The 'two day rule'

The 'two day rule' means that students must have the opportunity to attend the Learning Centre for at least 2 days of any week to be eligible for EMA. 

For example, if the academic year or new term begins on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, students who attend all scheduled classes or have authorised absence are eligible to receive EMA for the first week. However, if the new term begins on a Friday, students are not eligible to receive EMA for the first week.

Students are eligible for EMA payments if the Learning Centre is open for 2 days but they are only timetabled for one of them. EMA will be payable for that week so long as they have attended their timetabled classes.

Students who are not timetabled to be in at all during the shortened week will not be eligible for a payment. The EMA weekly payment is attendance based and they have not been in attendance.