Calculating EFTSL (Effective Full Time Student Load)

At RMIT each course is allocated a weight in credit points that is used to calculate EFTSL. Most programs at RMIT have a standard annual full-time load of 96 credit points that is equal to 1 EFTSL. Although there are some exceptions (such as double degrees, which may require a student to undertake more than the standard 96 credit points) this does not change the way EFTSL is calculated.

The EFTSL of any course can be determined by dividing its allocated credit points by 96. For example, a 12 credit point course has an EFTSL of 0.125 (12/96 = 0.125).

Below is a list of EFTSL values for the more common credit point values.

Credit Points	EFTSL
6	0.0625
12	0.125
24	0.25
48	0.5 Standard full time load for one semester
96	1.0 Standard full time load for one year