| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| F | Campus code for Geelong Waterfront Campus, used for direction of internal mail; however, the letter 'S' is used to denote the Geelong Waterfront Campus in Callista |
| Faculty | Branches of a learning at a college or university, for example, the faculty of law |
| FAPDC | Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee |
| FAS | Faculty Administrative Secretary (HMNBS) |
| FBSD | Financial and Business Services Division |
| FEE-HELP | Fee-Higher Education Loan Program for domestic fee-paying students |
| FEG | Faculty Executive Group |
| FEO | Faculty Executive Officer |
| FL | Family Leave |
| flexible teaching and learning | An approach to education which emphasises variations in the mode, place, time and pace of study; the forms of interaction between and among teachers and learners; and the resources available to support study, communication and assessment |
| FMSD | Facilities Management Services Division |
| FOA | Faculties and other areas |
| FPP | Fee-paying place |
| full time student | A student is considered full-time if they have enrolled in three or four credit points in a trimester |
| future student | a future or prospective student is someone who is interested in or likely to become a student at Deakin University at a future date |
| FYAD | First Year at Deakin - a program designed to help make a students' first year at Deakin a great experience |