Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry–PGDipChem 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipChem degree shall have:

(i) completed a bachelor’s degree with an average grade of at least B in Chemistry or a closely related subject or, at the discretion of the Head of School, an equivalent qualification; and

(ii) been accepted by the Head of School or their nominee as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGDipChem shall consist of courses worth 120 points, consisting of:

(i) CHEM 481;

(ii) At least 45 points from CHEM 401–479; 

(iii) Up to 60 further approved points from the schedules to the MChem, BSc(Hons), MDDD, MEnvSc, or from CHEM 580, EDUC 504–553, GOVT 501–543, HLWB 507–512, SCIS 410–439.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipChem shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the degree within three years of first enrolling. 

(b) A student transferring from another qualification shall be deemed to have commenced the PGDipChem on the date of first enrolment in a course or courses credited to the qualification.

(c) In special cases, this period may be extended by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

4. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertChem, or equivalent qualification shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipChem.

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