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F OUNDAT ION S T UDIE S P R OGR A M S
S TUDY S TREA M S
Our Streams (pathways) of study have been designed to prepare you for UNSW degree programs.
All streams of study are available in Extended, Standard and Standard Plus Foundation Studies
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.
S T RE A M S OF S T UDY
S C IENC E S
COM M ER C E
ARTS
Units Physical
Science Life Science Commerce Commerce
Actuarial
Academic English 10
Mathematics
(for Science) 12 Mathematics
(for Commerce) 10 Essentials of
Mathematics 8
S UBJEC T S
DE S IGN
Arts/Social
Sciences International
Studies Design Built
Environment Fine Arts
Physics 10
Chemistry 10
Biology 10 Accounting
(one Semester/Term) 4
Computing Studies 6 Economics 10 Business Law
(one Semester/Term) 4
Management
(one Semester/Term) 4
Design 12 Australian Studies 12 Australian Studies
(one Semester/Term) 4 International Issues
Perspectives 12
Total units
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Popular degree programs
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Engineering, Science,
Medicine, Medical Science,
Aviation, Optometry,
Health & Exercise Science,
Biomedical Sciences,
Psychology, Food Science
and Technology
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Accounting, Finance,
Economics, Actuarial
Studies, Arts, Social
Science, some Law
degrees, International
Business, Banking and
Marketing, Construction
Management and Property
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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
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Architectural Studies,
Interior or Landscape
Architecture, Industrial
Design, Media Arts, Design,
Art Theory, Fine Arts,
Planning, Construction
Management and Property,
Media, Social Science
HOW DOE S UN S W F OUNDAT ION S T UDIE S P R OGR A M S C A L C UL AT E 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 of each respective subject.
L E T T ER GR A DE A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F UF
GR A DE P OIN T 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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