If you have previous studies relevant to your current program, you can request to receive course credit or an exemption based on your prior learning. The amount of credit is in accordance with the Recognition of prior and external learning policy.
What is the difference between ANU credit and exemption?
An ANU credit means you receive units towards completing your program at ANU, thus reducing the number of courses you need to complete your program. Please note prior learning cannot be used for credit again if it has already been used for credit towards another completed degree at ANU or at a different university.
An ANU exemption is an alternative option at ANU that you can use prior to your study to exempt you from a prerequisite. However it does not provide credit towards your program.
Are there time limits on the eligibility of prior learning for credit and exemptions?
Yes. Prior learning must have occurred within ten years (for credit towards undergraduate degrees) or seven years (for credit towards postgraduate degrees) before the first day of the first session that follows acceptance of the offer to the program.
1: Check Your Eligibility
- You must be active (matriculated) in an undergraduate or postgraduate program at the ANU College of Business & Economics. Please make sure that you have accepted your offer before you submit your application.
- Submit your application by Friday 20 February for Semester 1, 2026 or Friday 24 July for Semester 2, 2026*. Please submit your credit/exemption application only when your program is activated.
- All credit decisions will be made in accordance with the ANU Coursework Award Rules 2020. Please refer to section 3.1 of the Rules for information on time limits for applying credit, maximum credit allowances, etc.
* You can submit an application for course credit and exemption at any time. However, please make sure to submit your application by the above application deadline so that you can adjust your enrolment by the enrolment deadline (Monday of Week 2 each semester). Please note that it can take up to four weeks (20 working days) for an outcome of your application, which may influence your enrolment choices for the semester but you will not be able to add or swap any course after Monday of Week 2. Please check your study plan options with SEEM early, as receiving credit is not an acceptable reason for a late enrolment application.
2: Apply
Applications are currently closed. Please do not submit any applications until further notice. An update will be provided once applications reopen.
Cancellation of credit/exemption
Credit/exemption that has been granted and recorded on a student's transcript may only be cancelled if there is a pedagogical reason to do so. To request to cancel credit that has already been approved, send your appeal to appeals.cbe@anu.edu.au, outlining the academic reasons for which approved credit should be cancelled.
The College will consider your request and advise you of the outcome within 20 working days of receiving the request.