| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-02-01 | - |
| 2024-06-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-02-01 | - |
Program Overview
The UNSW Prep Program is an alternative pathway to university for recent high school graduates who did not meet the entry requirements for their desired degree. The program provides foundational academic skills in research, critical thinking, and essay writing, and offers four streams: Humanities, Science, Business, and Engineering. Successful completion of the program grants eligibility for entry into a UNSW degree program.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
UNSW Prep Program offers an alternative pathway to university for recent high school leavers aged 17-19 who didn't meet the cut-off for degree entry. The program aims to equip students with the necessary skills and confidence for academic success through building their research, critical thinking, and essay writing abilities.
Objectives:
- Provide students with an alternative pathway to university study.
- Equip students with foundational academic skills in research, critical thinking, and essay writing.
- Build the confidence and skills required for university-level study.
Program Description:
- Part-time program spread over three terms (four terms for Engineering stream).
- Four streams available: Humanities, Science, Business, and Engineering.
- Each stream includes orientation courses in university study fundamentals as well as stream-specific content.
- Successful completion of the program provides eligibility for entry into a UNSW degree program.
Outline:
Program Content:
Each stream consists of foundational courses and a series of elective courses tailored to the stream's focus area.
Course Schedule:
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
The program provides pathways to a wide range of degrees across UNSW's seven faculties.
Career Opportunities:
- Open up opportunities for jobs and advancements that may not have been possible before.
Career Outcomes:
Thousands of students who have completed the program have gone on to study a variety of degrees and pursue successful careers.
Exclusions:
- Medicine (UAC code: 428000)
- Medicinal Chemistry (UAC code: 429006)
- Medical Science (UAC code: 429007)
- Advanced Science (UAC code: 429013)
- Advanced Mathematics (UAC code: 429014)
- Optometry (UAC code: 429025)
- Psychology (UAC code: 429026)
