Students may seek to undertake a five-year full-time combined program leading to the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Renewable Energy Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BE BSc). The Faculty of Engineering administers the program, and delegates administration to the School which offers the Engineering discipline selected. Students should seek advice from the relevant School Office in the first instance, or from the Faculty of Engineering. All programs must be approved by both the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science.

With the combined degree program, students complete a full, professionally accredited 4-year Engineering program (which includes Science courses) and add an additional 5th year to augment the Science component of the combined degree program. In all, a minimum of 102 Units of Credit of Science courses must be taken within the combined program, which must include a Science Major defined in Table A in the Science Handbook http:legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/faculties/current/sci/TableA.html, or an approved Major in Computer Science where this is permitted (Computer Science may not be combined with other computing degrees).

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Contained in the University Handbook are typical program structures for each of the Schools within the Faculty of Engineering, and for the Faculty of Science. The programs may be varied by students according to the rules governing electives, pre- and co-requisites and progression within each program. Subject to pre- and co-requisites and progression rules, students may take courses at any time during the program; it is the responsibility of each student to ensure that the rules governing award of the degrees have been met and that the program of study in each session of enrolment is feasible with regards to progression and timetabling.

Students are enrolled in combined undergraduate programs, leading to the award of two degrees, each in a different faculty, and therefore meet their General Education requirements.

(a) BE with Honours
On completion of the requirements for the combined degrees a student may qualify for the award of the BE degree with Honours in accordance with the rules for the BE program of specialisation and the Faculty of Engineering rules for calculation of the grade of Honours (Honours Class 1: a weighted average of 75% or greater; Honours Class 2 Division i: a weighted average of 70% or greater; Honours Class 2 Division ii: a weighted average of 65% or greater, a student being awarded the highest grade of Honours for which they qualify).

(b) BSc with Honours
On completion of requirements for both components of the combined degree a student may be qualified to enrol in an Honours program in the Bachelor of Science and to qualify for the award of the BSc with Honours after successfully completing an additional year of study (48 UoC) as specified in the rules of the Faculty of Science.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Science a student must complete successfully courses that total at least 240 units of credit and include:

(a) in the Faculty of Engineering:
courses making up a full 4-year engineering program described in the degree requirements for the BE specialisation for which the student is enrolled with the exception of general education; and
(b) in the Faculty of Science:
at least 102 units of credit comprising a major in an approved disciplinary stream described in Table A of the Science Handbook, or a major in Computer Science; and
(c) at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training (required for the award of the BE degree).

For Renewable Energy Engineering students to meet this criteria, they are required to substitute 12 units of credit of approved Science courses for MECH9720 and SOLA5051 which form part of the standard Renewable Energy Engineering (3657) program.

Approved Science courses include any course that forms part of the Maths or Physics strand in the Photovoltaics and Solar Energy (3642) program. Students will then have the opportunity to take MECH9720 and SOLA5051 in their 3rd or 4th year as a professional elective. Students will need to complete Course Substitution Forms for these substitutions which are available from the School Office.

Exclusions
The following combined degree combinations are specifically excluded:
BE in Computer Engineering BSc in Computer Science
BE in Software Engineering BSc in Computer Science

Programs of study
The programs of study which may be taken for the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science are governed by the normal rules for award of the BE and BSc in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science respectively, which specify:
(i)units of credit;
(ii)corequisites, prerequisites, assumed knowledge;
(iii)the structure of the degree program; and
(iv)any special conditions.

Award of the degrees
A candidate for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science as part of a combined degree program shall not be eligible to be awarded either degree until he or she has completed both degree requirements.
A student who completes the requirements for both the BE and BSc degrees shall receive at graduation a separate testamur for each of the degrees.

A student may apply to discontinue the combined BE BSc programs and elect to complete either the BE or BSc degree in accordance with the rules governing award of that degree. Following discontinuation of one of the programs (BE or BSc), courses which count toward that program may not in general count toward the remaining single degree unless they meet the single degree requirements in their own right. In particular, the General Education requirements of the single degree must be met in full.

Administration of the programs
(i) A student's general program will be administered by the Faculty of Engineering and delegated to administration by the School governing the engineering specialisation.
(ii) Students' programs will be administered by the Faculty of Science for the BSc component of the program and by of the Faculty of Engineering for the BE part of the program.
(iii) The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined programs not otherwise covered by these rules.

Enrolment
(i) An application to enrol as a candidate for the combined program shall be made through the UAC, or on the prescribed form for international students which shall be lodged with the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the session in which enrolment is to begin.
(ii) The candidate shall be enrolled as either a full-time or part-time student.

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(i) Local HSC students:
Local students apply through the UAC. Students admitted to the combined program will have to meet the requirement for entry to the combined program, which ensures that the requirements for entry to both the BSc and the relevant BE program are met (i.e. the higher of the two requirements has to be met).
(ii) International students:
International students will be assigned an equivalent rank to enable their performance to be compared to that of local HSC students, using criteria determined by the Admissions Office. Students have to apply to the Admissions Office using the application forms (paper or electronic) provided for the purpose. International students completing Year 12 in Australia apply directly to the UAC. An admission requirement similar to that for local students will have to be met.
(iii)Admission to later stages of the program:
Students may be admitted to the combined degree program having satisfied part of the requirements for either the BSc or the BE component of the degree (or part of the requirements for both), either at UNSW or at another institution.

Students from another institution or not currently enrolled in a BE program or combined BE BSc program at UNSW will be admitted on the basis of an equivalent rank, determined by the admissions office, equivalent to that required for local HSC students in the year of entry. Students will be offered advanced standing in accordance with normal practice for the BE and BSc degrees. Students will apply using the procedures appropriate for either local HSC students or international students (above).

For students currently enrolled in a BE program at UNSW, transfer into the combined BE BSc programs in the Faculty of Engineering is generally permitted but must be applied for, provided a student is of Good Standing and places are available.

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/