Progression improvement plan
Completing a Progression Improvement Plan can help you identify why you aren't meeting the required levels of academic progress and the steps you can take to get back on track.
See the Progression Alerts and Interventions page for more information on receiving a Progression Intervention notice,understanding the Academic Progression Procedure, and how your student visa may be impacted.
1. Preparing your Progression Improvement Plan
Before you get started, you need to know some key dates and information.
Key dates
The due date to submit your Progression Improvement Plan (PIP) will be listed in the Progression Intervention notice sent to your student email account. This will be 20 business days from the date you received the notice.
- If you don't submit by the due date, your ongoing enrolment may be cancelled.
- If your enrolment is cancelled due to non-submission, you will still need to submit a PIP to re-enrol.
- Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and you'll be required to provide evidence of exceptional circumstances that prevented you from meeting the submission due date.
You may need to submit a PIP to re-enrol in your studies. Submit by 5 January to re-enrol in Semester 1, or 30 June to re-enrol in Semester 2 if you are:
- returning from a temporary break (interruption of studies) after receiving a Progression Intervention or show cause notice
- returning from an exclusion due to a previous Progression Intervention or Show Cause notice
- returning after your enrolment was cancelled due to non-submission of a previous PIP.
General advice
- 1. Don't panic. We understand there can be many challenges that impact academic progress. Completing a PIP is an opportunity to engage with us about the resources and services available to address these challenges.
- 2. Read the Progression Intervention notice sent to your student email address. This contains important information about your PIP, including the submission due date.
- 3. Get started now by checking out our guide for how to write your Progression Improvement Plan.
- 4. Speak to someone at Student Advocacy and Support or Student Central for advice. We're here to help.
Taking a break (interruption of studies)
If you're considering taking a break (interruption of studies), contact your faculty before the PIP submission date. The requirements and process vary for international and domestic students, and for students in particular programs.
If you take a break, you will still need to submit a PIP by 5 January to re-enrol in Semester 1, or by 30 June to re-enrol in Semester 2. Go to the Returning to study page for more information on returning after an interruption, including:
- requirements for domestic students, international students and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students
- how to resume your studies after a leave of absence
- how to apply to resume your studies early.
For information on retaining your place in your program after taking an interruption, see the Retention of place and interruption of studies page.
For study completed before Summer Semester 2021/22
The current Academic Progression Procedure has been in effect since Summer Semester 2021/22. If you were issued a show cause notice under the previous Academic Progression Procedure (before Summer Semester 2021/2022) and wish to continue your studies, you must respond to your show cause notice by submitting a PIP.
For more information, go to Progression Alerts and Interventions - Understanding Academic Progression.
More information
For more information, view the Academic Progression Procedure.