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Eligibility for student loans and allowances
You can use this information to find out whether you’re eligible to receive a student loan from StudyLink.
For students enrolled in standard academic year programmes
This table allows you to calculate your EFTS (Equivalent Full-time Student) points, if StudyLink requests it from you.
| Enrolment period | Number of weeks | Minimum points (pts) required to be considered full-time | Loan Entry Threshold (LET) - minimum EFTS needed to be considered full-time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Summer School only 02/01/2012 - 19/02/2012 |
7 weeks | 25 pts | 0.175 EFTS |
|
Summer School and First Semester only 02/01/2012 - 01/07/2012 |
26 weeks (including inter-semester and mid-semester breaks) |
80pts | 0.650 EFTS |
|
First Semester only 27/02/2012 - 01/07/2012 |
18 weeks | 50 pts | 0.400 EFTS |
|
Second Semester only 16/07/2012 - 18/11/2012 |
18 weeks | 50 pts | 0.400 EFTS |
|
First Semester and Second Semesters 27/02/2012 - 18/11/2012 |
38 weeks (including inter-semester and mid-semester breaks) |
100 pts | 0.800 EFTS |
|
Summer School, First Semester and Second Semesters 02/01/2012 - 18/11/2012 |
46 weeks (including inter-semester and mid-semester breaks) |
100 pts | 0.800 EFTS |
For students enrolled in the Graduate School of Enterprise (formerly Executive Programmes)
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This table allows you to calculate your EFTS (Equivalent Full-time Student) points, if StudyLink requests it from you.
| Enrolment period | Number of weeks | Minimum points (pts) required to be considered full-time | Loan Entry Threshold (LET) - minimum EFTS needed to be considered full-time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
First Quarter only 16/01/2012 - 01/04/2012 |
11 weeks | 35 pts | 0.275 EFTS |
|
Second Quarter only 09/04/2012 - 24/06/2012 |
11 weeks | 35 pts | 0.275 EFTS |
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Third Quarter only 02/07/2012 - 16/09/2012 |
11 weeks | 35 pts | 0.275 EFTS |
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Fourth Quarter only 24/09/2012 - 09/12/2012 |
11 weeks | 35 pts | 0.275 EFTS |
|
First and Second Quarters 16/01/2012 - 24/06/2012 |
23 weeks (including inter-semester break) |
70 pts | 0.575 EFTS |
|
Second and Third Quarters 09/04/2012 - 16/09/2012 |
23 weeks (including inter-semester break) |
70 pts | 0.575 EFTS |
|
Third and Fourth Quarters 02/07/2012 - 09/12/2012 |
23 weeks (including inter-semester break) |
70 pts | 0.575 EFTS |
|
First, Second and Third Quarters 16/01/2012 - 16/09/2012 |
35 weeks (including inter-semester breaks) |
100 pts | 0.800 EFTS |
|
Second, Third and Fourth Quarters 09/04/2012 - 09/12/2012 |
35 weeks (including inter-semester breaks) |
100 pts | 0.800 EFTS |
|
First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarters 16/01/2012 - 09/12/2012 |
47 weeks (including inter-semester breaks) |
100 pts | 0.800 EFTS |
Please note:
- Limited Fulltime Status approval from StudyLink may be an option if you cannot study fulltime. You can find out more on the StudyLink website. Limited fulltime forms must be countersigned by an Dean or Dean's Delegate.
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Some programmes may start and finish on dates other than the ones listed above, including:
- Some Medicine courses.
- Some Education courses.
- Some masters courses.
- If you are enrolled part-time over a full-year programme, you may qualify for tuition fees and course-related costs if you are enrolled for more than 32 weeks continuously in one academic year.
- Student loan eligibility for part-time, part-year students: To be eligible for a student loan as a part-time student (to pay for tuition fees only), you must be enrolled in at least 30 points in the same academic year.
