Advanced Standing

All Advanced Standing applications can now be completed online via the eForm Portal.(opens in a new window)

The supporting documents you need to supply will depend on the basis on which you're applying for Advanced Standing. All supporting documentation must be certified.
Find out how to certify your documents.

If you are applying for Advanced Standing on the basis of prior study, you need to include at least one of the following documents with your application:

• Awards or testamurs
• Results notices or academic transcripts for all non-Western Sydney University study
• Subject or unit outlines

If you are applying for Advanced Standing on the basis of prior work experience, you will need to submit the following document/s with your application:

• Certified supporting statements from employers
  The Statement of Service must be on company letterhead and include the following information:
  • your full name
  • whether you were employed on a full time or part time basis
  • the hours you worked per week
  • your position title
  • the period of employment in the position
  • details of the duties of the position
  • a signature from your employer

If you are self-employed you must include all of the following documents with your application:

• A copy of your business certificate of registration
• A letter from your accountant or solicitor stating:
• The nature of the business
• How long you have been continuously engaged in the business

If you have a certified electronic copy of your documents or access to a scanner, you can submit your supporting documentation as part of the online process. All documents scanned to the University must be certified. Scanned original documents cannot be accepted unless they have been certified.

If you need to supply hard copies of your documents, you can post them to the University. If this is the case, you will need to select this option when you complete your online form. Once you submit your Advanced Standing application, an email will be sent to your student email account with instructions on how to submit your supporting documentation by post.

You must submit all of your supporting documentation at the same time using only one of the methods outlined above.

Please allow up to five weeks for applications for Advanced Standing to be processed. Your application must be lodged before the closing date if you would like an outcome before the next teaching session starts.

• awards or testamurs
• results notices or academic transcripts for all non-Western Sydney University study
• subject or unit outlines

If you are applying for Advanced Standing on the basis of prior work experience you will need to include the following document/s with your application:

• certified supporting statements from employers.

If you are self-employed you must include all of the following documents with your application:

• a copy of your business certificate of registration
• a letter from your accountant or solicitor stating:
  • how long you have been continuously engaged in the business, and
  • the nature of the business

All documentation must be certified.

Please note: We will not be able to assess your work experience if you do not supply documentary evidence when you lodge your application.

In some instances, the academic staff member assessing your application may require further documentation before a decision can be reached. If this happens, you will receive written notification clearly identifying the documentation required, such as relevant course handouts, calendar extracts or unit outlines. These should then be supplied directly to the academic who made the request.

Make sure your email includes your full name and, if you are an existing Western Sydney University Student it should be sent from your student email account and also include your student ID number.

1. Log into MySR
2. Click on 'Course & Unit Details' on the top left hand side
3. Click on the blue course code next to 'Advanced Standing for Course'

Yes, it can affect your study load. If you are receiving a benefit from Centrelink you may be affected if your study load reduces from a full-time load to a part-time load. It may be necessary to enrol in additional units. If this happens, you are able to add units online in MySR. Please note you can not add units after the second week of the teaching session without academic approval. To do this, you will need to submit an online Rule Waiver.

If you are an International student, it is a visa requirement that you maintain a full study load and granted Advanced Standing may affect your visa. You should seek advice from the International Student Advisor on your home campus.

If you are an International Student studying while on a Student Visa and you receive Advanced Standing that reduces the duration of your course, this will mean your Student Visa duration will also be reduced. Not all Advanced Standing will mean your course duration is reduced. In some cases, the Advanced Standing may be for electives that you take over the full length of your course so you will still need to study for the same number of semesters, just in less units in some of the semesters. There are 3 times you might apply for and receive Advanced Standing:

Advanced Standing
Western Sydney University
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith NSW 2751

Your request must provide details for the basis of your appeal together with any relevant supporting documentation.