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Headstart

University of the Sunshine Coast

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One semester per subject

In a nutshell

Headstart challenges motivated high school students to take on university-level learning, allowing them to gain credit towards a UniSC degree while enhancing their academic skills and experiencing life as a university student.

What you'll need to get in

To apply for Headstart, you must be an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident, be completing a full workload of Year 10, 11 or 12 (Year 10 students can only enrol in Semester 2), be achieving a B grade average or better, meet any prerequisites for your chosen course, and have approval and a positive recommendation from your school.

Subject breakdown

Headstart students can choose from over 90 first-year UniSC subjects across a wide range of study areas, allowing them to pursue a subject of interest, explore potential future career paths, or extend on their favorite high school subjects.

Why this provider?

The University of the Sunshine Coast is a leading regional university that provides a supportive and engaging learning environment for Headstart students. UniSC subsidizes the cost of the program, and Headstart students have access to the university's full range of student support services to help them succeed.

Where will this course take you?

Completing Headstart subjects can give students a head start on their university degree, as they will have already gained credit towards their degree and developed the academic skills needed to thrive at the university level. This can help ease their study load and transition to university.

Overview

Provider

University of the Sunshine Coast

Study mode

On-campusOnline

Location

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Qualification

University credit

Course fee

Free for first subject, $400 per additional subject

Start date

Start Anytime

Find out if this course is right for you

You will be redirected to the training provider to enquire directly. Workinitiatives is not the course or training provider. We aggregate and list courses only.

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