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UniPrep Accelerate

Effective from 01-JAN-2021 : Code C74

UniPrep Accelerate is an intensive and challenging version of ECU’s successful university preparation program, UniPrep. UniPrep Accelerate is offered as an intensive, fee-free program for near miss ATAR students to prepare themselves well for university studies in a supported learning environment. For eligible students, the program will bridge the gap between secondary and university studies by providing academic skills development, university experiences, and an accessible pathway to university study.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply academic skills and techniques appropriate for the university environment.
  2. Communicate effectively in one or more discipline contexts in preparation for an undergraduate degree.
  3. Use digital technologies and literacies to access, analyse and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources to solve discipline specific problems.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 2)

  • Year 12 completion or equivalent.

English Language requirement (Band 2)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • Year 12 General English grade C or better;
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to be a Year 12 ATAR school leaver with an ATAR between 55-69.95.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Duration

  • Students will complete all units over a 4 week period in January.

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time

Course Coordinator

Mrs Suzanne SHARP

Course Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
UPU0007Accelerate Learning Skills15
UPU0008Accelerate Academic Writing15
UPU0009Accelerate Humanities15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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