your offers for courses at Monash university do you need your tax file number to be able to accept them? I just applied for my tax file number and I'm not sure if I'll receive it in time. Would there be any other way to accept offers from Monash University?

Thanks, I appreciate any help!

[keltingmeith]

When you get your offers for courses at Monash university do you need your tax file number to be able to accept them? I just applied for my tax file number and I'm not sure if I'll receive it in time. Would there be any other way to accept offers from Monash University?

Thanks, I appreciate any help!

You'll need a tax file number by about week 3 or so of your course, but you can accept your offer if you don't have one and have only applied for one. So, you're all good, and should receive your TFN in time to apply for HECS.

[chasej]

When you get your offers for courses at Monash university do you need your tax file number to be able to accept them? I just applied for my tax file number and I'm not sure if I'll receive it in time. Would there be any other way to accept offers from Monash University?

Thanks, I appreciate any help!

For the time being you can give monash the receipt number for the TFN application and you need to them the actual number by census data which is three or so weeks in.

[RazzMeTazz]

For the time being you can give monash the receipt number for the TFN application and you need to them the actual number by census data which is three or so weeks in.

Okay thankyou so much for the help! This was really relieving

[dankfrank420]

Are there still scholarship's to be given to new undergrad students enrolling for the start of 2016?