The minimum age for entry into the Foundation Studies Programme is 17. Students close to their 17th birthday may be admitted, if approval is granted by the Head of the International Pathways College.
Students must have completed Year 11 of Australian secondary school or equivalent in another country.
IELTS 5.5 (No band less than 5.0)
Foundation Studies programmes are a direct academic pathway to first-year undergraduate degree study, or equivalent. The programmes act as a bridging course for international students who wish to study a university undergraduate degree course but don’t yet meet academic requirements and/or English language skills for tertiary study.
Charles Darwin University is one of the most unique study destinations in the world, and one that is rising fast in international rankings.
UP Education partners with the university to deliver a range of bridging programmes to enable international students to pathway from their home country into an undergraduate degree.
Charles Darwin University International Pathway College is where these programmes are delivered and is based at Darwin, Australia.
Charles Darwin University CRICOS Provider Code 00300K (NT/VIC) 03286A (NSW), RTO Provider Code 0373
CRICOS course code 0101533
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Foundation Studies Programme (8 units over 2 semesters)
Core units
The following units are compulsory for the Foundation Studies Programme:
English A
English B
English C (Australian Culture and Society)
Elective units
(Choose 5 including at least 1 Mathematics)
Accounting
Chemistry
Design
Economics
Health Science
Marketing and Tourism
Mathematics with Calculus
Mathematics with Statistics
Media Studies
Physics
Successful completion of a Foundation Studies Programme enables students to progress to an undergraduate degree course^* at Charles Darwin University. Each undergraduate degree requires applicants to have achieved a specific GPA score in the Foundation Studies Programme
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
