The Chaplain (co-ordinating for other churches) is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Centre. Telephone 223 2111 extension 700 or appointments may be made with the Secretary at the Counselling Centre ('A' Block) extension 383.
The Chaplaincy Centre is situated in 'A' Block. There is a chapel for private devotions and worship and a drop-in-room for private reading and rest available at all times.
CAMPUS INTERVIEW PROGRAMME
The Campus Interview Programme is conducted annually by the Institute with the two-fold purpose of assisting final year students to gain employ- ment and of creating an awareness in them of career opportunities. The programme is held over a three week period, normally in September.
Employers who participate in the programme are provided with Secretarial assistance during the period of their attendance and pre-arranged individual or limited group interviews take place in amenible surroundings.
Employers who consider a September date inapplicable to their needs are encouraged to make alternative arrangements.
Full details of future Interview Programmes may be obtained through the OIT Admissions and Administrative Services Section.
All new full-time and part-time students are welcomed to the campus by the Director, the Registrar, the Senior Student Counsellor and the President of the Students' Union, at an official orientation ceremony. Separate functions are conducted by the various schools whh departmental orien- tation following.
The GIT Union organises various activities on campus to familiarise students with the activities of the various clubs and societies, and to introduce students to the social life of the campus.
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Degrees and Diplomas are conferred at official Graduation Ceremonies which are conducted bi-annually in April and October each year. Seven ceremonies are conducted in April at which awards are conferred in separate ceremonies to graduates in the Schools of Engineering, Applied Science, Business Studies, Built Environment, Health Science, Law and Department of Librarianship. A separate ceremony is held in October for graduates from all Schools who complete their studies in mid-year.
Graduands are required to make application for admission to Graduate status by dates specified in the Institute Calendar, and each award is authorised by the Institute Council prior to the official ceremony.
At the Graduation Ceremonies the Chairman of Council or his nominee, confers the award on behalf of the Institute to each graduating student in the presence of graduates, staff, parents and friends, official guests representing Industry and Commerce, particularly those persons who have contributed their time to Advisory Committees and Academic Boards, and representatives of organisations which have donated prizes and other awards to successful students.
OIT·I N·ACTION
GIT-In-Action aims to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the Institute, its courses, careers and to enable the public to view its facilities.
It is specifically directed towards secondary school students in an endeavour to make early contact with them, and assist career development and decision making.
The programme is generally run in conjunction with the annual 'Careers Information Evening Talks Programme' conducted by the Commonwealth Employment Service, for school leavers.
GIT-In-Action is the extension of these evening career talks into a day time programme based on the open campus concept.
The QIT has programmed an Open-Day to be held in August. The campus will be open to the public and groups of school students. It has purposely been programmed during the semester so that OIT students will be attending their normal lectures, with laboratories, workshops, and studios all function- ing normally.
In addition, special displays, demonstrations, activities, and guided tours are conducted with staff available for consultation. Details on the activities which will be conducted on that day will be advertised by radio and television and also in Institute publications.
INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS
The QIT Admissions and Administrative Services Section under the direction of the Deputy Registrar is responsible for the publications which provide readily accessible information to the general public. These general publicatiOns include -
QIT Handbook
QIT School and Department Handbooks Admission Procedures Booklet
Career Brochures
Other publications which relate to specific functions of the Institute are - The Queensland Tertiary Courses Booklet
The Continuing Education Programme The OIT Newsletter
QIT Handbook -
The General Handbook is regarded as the I nstitute's official publication of its governing structure and authority, to be retained as an historical record of its operations for the future, and _is seen as a public relations publication to be circulated widely to other institutions, education authorities, government departments, and to libraries.
It is a publication which contains a variety of information from the lnstitute's Schools and Departments, and collectively produced into a more formal publication.
QIT School/Department Handbooks -
The following handbooks for the Schools/Departments at OIT are produced for sale to students and the general public -
School of Applied Science School of the Built Environment School of Business Studies School of Engineering
School of Health Science School of Law
The contents of each handbook take the following format - Introduction to School/Department
Calendar; By-Laws of GIT and Rules Relating to Student Matters
Admission Procedures and Entry Requirements - Under Graduate Courses
Subject and Course Numbering System Academic Board and Advisory Committees Staff
Prizes and Awards
Course Structures and Course Rules listed in decending order of highest qualification to lowest qualification
Continuing Education Programme Schedule of Subject Pre- and Co-requisites Changes to Subject Title
Synopses of Subjects.
