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Academic Standards and Quality Office
Programs and Courses
Course Publishing Variation
This form is to be used if you wish to request the scheduling of a new course or change an existing scheduled courses dates (Start, End or Census Date), Units or Fees after it has been reported to DEEWR.
Under HESA legislation the ANU is required to advise DEEWR of scheduled courses.
The deadlines for reporting are:
  • 1st October for classes scheduled from 1st Jan to 30th June of the next year
  • 1st April for classes scheduled from 1st July to 31st December of the same year
If a variation to this schedule is required after these published dates the ANU needs to notify DEEWR of the changes.
  1. Course Variation
If you have any questions regarding the following table please contact
Request 1 / Request 2 / Request 3 / Request 4
☐New Class
☐Change toExisting Class
☐Change toCourse Units
☐Cancel Class / ☐New Class
☐Change toExisting Class
☐Change toCourse Units
☐Cancel Class / ☐New Class
☐Change toExisting Class
☐Change toCourse Units
☐Cancel Class / ☐New Class
☐Change toExisting Class
☐Change toCourse Units
☐Cancel Class
Course / Class Details / Course Code
(e.g. POLS1002)
Topic (if required)
Class Number
(for cancelling class)
Term (e.g. 2230)
Start Date
End Date
Census Date
Last Date to Enrol
Course Units
Mode of Delivery
Consent on class / Yes ☐ No ☐ / Yes ☐ No ☐ / Yes ☐ No ☐ / Yes ☐ No ☐
If courses are included in the central timetable, please contact to make changes.
Course Fees: If avariation is required for the fees of a course, please contact
  1. Reason for Variation
For each of the Course Variation requestsplease provide the following information:
•Why was the aforementioned course change/addition not requested prior to the 1st October or 1st April
•How many students are expected to be affected by the change/addition of this course (i.e. how many enrolments do you have/ expect to have for this course)?
•How have the current/ prospective students been advised of the proposed addition/changes to the course offering (proof will need to be provided - e.g. copy of email sent to students – if we advise DEEWR that students have been informed).
If you have any questions regarding the reason for variation please
When filling in the following table, click in the cell and type text. The cell will grow with the amount of text entered.
Reason for Variation / Request 1
Request 2
Request 3
Request 4
Please note, during busy times of the year, your request will be sent to DEEWR on a Friday, unless it is deemed to require Ministerial Approval, in which case, a request will be made to DEEWR as soon as possible.
Programs and Courses will contact you once your course variation has been processed in the HR and Student Administration system. The change will appear on Programs and Courses after the next available update.
  1. Variation Approval
College Authority Submitting Request (Name and Position):
Signature: / Date: / 12/10/2016 /
DD/MM/YYYY
Please send to

Updated March 2016 - ASQO

Academic Standards and Quality Office
Division of Registrar and Student Services
Student Exchange (Building X 005)
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia / E:
CRICOS Provider Number: 00120C