Accelerated Course

The University of Western Sydney (UWS) licenses UWSCollege as its agent to manage and teach its academic programs. Students undertaking Academic Pathways Programs are UWS students.

The University Foundation Studies Accelerated (One Term) Course is designed so that it can be completed in four months (one term).

When you apply for University Foundation Studies, you must select a stream of study based on your preferred university degree. These streams link with university undergraduate programs.

The Accelerated (One Term) Course is specifically designed for students who have completed the equivalent of Australian Year 12 schooling and require some consolidation work before progressing to university study in Australia. In this accelerated mode, students complete the course within one term enabling successful candidates direct entry to undergraduate study in the subsequent relevant academic period.

You can choose one of the following specialisations (click on the name of the specialisation for a list of units studied and a description of each unit):

  • Arts(opens in a new window) (for students who wish to study Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Psychology, Education or Languages)
  • Business(opens in a new window)
  • Nursing(opens in a new window)
  • Science(opens in a new window) (for students who wish to study Science or Engineering).

For further details of these specialisations, see the University Foundation Studies flyer (PDF, 408Kb)(opens in a new window).

Each unit is assessed through a combination of continual assessment and mid-term and final examinations.

For information on intake dates for this course, refer to the Academic Intake Dates page.

For entry into this course, you must have completed Year 11 (with superior grades) or Year 12 or equivalent.

Your application will be based on your ATAR results.

Each application is given individual consideration. If additional criteria are to be assessed, this will need to be provided to UWSCollege Admissions.

UWSCollege (CRICOS Code 02851G) is a wholly-owned entity of the University of Western Sydney (CRICOS Code 00917K).