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                        <td style=\"\">General documentation<\/td>\n                            <td style=\"\">Form submission, Personal statement, Unit outlines<\/td>\n                            <td style=\"\"><p>\u2022 Scan of original document in colour<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Scan of certified copy in colour<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Scan of faxed and photocopies<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Scan of black and white copy<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Scan from smartphone application (e.g. CamScanner)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Photographed document\u00a0<\/p><\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <\/tbody>        <!-- \/Table body -->\n\n        <!-- Table footer -->\n        \n        <!-- \/Table footer -->\n    <\/table>\n\n<\/div><style>\ntable.wpDataTable { table-layout: fixed !important; }\ntable.wpDataTable td, table.wpDataTable th { white-space: normal !important; }\ntable.wpDataTable td.numdata { text-align: right !important; }\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentation instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block id=\"doc-instructions\"\n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-How-to-correctly-scan-your-documents:\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"How-to-correctly-scan-your-documents:\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-How-to-correctly-scan-your-documents:\">How to correctly scan your documents:<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"How-to-correctly-scan-your-documents:\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>1. Scan the original document or certified copy in colour.<\/p>\n<p>2. Scans from photocopies, fax copies, black and white and modified copies are not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>3. If a document has more than one page, scan all pages. Incomplete documents are not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>4. If a document has stamps, seals or text on both sides of the document, both sides must be scanned.<\/p>\n<p>5. Scan the document upright and at its original size, cropped, tilted, skewed, distorted and \/ or incomplete documents are not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>6. If a document is larger than A4, scan the document in A4 sized portions without size reduction.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Provide-colour-scans-using-your-smartphone:\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Provide-colour-scans-using-your-smartphone:\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Provide-colour-scans-using-your-smartphone:\">Provide colour scans using your smartphone:<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Provide-colour-scans-using-your-smartphone:\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p class=\"p1\">1. Scanned copies from a scanner application are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>2. Askew or poorly focused scans are not accepted.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-How-to-correctly-save-and-name-your-scanned-documents:-\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"How-to-correctly-save-and-name-your-scanned-documents:-\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-How-to-correctly-save-and-name-your-scanned-documents:-\">How to correctly save and name your scanned documents: <\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"How-to-correctly-save-and-name-your-scanned-documents:-\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>1. Scanned documents are only accepted in the following formats: jpg, jpeg, pdf, png, tif.<\/p>\n<p>2. For eApplications, file size of any single document should not exceed 4.8MB.<\/p>\n<p>3. The resolution of the scans must enable the text; in particular fine or small size text, punctuation, and decimal points to be legible.<\/p>\n<p>4. It is recommended that scans be named to reflect the type of document.<\/p>\n<p>Example: A university academic transcript scanned in .pdf format may be named &lt;surname _document title&gt;, e.g. Smith_Bachelor Transcript.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Provide-digital-photo-of-your-document:\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Provide-digital-photo-of-your-document:\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Provide-digital-photo-of-your-document:\">Provide digital photo of your document:<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Provide-digital-photo-of-your-document:\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>1. Documents must be photographed from the original document or certified copy and in colour.<\/p>\n<p>2. Documents must be placed on a flat and plain background when photographed.<\/p>\n<p>3. Information in the photograph must be clear and legible.<\/p>\n<p>4. Information in the photograph must not be obstructed, for example, by your fingers or a shadow.<\/p>\n<p>5. If a document has stamps, seals or text on both sides of the document, both sides must be photographed.<\/p>\n<p>6. Photographed documents are only accepted in the following formats: jpg, jpeg, pdf, png, tif.<\/p>\n<p>7. 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