Pathways Enabling Course

The Pathways Enabling Course will give you the skills and the confidence that you need if you don't have the educational background for admission to an undergraduate course at UNE.

If you have not previously completed any part of a university course, or if you want to be better prepared for undergraduate study then this is the course for you.

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The Pathways Enabling Course consists of two Foundation units that provide the basic skills and knowledge required for successful first year university study: Foundation 101 and Foundation 102; plus two faculty-based elective units. The latter may later be able to be credited towards your undergraduate degree. These units are selected from a list containing subjects in each faculty and major courses. To view that list click here.

Note that each of the faculty-based elective units has a foundation unit as a co-requisite.

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The Pathways Enabling Course is taught fully online by distance education with commencement available in Trimester 1, 2 or 3 each year from 2012. The course runs over two trimesters, part-time. The inherent requirements of this course are the ability to use a computer, access to a computer and access to the internet.

Both of the Foundation units, FNDN101 and FNDN102, have optional intensive schools in April and September. Some elective units may also involve mandatory or optional intensive schools. Intensive school requirements can be found on the unit entry in the Course and Unit Catalogue

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Completion of the Pathways Enabling Course provides the basis for admission to most undergraduate courses at UNE. In the case of combined degrees there may be additional requirements. Contact the Student Centre for more information.

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If you sucessfully complete faculty-based units in the Pathways Enabling Course which are part of the degree you later choose to enrol in you may be eligible to receive credit for those units. The two Foundation units will not count towards any degree, but they will provide you with the skills and confidence required for successful undergraduate study.

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Students are exempt from tuition fees for this course.

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Apply now using the Undergraduate Admission Application Form available online

• Ungraduate Admission

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The University of New England has established two scholarships that Pathways students who are about to commence their undergraduate degree can apply for. If you have not recently completed high school, click here for more information. If you have recently completed high school, click here. These scholarships will be ongoing, so keep them in mind when you come towards the end of the Pathways Enabling Course.

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