You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .
| Online | |
| Start: | Session 1 (March) Session 2 (July) |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported fee exempt places |
| Standard duration: | 2 semesters, part-time |
Notes
In 2023 the programs follows the Combination calendar. The Academic
Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view
and download a copy of the important dates for the Combination calendar.
The UniPrep 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 UniPrep Program (AEPP) aims to enable Year 11 and 12 students 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 is designed to be a challenging program and will appeal to Year 11 and 12 students, both non-ATAR and ATAR eligible, 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; and
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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:
This program is suitable for students who require English (Units
3 & 4, C) and who wish to build on their achievements in Year
12 and prepare for successful transition into university.
To
be eligible for admission into this program, applicants will need
to be current Year 11 or 12 (or equivalent) students.
Applications will be assessed individually and alternative pathways provided for students for whom UniPrep is not the most appropriate program.
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 fee exempt places
Domestic students who meet the below citizenship and residency requirements are eligible for a Commonwealth supported fee exempt place:
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Australian citizens
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holders of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa (and resident in Australia)
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New Zealand citizens (resident in Australia).
Program structure
This program consists of two compulsory core courses:
Core courses
Students who successfully complete UniPrep are eligible to apply for direct entry pathway into a wide range of specified UniSQ undergraduate programs with the single pre-requisite of English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent. Eligibility for direct entry into other UniSQ undergraduate programs may depend on the student鈥檚 completion of additional pre-requisites, as specified in the UniSQ Handbook.
Successful completion of the compulsory core courses meets the English pre-requisite (Units 3 & 4, C) for entry into UniSQ undergraduate programs.
While successful completion of the compulsory core components of the UniPrep program will allow students to apply for entry into a range of specified UniSQ undergraduate programs, UniPrep courses cannot be used to gain credit towards an undergraduate program.
Program completion requirements
To successfully complete the UniPrep 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: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .
Students are required to attend mandatory workshops at a UniSQ campus during semester 2.
Articulation
Successful completion of the UniPrep meets the English pre-requisite (Units 3 & 4, C) for entry into UniSQ undergraduate programs. Students who successfully complete both AEP1111 Transitioning to 精东传媒app and AEP1112 Applied Academic Literacies are eligible to apply for UniSQ undergraduate programs that require the single pre-requisite of English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.
For further information about the entry requirements for undergraduate study, students should refer to the entry requirements for their selected program in the UniSQ Handbook. 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.
Students wishing to apply for other UniSQ undergraduate programs that have pre-requisites in addition to English (Units 3 & 4, C) may be eligible to apply based on a combination of their successful completion of high school courses and their completion of the UniPrep.
Students wishing to gain entry into their chosen UniSQ undergraduate program but who have not met the requirements upon their completion of UniPrep may enrol in additional Tertiary Preparation Pathway courses to meet these entry requirements.
Enrolment
Students are able to enrol in external mode only. All students will be required to attend workshops at a UniSQ campus.
Recommended enrolment pattern
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 | ||
| AEP1111 Transitioning to 精东传媒app | 1 | 2 | |||||
| AEP1112 Applied Academic Literacies | 2 | 1 | |||||
