School of Global, Urban

and Social Studies

Show Cause Submission Form

Semester 2, 2024

Please make sure that you have read your Invitation to Show Cause email carefully, as it contains important information and links.


The Show Cause submission is your opportunity to provide us with information regarding your situation, how your study has been affected, and what steps you plan to take for improvement in future semesters.


This is an important step and allows the panel to fully consider your capacity to continue studying at RMIT. Before you start your submission, visit the Show Cause Submission page for information and support on how to prepare your submission.


You can also contact RUSU for assistance in preparing your submission.


Do you want to meet with the Program Assessment Board?

In addition to submitting your Show Cause, you may also request to meet with the Program Assessment Board (PAB), to support your submission.


Please email guss.academicprogress@rmit.edu.au before your Show Cause submission deadline, to request a time to meet with the panel.

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If Yes, please attach a copy of the Academic Performance Improvement Plan (APIP) at the bottom of this form. If more than one, please attach copies of each APIP.

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Don't remember the exact date? Just type in the year you attended. Should you have attended more than one interview, enter the last interview date.

Show Cause Submission

The submission is constructed of 2 parts:


Firstly, we would like to hear an explanation of the reasons for your Unsatisfactory academic performance, including what happened and how it affected your study this semester.


Then we want to know what steps you will take for improvement, that includes future plans for study, how you will seek assistance and support, and any suggestions for how we can help.


Please provide as much detail as possible in the sections below.


We do also require supporting documentation to support your claims, and strongly encourage you to provide a personal statement with any further background and explanation to support your submission.


Note - All personal information will be treated as Confidential

Issues and Impact

Please provide detailed dot points explaining the issues you have faced and the impacts this has had on your study.

Please outline any academic issues and how they have impacted your study.

Please outline any personal issues that you may have experienced and how they impacted your study. (For example health, financial, family, living arrangements, work)


Ensure you provide evidence to support your submission where possible. Refer to the RMIT Show Cause submission pages using the links at the top of this form for more information.

Plan for Improvement

List the steps you will take/have taken to improve your academic performance (Please include any assistance you have sought e.g. using the Study Learning Centre, SLAMS, consultation with your GP etc.)

Outline any short-term and long-term plans you've developed to improve your study skills and academic performance.


You can include whether the issues listed above are still present, or if your situation has improved. If they are still present, how will you minimise impact on your future studies?

Supporting Evidence and Documentation

Please list any evidence that you are providing with your submission.


Outline in dot points what type of supporting evidence you're supplying and where it was obtained (eg, letter or report from health practitioner, a death certificate, evidence of support services utilised based on your APIP)

Use this section to upload attachments relating to the above list.


You may also include a personal statement, and/or documentation supporting your reasons and proposed plans outlined above.


Total supplied file size limit should not exceed 30 MB.

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Privacy Collection Notice

We are collecting your personal information for the purpose of complying with our obligations with respect to the provision of education and research. We may use your personal information for these purposes and related secondary purposes that you may reasonably expect. You may access and/or correct your personal information by contacting Student Connect. For more information on how RMIT collects, stores, and uses your personal information, see the RMIT Privacy Statement and Student Privacy Statement.

Student Declaration*

1. I declare the information provided by me is true and correct in every detail and I acknowledge that RMIT University reserves the right to confirm the information provided and may vary or reverse any decision on the basis of incorrect or incomplete information.


2. I give consent for the University to contact my treating practitioner and/or other person or organisation named in supporting documentation to confirm/clarify the information provided and for the practitioner or other person/organisation to provide information limited to the impact of the medical/health condition in my show cause application.


3. I understand that I may be asked to provide a more specific consent to disclosure of information should this be required by the Program Assessment Board.


4. I understand that it is my responsibility to provide the evidence to support my submission. Provision of false or misleading information is grounds for disciplinary action.

What happens next?

Once your submission is received, it will be reviewed, and referred to the Program Assessment Board for further assessment and consideration.


You will be emailed with the outcome once a final decision has been confirmed.

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