Academic Accreditation Handbook

The Accreditation Handbook defines standards and establishes governance mechanisms and processes for academic matters, including the naming and post-nominals of awards, the introduction, modification, review, and disestablishment of academic programs, and the design and delivery of programs, professional development offerings and Microcredentials. 

Purpose

To define standards and governance processes for the: 

naming and post-nominals of awards.

introduction, modification, review and disestablishment of academic programs, majors, minors, specialisations, and courses.

design and delivery of programs, majors, minors, specialisations, and courses.

design and delivery of professional development offerings, Microcredentials, MOOCs, and personal development offerings

Scope

All award programs, majors, minors, specialisations, and courses. 

All ANU staff with educational responsibilities.

All Microcredentials, MOOCs, and personal development offerings provided by the University.

All professional development offerings provided by the university except for offerings for ANU staff provided by the ANU People and Culture Division.

Definitions

Definitions relevant to this procedure are detailed in the Policy: Glossary of Student Policies and Procedures.

1. Awards

1. Awards ()

2. Accreditation of AQF Curriculum

2. Accreditation of AQF Curriculum ()

3. Program design

3. Program design ()

4. Major, minor and specialisation design

4. Major, minor and specialisation design ()

5. Course design

5. Course design ()

6. Non-AQF accreditation: Professional development offerings

6. Non-AQF accreditation: Professional development offerings ()

7. Non-AQF accreditation: Microcredentials

7. Non-AQF accreditation: Microcredentials ()

8. Non-AQF accreditation: Personal Development offerings

8. Non-AQF accreditation: Personal Development offerings ()