Our Student Advocacy service provides confidential advice, support and representation to help you progress successfully during your time at university.

Level 3 Academic Progress: If you have received notification that you are required to attend a Show Cause Panel (SCP) meeting because you have made unsatisfactory progress (failing six or more units within your course OR the same unit three times), you must follow the instructions in the notification email immediately and book your Show Cause Panel meeting time or you will be excluded from your course. Please ensure your Advocacy enquiry specifies the date and time of your Show Cause Panel meeting, and an Advocate will be in contact to assist you with preparing and presenting your case to the Show Cause Panel.

If you are contacting Student Advocacy regarding any other matter, please ensure that you complete all the relevant details in the form so that we may respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

Information marked with an asterisk "*" is required.

Your details

Course campus

Our Student Advocates can offer support to TAFE, higher education, and research students currently enrolled at VU’s Melbourne campuses. We cannot offer support to students enrolled at VU’s partner institutions such as VU Online, VU Brisbane, VU Sydney, and international partners.

Appointment type preference

You will receive an initial email response to your enquiry. If your matter is complex and further discussion is required, please indicate your appointment preference:

Reasons for making contact

Please select the most relevant reason/s:

Assessment results

You should carefully consider your assessment feedback and the relevant assessment criteria. If you disagree with your assessment result you may be able to request a review of the result.

Your review request must be submitted to your Course and Unit Advisor (CUA) within 5 days of the publication of your result.

Assessment adjustment

  • Short extensions: To apply for a short extension for an assessment, you will need to send your application to your Course and Unit Advisor (CUA) or your TAFE teacher at least one working day before the assessment due date.
  • Special consideration: You will need to apply online for special consideration within 3 days of the assessment due date if acute and/or unexpected circumstances have affected your ability to complete an assessment. If you have already applied and you require further Advocacy assistance, please provide us with your special consideration application reference number.
  • Access plans: If your studies are affected by the impacts of an ongoing health condition or disability, we recommend that you consider registering with Accessibility Services to obtain an Access Plan.

Academic integrity breach allegation

If you have received an invitation to an investigation meeting, please provide Student Advocacy with:

  • the time and date of the meeting
  • details of the allegation.

Misconduct

If you have received an invitation to a misconduct meeting, please provide Student Advocacy with:

  • the time and date of your misconduct meeting
  • details of the misconduct allegation.

Complaint resolution

To understand the steps involved in making a formal complaint, please firstly read through the details of the Student Complaints Process.

Student placements

Student Advocacy cannot assist regarding placement matters. You will need to contact your placement coordinator or the relevant placement office with any questions. 

Unsatisfactory progress & show cause

If you have received a notification that you are required to attend a Show Cause Panel (SCP) meeting because you have made unsatisfactory progress, you must follow the instructions in the notification email immediately and book a Show Cause Panel meeting time.

If you do not book your Show Cause Panel meeting you will be excluded from your studies at VU.

Please advise us of your Show Cause Panel meeting date and time in the ‘What actions have you already taken’ box below.

We also require a short explanation of why you have made unsatisfactory progress in the ‘What assistance are you seeking’ box below.

Your actions so far

Refer to our privacy policy and data collection notification statement for more information on how your data is used.

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