Progression alerts and interventions

We use Progression Alerts to reach out and offer early support with your studies when your academic progress isn’t at the level it should be.

If your academic progress doesn’t improve in the next Study Review Period after receiving a Progression Alert, you may receive a Progression Intervention notice and be required to submit a Progression Improvement Plan (PIP). This could impact your visa and immigration status in Australia.

The actions you take now to improve your academic progress will be considered if you do need to submit a PIP in the future.

• For one-on-one assistance, you can book an appointment with a Learning Adviser. Learning advisers provide support in developing your study skills, academic language skills, understanding and applying feedback, problem solving and more.
• UQ also offer free opportunities on and off campus for students who want to improve their english language skills. To view the Academic English courses available for you to enrol in, go to Academic English Support.

For more information on the actions you can take now and who to speak to for support, go to receiving a Progression Alert.

You will receive an email notification asking you to submit a Progression Improvement Plan (PIP). Your PIP will need to be submitted within 20 business days of receiving this email if you want to continue your enrolment at UQ. If you don’t submit your PIP by this due date, your Confirmation of Enrolment will be cancelled, which could result in the cancellation of your student visa.

Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and you will be required to provide evidence of exceptional circumstances that prevented you from submitting on time.

• If your late application is accepted it will then be sent to your faculty, who will assess it against the Academic Progression Procedure.
• If your late application is not accepted, your Confirmation of Enrolment will be cancelled.

Your faculty may approve your Progression Improvement Plan (PIP), but set conditions that you need to meet in order to continue your enrolment. These conditions could include reducing your study load to part-time rather than full time.

International students on a student visa have to complete their program by the end date on their Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). This means most students with a student visa need to enrol in 8 units per semester. If you have been asked to reduce your study load, you will need speak with your faculty about how this impacts your CoE.

After submitting your Progression Improvement Plan (PIP), you can maintain provisional enrolment until an outcome is reached. If your PIP is refused, the provisional enrolment will be cancelled, which could result in the cancellation of your student visa.

You will need to submit a new PIP if you plan to return after this period. You will also need to speak with your faculty about how this will impact the end date on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

Your faculty may include conditions on your refusal, such as refusing your enrolment for a period of 6-12 months. You must demonstrate that you have met these conditions if you submit a PIP after this period of interruption.

If you are considering interrupting (pausing) your studies rather than submitting your Progression Improvement Plan, it’s important to understand how this will impact the end date on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). Before taking an interruption, we strongly recommend the following:

• seek advice from your faculty before the Progression Improvement Plan submission date,
• contact the Department of Home Affairs on 131 881 for advice on your visa requirements, and
• refer to the Retention of place and interruption of studies page for more information on how your CoE may be impacted.

If you take an interruption, you will still need to submit a Progression Improvement Plan (PIP) to return to your studies. The due dates to submit your PIP are 5 January to re-enrol in Semester 1, or 30 June to re-enrol in Semester 2.