Global experience study plan

Global experience study plan

The study plan is a signed agreement by RMIT Vietnam to approve the course credits you will earn during your global exchange.

Important to know:
  • Approval of courses in your study plan does not guarantee their availability at the host university. Course availability is subject to the host university’s approval and teaching schedule.
  • Students are responsible for selecting courses that align with their program structure at RMIT Vietnam. In case you do not have sufficient courses to meet the required study load for the respective semester, you will either have to reduce the study duration (from 2 semesters to 1 semester) or cancel your exchange program.
  • Any courses enroled during the exchange must be approved in the study plan for the respective semester to ensure the results can be transferred back to RMIT Vietnam upon completion.
  • Contact Student Connect Vietnam for any changes to your study plan. The Additional Study Plan will be considered under the following circumstances:
    1. The approved original study plan does not include enough credits for a full-time study load.
    2. There are changes in the course schedule at the host institution when the student performs actual enrolment for exchange (course not available, etc.)
    3. There are changes in the student's actual enrolment in RMIT Vietnam before the exchange semester that affect the exchange study plan.
    4. Other circumstances outside of the student's control that make it impossible to follow the original study plan
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Grades and credits from courses taken at RMIT Australia or RMIT Interlocation in Asia will be transferred to RMIT Vietnam*, in accordance with your approved study plan(s).

*The transfer of grades and credits will be subject to the applicable Credit Transfer policy and program structure at the time of results being transferred back to RMIT Vietnam after the exchange program concludes.

Follow these steps to complete and submit your study plan for Cross-campus to RMIT Australia or RMIT Interlocation in Asia programs. 

 

Step 1: Check your remaining courses at RMIT Vietnam 

Go to myRMIT → Enrolment tile  → Enrol in my Program and check what courses you can take for the exchange program. They should be courses that you have not completed and have not planned to study at RMIT Vietnam until the exchange semester. 

It is recommended that you save your University Electives for the exchange program. 

 

Step 2: Search and select for courses at RMIT Australia/RMIT Inter-location in Asia 

  • To search for Core courses, Major/Minor courses and Program Options: 
    • Go to myRMIT → Enrolment tile  → Enrol in my Program → Program Requirements (e.g. BP343VRI Bachelor of Business Requirements) → Find courses from your program guide (handbook) link (select Program delivery and structure tab). 
    • Click on the hyperlink of the course title you plan to take for course details at your preferred campus in RMIT Australia (City/Brunswick/Bundoora) or RMIT Inter-location. 
    • You can also find course details at various RMIT campuses via the HE Course Guides.

 

  • To search for University Electives:
    • Go to Electives Search.
    • Note: University Electives from certain Schools at RMIT Australia are strictly open to students with the relevant discipline at RMIT Vietnam. View more details here.

Notes:

  • Refer to courses at the appropriate level of your study (e.g., Undergraduate for Bachelor level and Postgraduate for Master level). 
  • Ensure that you satisfy the course requisites based on your academic history at RMIT Vietnam. 
  • Check the “Teaching periods” column to see if your preferred courses are normally taught in the semester you apply. 
  • Course availability is subject to RMIT Australia or Interlocation and can change without notice.
  • Provide up to 6 courses (Cross-campus to RMIT Australia) or a minimum equivalent of 60 RMIT credits (RMIT Interlocation in Asia) each semester to ensure you have sufficient back-up options. 

  • For cross-campus students:

    • You are required to enrol as a full-time student while you are in Australia. The full-time enrolment load is 48 credit points per semester. Only students with compassionate and compelling circumstances (e.g., their program structures differ between campuses, they only have 36cps of courses to select and/or are only approved to take 36cps) can apply for a reduced enrolment load.

    • As of current policy, students from BP354/BP222 Bachelor of Professional Communication, BP316 Bachelor of Design Studies and BP325 Bachelor of Digital Film and Video can only enrol in 36 credit points per semester.

  • For Interlocation students, you are required to meet the full-time load from both RMIT and host institutions, which is 36-48 credit points per exchange semester.

 

Step 3: Fill in Study Plan form(s) 

If you are going to exchange for two semesters, you must propose two course lists in the study plan, one for each semester.

 

Step 4: Submit your Study Plan(s)

Study Plans must be submitted through Student Connect Online Portal following the timeline on Cross-campus to RMIT Melbourne or RMIT Interlocation in Asia. 

Provide your enquiry details including study plan files, exchange program, host institution, and semester(s).

The processing time of the Study Plan is 20 working days (excluding public holidays and weekends) from the date you submit the completed document(s) in the accurate format.

Results from courses taken at the host university will be transferred to RMIT Vietnam*, based on your approved study plan(s) and the official transcript sent directly from the host institution to RMIT. These results do not carry weighted grades.

*The transfer of grades and credits will be subject to the applicable Credit Transfer policy and program structure at the time of results being transferred back to RMIT Vietnam after the exchange program concludes.

Follow these steps to complete and submit your study plan for the Partner exchange or Short-term program.

 

Step 1: Check your remaining courses at RMIT Vietnam  

Go to myRMIT → Enrolment tile  → Enrol in my Program and check what courses you can take for the exchange program. They should be courses that you have not completed and have not planned to study at RMIT Vietnam until the exchange semester. 

It is recommended that you save your University Electives to broaden your options of what you can study whilst on exchange and make the process of getting a study plan approved further down the track a lot easier. 

 

Step 2: Search and select courses at the partner university 

Browse your allocated host institution’s website via Mobi Outbound page to search for courses on offer to exchange students that match your RMIT Vietnam courses. 

To have your study plan assessed, you are required to provide course details or syllabi along with source links for all courses you propose to study at the host institution. These course details must include the following components:

  • Course code: Partner institution’s course code is different from RMIT Vietnam’s course code. 
  • Course learning outcomes: Skills, knowledge and application achieved from learning this course. 
  • Course content: Topics and activities covered in the course. 
  • Volume of learning: The number of in-class hours per week and the number of teaching weeks per semester. 
  • Assessment approach: Assignments? Examinations? Other assessment criteria. 
  • Pre-requisites: Course requirements need to be fulfilled prior to the exchange semester.

In case the host institution has not yet released course guides, you can research based on courses offered in the previous year. If you require additional information from partner institutions, please contact Global Experience Office.

Students are required to meet the minimum full-time load per exchange semester from both RMIT and host institutions. For RMIT, it is 36-48 credit points, and for host institutions, please check the Credit Equivalency section of host institutions on Mobi Outbound page. You can provide 6 to 8 courses to ensure you have sufficient back-up options.

 

Step 3: Fill in Study Plan form(s) and Course Guide template 

If you are going to exchange for two semesters, you must include proposed courses for both semesters in your study plan. You are also required to submit separate study plans for each of your exchange partner preferences. 

 

Step 4: Submit your Study Plan(s) and Course Guides

Study Plans must be submitted through Student Connect Online Portal following the timeline on Exchange to partners worldwide or Global short programs.

Provide your enquiry details, including exchange program name, and duration of semesters, exchange program, host institution, and semester(s).

The processing time of the Study Plan is 20 working days (excluding public holidays and weekends) from the date you submit all completed documents in the accurate format.

Contact Student Connect for Study Plan support

For study plan support, you can book an appointment with a Senior Student Advisor under the Study Plan Exchange Programs service, or log an enquiry on Online Portal, and we will respond to you as soon as possible (please log in with your RMIT ID).

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