Student intending to undertake a course at Honours level 010-07010190

For the purposes of minimum time, Honours study extends the minimum time for completing a Bachelor course by one year. Therefore, a student who is currently receiving payment to undertake a Bachelor course will continue to be eligible for a Services Australia administered payment for students for their Honours year.

A standalone Honours year is where a student is undertaking Honours level study:

• immediately after a prerequisite course but at a different education provider, or
• after a break in study from a prerequisite course

Note: this definition of a standalone Honours year may differ from what is described in the education provider’s handbook.

See the Resources page for a scenario regarding standalone Honours year.

Entry into Honours is dependent on completing the Bachelor course to a sufficiently high standard, as determined by the university or faculty in question. Students who intend to undertake Honours will not be certain of entry until the final results of their Bachelor degree course are known.

Students can continue to receive payment for the vacation period if they are intending to go on to do Honours in the following academic year.

If the customer is not currently receiving a Services Australia administered payment for students, they are required to lodge a new claim.

Honours is considered part of the Bachelor degree, therefore the same course, when determining age requirements for Youth Allowance. See Determining minimum and maximum age for Youth Allowance (YA).