Admission Procedures Booklet -
The Admission Procedures Booklet is a publication designed to inform all intending students at GIT regarding specific requirements when applying for a course. It is forwarded to all matriculating students in Queensland and selected Northern New South Wales schools.
It incorporates in detail the admission procedures, the courses which are available, the admission policy of the Institute, the Enrolment procedures, and the requirements necessary to be eligible for entry.
Career Brochures -
Career Brochures are produced for all courses conducted by GIT. The brochure generally indicates the following information -
what the profession entails nature of work
the professional recognition of the award the employment opportunities
the areas of employment
the entry requirements to the course
further courses of study after completion of award.
Queensland Tertiary Courses Booklet -
The Queensland Tertiary Courses Booklet is a publication produced by the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre. The QIT provides information of all undergraduate courses conducted by the Institute both full-time and part·time.
It gives an indication of the duration of the course, the nature and scope for employment, the areas of specialisation, and the specific entry requirements.
It is a booklet which provides information on all courses available at any College of Advanced Education or University in Queensland. It is made freely available to school leavers and is able to be purchased by others who wish to pursue an undergraduate career.
(Undergraduate Courses) and Schedules
ADMISSION POLICY
Offers of admission to any course shall be made only by the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre or by the Registrar or in his name by an officer of the Institute expressly authorized by him to do so.
Method of selecting applicants for courses offered through OT AC
(i) Except for courses referred to in sub-section (ii) of this section, selection for quota places from among eligible applicants shall normally be made in strict order of academic merit as indicated either by the applicant's actual Tertiary Entrance Score or by a Notional Selection Score calculated by the Institute on such basis as the Admissions Committee may from time to time determine . . (ii) Special provisions relating to selection.in certain courses:
(a) Part-time internal and part-time external Bachelor of Laws courses
Except with the consent of the Head of the School of Law, applicants for the part-time external Bachelor of Laws course must be resident in Queensland outside the Brisbane statistical region.
In determining the quotas for the part-time internal and part- time external Bachelor of Laws course, first preference will be given to academically qualified applicants who are serving articles of clerkship to a solicitor or undertaking some other form of practical training referred to in rule 18(3) of the Solicitors' Admission Rules 1968, as amended, or who are public servants in offices set forth in Section 7 of the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968.
Applicants must forward to the Registrar, no later than the end of the second week in December, documentary evidence that they will be in appropriate employment by the commencement of classes in Autumn Semester.
If there is any place left after the abovementioned preference has been given, a second preference may be accorded to applicants who are public servants and who can show that by reason of the duties they perform it is desirable that they be enrolled in the course.
(b) Diagnostic radiography and therapeutic radiography diploma courses
Places are offered only to academically eligible applicants who have been granted a cadetship or other form of appropriate training vvith an approved department or practice.
(c) External B.Bus. Health Administration course
Except with the consent of the Head of the Department, applicants for the external B.Bus. Health Administration course must be resident in Queensland outside the Brisbane statistical region.
Method of calculation of Notional Selection Scores
(a) Where an applicant relies on qualifications obtained in the State of Queensland arising from -
( 1) results obtained by full-time study in any year other than the year immediately preceding that in which he/she seeks entry (2) results obtained entirely by part-time study
(3) results obtained by combining full-time and part-time study or (4) results obtained by undertaking examinations for persons
21 years of age or over,
the results obtained by the applicant will be converted into a Notional Selection Score in accordance with Table 1.
(b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, the basis on which results will be converted in accordance with Table 1 shall be - (1) Applicants with actual TE scores awarded in the years 1974
to 1981 may be allocated the nearest Notional Selection Score.
(2) Normal Entry by part-time study
Applicants may fulfil the requirements for part-time entry either by undertaking all subjects on a part-time basis, or by a combination of results obtained by full-time and part-time study. In either case a Notional Selection Score shall be calculated on the basis of the applicant's best results in five different subjects, and applied to the year in which the last examination was taken.
(3) Entry for persons 21 years of age or over
Except for applicants for degree courses in engineering who require five (5) subjects, applicants who are 21 years of age or over shall be assigned a Notional Selection Score on the basis of their best results in four different subjects and applied to the year in which the last examination was taken. Applicants must have attained the age of 21 years on or prior to the 31st December of the year in which the examination leading to the last relevant result was taken.
(c) Actual Tertiary Entrance Scores or Notional Selection Scores assigned in accordance with the provisions of Table 1, may be modified by performance in tertiary studies.
Exclusion from a tertiary institution
The Institute reserves the right to refuse entry to any applicant who has been excluded from any course within a tertiary institution or who becomes liable for such exclusion while his application is being considered.