Accelerated Entry Pathway Program (AEPP) - AEPP
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| Semester intake: | Semester 3 (November) |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
| Standard duration: | 1 semester, part-time |
Notes
The Accelerated Entry Pathway Program is a non-award program.
Contact us
| Future Australian and New Zealand students | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The Accelerated Entry Pathway Program (AEPP) aims to enable school leavers to develop the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to successfully transition from high school to university study. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic literacies required to locate, interpret, analyse and critically evaluate a wide range of information, including quantitative data, and to construct and support their own ideas and arguments. Students will investigate issues relevant to the context of higher education, engage in career development and planning and undertake tasks related to self-management, including goal setting, time management and planning. As learning will focus on participation in practical, authentic activities relevant to beginning university study, students will gain confidence in their abilities to manage their study. This program will appeal to Year 12 leavers who wish to enhance their readiness to transition into undergraduate programs.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
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Apply academic literacy and numeracy knowledge, skills and attitudes required for successful transition into tertiary study.
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Use self-management competencies required to participate effectively in an academic community.
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Apply communicative and collaborative competencies required to participate effectively in an academic community.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 04. Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for specialised and/or skilled work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
To be eligible for admission into this program, applicants will need to be current Year 12 (or equivalent) students. In some circumstances school leavers might be admitted within a 1 or 2 year period of completing Year 12. Students not meeting this requirement and experiencing exceptional circumstances can apply for consideration on a case-by-case basis.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable .
If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a student's higher education andstudents pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Program structure
This program consists of two compulsory core courses:
Core courses
Successful completion of the compulsory core courses provides a direct entry pathway into specified USQ undergraduate programs. Eligibility for direct entry into other USQ undergraduate programs may depend on the student鈥檚 completion of additional pre-requisites, as specified in the USQ handbook.
Successful completion of the compulsory core courses meets the English pre-requisite (4, SA) for entry into USQ undergraduate programs.
While successful completion of the compulsory core components of the AEPP will allow students to apply for entry into specified USQ undergraduate programs, AEPP courses cannot be used to gain credit towards an undergraduate program.
Program completion requirements
To successfully complete the Accelerated Entry Pathway Program students must successfully complete the two compulsory core courses:
IT requirements
Students must have reliable and ready access to email and the Internet. For information technology requirements, please see the
Residential schools
The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: V = Voluntary; O = Optional; C = Compulsory; R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. Further information is available and in the
Students are required to attend mandatory residential schools at a USQ campus during semester 3.
Articulation
Successful completion of the AEPP will provide eligibility to apply for entry into the list of USQ programs below.
Business and Commerce
Creative and Performing Arts
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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film, Television and Radio)
Health and Recreation
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Bachelor of Science (Human Physiology)
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Bachelor of Science (Counselling)
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Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Information Technology
Law
Science
Students should be familiar with the Assumed Knowledge and Recommended Prior 精东传媒app specifications for the undergraduate program they wish to undertake. Upon completion of the AEPP, students may improve their level of preparedness for undergraduate entry by undertaking further Tertiary Preparation Program courses.
Students wishing to gain entry into other USQ undergraduate programs which are not listed above may have met the requirements for entry through a combination of their successful completion of high school courses and their completion of the AEPP.
Students wishing to gain entry into other USQ undergraduate programs in Education may do so through a Bachelor of General Studies pathway, or by undertaking additional Tertiary Preparation Program courses.
Students wishing to gain entry into their chosen USQ undergraduate program but who have not met the requirements upon their completion of AEPP may enrol in additional Tertiary Preparation Program courses to meet these entry requirements.
Enrolment
Students are able to enrol in external mode only. All students will be required to attend mandatory residential schools at a USQ campus.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Students undertaking the Accelerated Entry Pathway Program (AEPP) must complete the two compulsory courses concurrently. The recommended enrolment pattern for the two compulsory core courses is as follows:
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| 1 | 3 | Co-requisite: | |||||
| 1 | 3 | Co-requisite: | |||||