How to fix an INVALID unit
Why do I have an INVALID unit, how do I fix it?
Answer ID 199 | Last updated on 19/11/2024 04.19 PM
A unit may show INVALID (also called BREACH) for a number of reasons. You can check the reason yourself and resolve some reasons yourself, and your Student Advising Office will check the ones you cannot resolve and contact you via your UWA student email if you need to make any changes.
What do I do now?
Check studentConnect and the Handbook to see why the unit is invalid. Reasons include:
- You have not met the unit pre-requisite
Find your unit in the Handbook, and check under the 'Unit Rules' for any pre-requisites (a unit/s you need to complete first).
If you have not fulfilled the pre-requisite, delete the unit from your enrolment via studentConnect and enrol in a different unit, or apply for a rule waiver vai the Special Approval form.
If you have met the pre-requisite, there is nothing to do, your Student Advising Office will assess your invalid for you. (See number 2 if you've completed study at another institution). - Your studies or qualifications are not recorded on studentConnect
If you have applied or are intending to apply for advanced standing, or have completed units via approved cross-institutional or exchange study, ensure you have provided the necessary documents to have this credit recognised. - You are not permitted to take the unit in your current course
Find your unit in the Handbook, and check under the 'Unit Rules' and 'Notes' for any restrictions. If there is a restriction, delete the unit via studentConnect, or apply for a rule waiver via the Special Approval form (if you believe you have grounds to take the unit). - You need to satisfy other conditions to study the unit
Find your unit in the Handbook, and check under the 'Unit Rules' and 'Notes' for additional requirements.
Examples of additional requirements include students enrolled in coursework dissertation units may need to confirm with their Student Advising Office that they have secured a dissertation supervisor, and students enrolling for the first time in Chinese or Indonesian language units will need to sit a language placement test. - You are sitting a deferred exam for the pre-requisite unit
Your INVALID will be resolved once you have passed your deferred exam. If you do not pass, contact your Student Advising Office for advice on your study plan. - There is a quota (limited number of places) for the unit
Your Student Advising Office will contact you if you have a place in the unit.
If you are expecting your INVALID status to be waived (approved for enrolment), you should:
- Leave the unit on your enrolment, and
- Register for classes via the Class Allocation System (CAS).
If the teaching period for your INVALID unit commences, you should:
- Attend lectures, laboratories, tutorials and other classes until you have received advice from your Student Advising Office.