Stage 3 - academic progress

• Check the deadline to submit your form - make sure you allow enough time to complete the form. It can take between five (5) and fifty (50) minutes.
• Consider if you might benefit from taking a break from your studies. We know that sometimes things happen in life that can impact your ability to be successful in your studies. If you think taking a break from study would be beneficial, please ensure to note this in your Show Cause Submission form.
• If you want to continue your studies, think about specific strategies you can use to ensure you will be successful.
• Consider if you would like help preparing your submission. Student Advocacy offers free and confidential support for all students and can help you prepare your Show Cause Submission form. Contact Advocacy if you would like support.

1. Access the Show Cause Submission form by following the link supplied in the email you received.
2. Read each question (and linked information) carefully before you begin. Links will open in a new tab.
3. Answer the four questions under 'Your Academic Progress'. When answering these questions, consider:
   • Your previous academic performance in past study periods. Identify the contributing factors that led to your unsatisfactory academic performance and explain how each factor impacted your ability to complete your study (e.g. were the circumstances academic or personal, were you injured or ill, was there a family crisis or other difficulties, were there other work and life impacts, were there any other unexpected or exceptional circumstances etc.).
   • How these factors will impact your future study. If they will no longer impact you, explain how and provide evidence (e.g. the factors were temporary, the circumstances have changed, you have sought advice/assistance and professional help etc.). If there is still a potential impact to your studies, you should explain how these factors are now being managed and why they won’t have the same impact they previously had.
   • Changes or strategies you have already put in place to improve your academic performance. Describe specific steps you have taken to improve your chances of success in your study (e.g. reduced hours at work, reduced study load, changed study mode, organised family support, registered with AccessAbility for a Learning Access Plan etc.) and make sure to provide evidence for each one of them.
4. Ensure you upload all your supporting documentation, even if you have previously supplied this information to the University.
5. Tick all of the strategies and support services you have engaged with to improve your academic performance in the last 12 months under 'Strategy and Support Services'. You can tick as many as are applicable, so make sure you read the whole list and tick each service or strategy you have used.
6. If there is information you would like to include that was not covered by the previous questions, make sure to include this in detail in the final question.
7. Tick the declaration.
8. Click 'Submit' to submit your form.

Please note: only forms submitted within the timeframe specified in your email will be accepted. If you start your form but do not submit it, or you submit it after the deadline to submit, it will not be considered.

You may exit your form at any time and return to it in 'Drafts' on the 'Forms' tile in StudentOnLine

• Allow enough time to seek support from Advocacy
• Write in complete sentences and include enough information for us to understand your circumstances. Your goal is to show that you have taken action to improve your academic performance and are committed to your studies. Make sure to provide clear examples.
• Make sure you include supporting evidence. Evidence of the adverse circumstances that lead to your previous unsatisfactory performance must cover all the teaching periods where your performance was affected.
• It is your responsibility to provide all documentation for your evidence. Evidence provided after the submission period ends will not be accepted.
• If the reason for your unsatisfactory academic progress is medical, you may provide supporting documentation within the deadline. This may include special consideration applications (all details/evidence included as screenshots or other files), statutory declarations or medical certificates/health care plans that were valid during the time that your studies were impacted.
• Reflect on your Academic Recovery Workshop (if you attended one), and any Action Plans and/or Agreed Progression Plans you may have completed.
• If you have previously reached Stage 1 (Recovery) or Stage 2 (Support and Sanction), explain why the strategies you implemented were not successful in improving your progress, and tell us how you will rectify this in the future.
• If the circumstances that impacted your academic progress were temporary and you have achieved academic success in the past, include that in your submission.
• Be as specific as possible about the strategies you will use to ensure you are successful in your future studies. Evidence of new strategies should be clearly explained in your Show Cause Submission form.
• If your assessment results have improved since you reached the Show Cause and Exclusion Stage of the formal academic progression process, provide evidence of this.
• Don't forget to proofread. Make sure that your answers are clear and clearly reflect what you are trying to say.