Accelerated Program

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 Foundation Studies one semester program is designed so that it can be completed in four months (one semester). The semester is 18 weeks, with approximately 24 hours face-to-face classes each week.

When students apply for Foundation Studies they must select a stream of study based on their preferred university degree. These streams link with university undergraduate programs.

The Accelerated program 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 a one semester time frame enabling successful candidates’ direct entry to undergraduate study in the subsequent relevant academic period.

Select your study specialisation from:

Each subject is assessed through a combination of continual assessment, mid semester and final examinations. In general, for subjects studied over two semesters, the weighting of the assessment is greater in second semester and on the final examinations.
Entry to all five streams is possible in October and will enable entry to the Diploma Program or UWS in March. Entry in March or June is advised for Business and Computing, only as there are Diploma and University courses available for entry in June/July. It is more difficult to enter University courses in Science, Arts and Nursing in June/July. For more information refer to our Enrolment Information page.

Completion of year 11 (with superior grades) or Year 12 equivalent.

Your application will be based on your UAI/ATAR results.

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