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We are living through uncertain times and that unpredictability is felt most acutely by students completing their Year 12 studies and those who have recently finished school. But there is a clear, fee-free, pathway available.
Transition to Uni is a free, intensive preparatory course designed for current ATAR-eligible Year 12 students and recent school leavers.
The full-time intensive program is a six-week course. The course develops the key academic literacies and the foundational scientific and quantitative concepts you will need at university, through project-based learning, streamed interactive workshops and assessment preparation. You can proceed to a degree with the confidence you are ready to succeed in your university studies.
Passing the Transition to Uni program will guarantee you entry into all Southern Cross University undergraduate degrees* in 2021.
*excluding Midwifery. Students wanting to apply for Engineering need to achieve a Distinction or above for the unit UNIP1007 Scientific and Quantitative Concepts for University Study.
We are living through uncertain times and that unpredictability is felt most acutely by students completing their Year 12 studies and those who have recently finished school. But there is a clear, fee-free, pathway available.
Transition to Uni is a free, intensive preparatory course designed for current ATAR-eligible Year 12 students and recent school leavers.
The full-time intensive program is a six-week course. The course develops the key academic literacies and the foundational scientific and quantitative concepts you will need at university, through project-based learning, streamed interactive workshops and assessment preparation. You can proceed to a degree with the confidence you are ready to succeed in your university studies.
Passing the Transition to Uni program will guarantee you entry into all Southern Cross University undergraduate degrees* in 2021.
*excluding Midwifery. Students wanting to apply for Engineering need to achieve a Distinction or above for the unit UNIP1007 Scientific and Quantitative Concepts for University Study.
Current Southern Cross students – to access your official course details for the year you started your degree, please visit the handbook.
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
This course consists of two core units:
Domestic students
| Location | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| Online | Study Period 1 |
International students
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
To achieve satisfactory completion of the course, a candidate shall successfully complete all core units.
Participation
Students who do not participate in a unit before census date will be deemed to be inactive and unenrolled from the unit. Participation is determined by presence on the online learning site.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIP1006 | Academic Literacies | ||||
| UNIP1007 | Scientific and Quantitative Concepts for University Study | ||||
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Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
Assessment is through quizzes, in-class assessments and extended writing or problem solving tasks. No exams are given in this course.
Students will experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
This is a pathway course to an undergraduate degree. Your career opportunities will be linked to the undergraduate course you choose after you successfully complete Transition to Uni.
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