COURSE INFORMATION

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C11 Indigenous University Orientation Course

The course provides a pathway for Indigenous Australian students to enter into most undergraduate studies at Edith Cowan University. Students develop the academic skills and the cultural understandings of university necessary to succeed in higher education. Entry into some undergraduate programs may require additional extension studies and processes of negotiation.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The course is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who will be at least 18 years of age during their first year of study. Entry to the IUOC can be through the Indigenous Student Intake Test (ISIT), graduating with a Year 12 Western Australian Certificate of Education (or equivalent) or completing a Certificate Level 3 TAFE qualification. On occasion the ISIT demonstrates that a prospective student may have the capacity to enter directly into undergraduate programs.
 

Special entry conditions to IUOC may be negotiated if the program in offered in partnership with other education providers such as TAFE or the WA Education Department.

 

All applications will be considered on the basis of individual merit and persons with a variety of educational background and work experience are welcome to apply.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley, and Joondalup Campuses.

Also available at Geraldton Regional Centre.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Indigenous University Orientation course is a 120 credit point award.
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
 
ABB1126 Academic Reading and Writing 1 15
ABB1127 Mathematics 1 15
ABB1128 Skills for Tertiary Learning 1 15
ABB1129 Introduction to Computing 1 15
 
Semester refers to stage in course rather than period of year. For example students can enter course mid year as a semester 1 student.
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
ABB1136 Academic Reading and Writing 2 15
ABB1137 Mathematics 2 15
ABB1138 Skills for Tertiary Learning 2 15
ABB1139 Introduction to Computing 2 15
 
NOTES:
1. All four units have two levels of performance indicators. Achieving the first level indicators but not the second allows the student to enrol in the second of the coupled (but not linked) units. The student must then pass at the higher level in their second enrolment or record a fail and be required to repeat the unit at the second level.
2. Students can graduate in one semester of study if they achieve the higher level indicators in each of the four units.
3. Students who graduate at the end of one semester will be exempted from ABB1136, ABB1137, ABB1138, ABB1139.
4. Students may apply for Advanced Standing if they:
• are full-time (Advanced Standing is NOT available to part-time students)
• achieve 70% or more in each of the four units, in any one semester
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014