"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine
The GLP awards credit to academic and cultural experiences with an international component.
Students must obtain a minimum of 200 points worth of experiential credit to fulfill the requirements of the GLP. Points are earned for 'extra-curricula' leadership and cultural activities. Examples include going on a student exchange, undertaking an internship, or participating in an international event.
By engaging in a range of internationally-focused activities, get real experience at applying the concepts of cross-cultural understanding, all the while enhancing your resume.
Credit points:
| Code | Experience | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| GL X01 | Exchange or study abroad | 1 semester or 1 year. At a Macquarie partner institution or approved overseas institution. |
| Code | Experience | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| GL X02 | Overseas short course or study tour | 6 weeks or more. Led by Macquarie University or an approved overseas institution. |
| GL X03 | Overseas internship | 180 hours or more. |
| GL X04 | Domestic internship | 180 hours or more. With an international organisation and working on tasks relevant to global leadership. |
| GL X05 | Principal responsibility for the organisation of an overseas or domestic event or competition | For significantly large or high profile events featuring international content and delegates. |
| Code | Experience | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL X06 | Overseas short course or study tour A | Less than 6 weeks. Led by Macquarie University or an approved overseas institution. | |
| GL X07 |
Overseas short course or study tour B |
Less than 6 weeks. Led by Macquarie University or an approved overseas institution. | |
| GL X08 | Overseas volunteer experience | 100 hours or more. Unpaid community work. | |
| GL X09 | Domestic volunteer experience | 100 hours or more. Unpaid community work. With an international organisation and working on tasks relevant to global leadership. | |
| GL X10 | Work abroad | 100 hours or more. Paid employment overseas. | |
| GL X11 |
Participation at an overseas symposium or conference A |
Demonstrating active participation, eg. participating in workshops, undertaking community work, delivering a paper, presenting, contributing to a declaration, etc. Lecture-style events are not participatory. | |
| GL X12 |
Participation at an overseas symposium or conference B |
Demonstrating active participation, eg. participating in workshops, undertaking community work, delivering a paper, presenting, contributing to a declaration, etc. Lecture-style events are not participatory. | |
| GL X13 | Participation at an overseas competition or moot | Demonstrating active participation, eg. Model United Nations, debating, law or politics moot, business simulations, involving at least 10 hours of preparation time. | |
| GL X14 | Participation at a domestic competition or moot | Demonstrating active participation and relevant to global leadership. eg. Model United Nations, debating involving an international issue, law moot using international cases, international business simulations, involving at least 10 hours of preparation time. | |
| GL X15 | Serving on the executive of a club or society on-campus |
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| GL X16 | Serving as a Mentor Leader in the MQ Transition Program | 1 semester or more. Must be trained and recognised as a Mentor Leader. |
| Code | Experience | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| GL X17 | Attendance at an overseas symposium or conference | Less participatory events with limited hands-on participation, such as lecture-style events. |
| GL X18 | Participation at a domestic symposium or conference | Of more at least one day. The event must be related to global leadership. Demonstrating active participation, eg. participating in workshops, undertaking community work, delivering a paper, presenting, contributing to a declaration, etc. Lecture-style events are not participatory. |
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GL X19 |
Attendance at a domestic symposium or conference | Of more at least one day. The event must be related to global leadership. Less participatory events with limited hands-on participation, such as lecture-style events. |
| GL X20 | Assisting in the organisation of a overseas, domestic or on-campus event | Significant event related to global leadership. Featuring international content and delegates. |
| GL X21 | Undertaking a GLP-approved unit of study at Macquarie | Unit must have international theme or content related to global leadership. Must have a significant cross-cultural element to the event. |
| GL X22 | Undertaking a GLP-approved unit of modern language study at Macquarie | Unit must be a modern language. |
| GL X23 | Serving as a Mentor in the MQ Transition Program OR serving as a Buddy in the Macquarie International (ISS) Buddy Program | 1 semester or more. |
| Code | Experience | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| GL X24 | Attending an on-campus conference | 1 day or more. Run by a university department, society or student club. Related to global leadership. |
| GL X25 | Attending 2 on-campus seminars | 2 seminars of less than 1 day each. Run by a university department, society or student club. Related to global leadership. |
| GL X26 | Attending 2 on-campus careers seminars/workshops | 1 seminar and 1 workshop (of less than 1 day each) with the MQ Career Development Office. |
| GL X27 | Participation in an on-campus competition or moot | Demonstrating active participation and related to global leadership, eg. Model United Nations, debating an international issue, law moot using international cases, international business simulations, involving at least 10 hours of preparation time. |
| GL X28 | Serving as a Mate in the Student Exchange Program's ‘Meet a Mate at Mac' program | 1 semester or more. |
All activities undertake for credit MUST be related to global leadership. This means having a leadership and cross-cultural component. Being related to leadership, area of study or career interest alone is not sufficient. Please check the eligibility of your activities with your GLP Advisor.
Points will only be awarded for the same category once. Any experience that falls into 2 categories will be awarded the higher points only. Points are awarded at the discretion of Macquarie International and completing any of the forms below does not guarantee your activity will be accepted.
Students should check the evidence requirements under ‘Apply for Credit’ and on the Claim Form to ensure their experiential activities can be verified.
GLP participants can use the following forms to claim credit towards their GLP for academic and cultural experiences. Activities must be complete for students to apply for credit. Where possible, students should enquire whether an activity they plan to undertake is eligible for credit before they undertake the activity.
Students claiming credit for an activity that has a pre-approved points value should download and complete:
Students requesting credit for activities outside the scope of activities with pre-approved points should complete the:
Enquiries about eligible activities, points value and claim documentation can be made to your GLP Advisor.
Students should keep adequate evidence of their experiences as outlined on the Claim Form. In most cases a letter from the organisation or event confirming the details of your participation is sufficient.
For seminars and workshops with the Macquarie Career Development Office, you are required to take the following form to the session and have Careers staff sign it, in lieu of a formal letter confirming your attendance.
For all other on-campus conferences and seminars, you are required to take the following form to the event and have the organisers sign it, in lieu of a formal letter confirming your attendance.
For internships and volunteering , it is helpful (but not mandatory) to keep a timesheet of your hours in addition to a formal letter verifying your placement.