Preparing for Success at SCU Program

Requirements

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.

Entry requirements

Students may be admitted as follows:

1. To satisfy both general admission and English Language Proficiency Requirements, all applicants must have completed secondary study to the equivalent of the Australian year 10 in Australia or a country listed in Rule 2 Schedule A.
2. Applicants who already hold a Bachelor’s or higher level qualification (greater than or equal to AQF 7) are not eligible for admission into the program.
3. Applicants may be required to:
   1. submit a Personal Competencies Statement addressing specific criteria as detailed on the Southern Cross University website; or
4. Personal Competencies Statements will be assessed by the Academic Course Coordinator of the Preparing for Success Program. In addition, as part of the assessment process, an applicant may also be required to achieve a satisfactory result in one or more of the following:
   1. an interview; and or
   2. sit a Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT); and or
   3. provide results of a test of English proficiency approved by the Director of SCU College; and or
   4. provide any additional documentation requirements as specified by the Director of SCU College.

Course requirements

To achieve satisfactory completion of the Program, a candidate shall successfully complete:

1. All units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules; and
2. One unit from Part B of the Schedule of Units.

Participation

Students who do not participate in a unit before the census date will be deemed to be inactive and un-enrolled from the unit. Participation is determined by presence on the online learning site

Exclusion

The Chair of the College Board may exclude a student for a maximum of one (1) study period where a student has received Absent Fail Grades for all units attempted in a session of study.

Course structure