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Noun

Stands for "Recognition of Prior Learning" An assessment to determine whether the skills, knowledge, and experience gained outside of university (eg part-time work) aligns with those required by a certain University program, such as the Adelaide Graduate Award

Stands for "Withdraw No Fail". Stopping a course in such a way that it won’t be counted as a failing grade, and won’t affect your GPA

Withdraw Fail (WF)

Stopping a course at such a time, or with so many incomplete assignments, that you receive a failing grade ie a “ zero ”

Getting your assessment graded for a second time by a new assessor

Withdrawal

Stopping or “dropping” out of a course by unenrolling from it in Access Adelaide

Stands for "Student Services and Amenities Fee". Fees paid to the university to provide–you guessed it–services and amenities! It is usually two to three hundred dollars payable each semester. UoA collected $7 million SSAF in 2022. Of this amount, $2.7 million went to the University of Adelaide, $2.5 million to YouX, and $1.3 million to Adelaide University Sport.

Noun

A gathering of ten to twenty students and a teacher to discuss topics relevant to the course, problem-solve, or work on assignments. Runs one to three hours

A Centrelink financial support programme available for domestic students aged 24-years and younger