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Our streams of study have been designed to prepare you for UNSW degree programs. All streams of study are available in both
the Standard and Standard Plus Foundation Programs. The Transition Program offers the Physical Science, Life Science,
Commerce and Actuarial streams only.
The two core subjects for all streams are Academic English and Computing Studies.
Streams of study
Streams and subjects
Subject
Sciences
Units
Academic English 10
Mathematics
(for Science) 12
Mathematics
(for Commerce) 10
Essentials of
Mathematics 8
Physics 10
Chemistry 10
Biology 10
Accounting
(one Semester) 4
Computing Studies 6
Economics 10
Business Law
(one Semester) 4
Management
(one Semester) 4
Design 12
Australian Studies 12
Australian Studies
(one Semester) 4
International Issues
Perspectives 12
Physical
Science Life
Science
48 48
Total units
Popular degree programs
Commerce
Engineering, Science,
Medicine, Medical Science,
Aviation, Optometry,
Health & Exercise Science,
Biomedical Sciences,
Psychology, Food Science
and Technology
Arts
Commerce Commerce
Actuarial
48 50
Accounting, Finance,
Economics, Actuarial
Studies, Arts, Social
Science, some Law
degrees, International
Business, Banking and
Marketing, Construction
Management and Property
Design
Arts/Social
Sciences International
Studies
48 48
Design
Built
Environment Fine
Arts
48 48
Architectural Studies,
Interior or Landscape
Architecture, Industrial
Design, Media Arts, Design,
Art Theory, Fine Arts,
Planning, Construction
Management and Property,
Media, Social Science
Arts, some Law degrees,
Arts and Business,
Criminology, Education,
Social Science, International
Studies, Languages, Media
(Communications and
Journalism; Public Relations
and Advertising; Screen &
Sound), Social Work, Music
See www.ufs.unsw.edu.au/gpa for a full listing of Streams and Degrees.
How does UNSW Foundation Studies calculate a GPA?
You will receive a letter grade for each completed subject. This letter is associated with a numerical grade point (see below).
Overall program performance is expressed as a Grade Point Average (GPA). A GPA is calculated as an average score across
your subjects using your grade point multiplied by the unit value of each respective subject.
Letter grade A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F UF
Grade point 10 9.5 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 0 0
Example 1: Academic English (B+), Mathematics S (A), Physics (C+), Chemistry (B-), Computing (D+)
(10x8.5) + (12x9.5) + (10x7) + (10x7.5) + (6x5.5) = 377/48 = 7.9
Example 2: Academic English (B),Design (A+), Australian Studies (B+), Maths Essentials (C-), Computing (C-)
(10x8) + (12x10) + (12x8.5) + (8x6) + (6x6) = 386/48 = 8.0
The subjects listed for each stream of study are accurate at the time of publishing. If you would like to confirm subjects and streams
of study before your program begins, please contact UNSW Global Admissions at: [email protected]
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