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The TEP course involves studying units that embrace an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focus to prepare you for successful participation in university study.
In TEP, we tailor your learning to suit your career aspirations in undergraduate study and there are a wide range of study areas to choose from. Plus, you may have the option to study some units from within our Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) course via cross enrolment. There are introductory units, more advanced units, Indigenous-specific units, and specialised units in mathematics, the sciences, computing and academic writing. The units available are listed below.You will complete two core units:
In addition, you will complete electives from the following list. The electives you complete will depend on the course you intend to study after completing TEP:
Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS)The Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) provides funding to engage Learning Advisors to tutor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in many approved units throughout the course of their study. Depending on the units you choose to study within TEP, you may be eligible to receive tutoring as part of the IAS.If you would like to request tutoring, or for further information, please contact CQUniversity on (07) 4930 9250 or email ias@cqu.edu.au.
Applicants must be:
Applicants will be required to undertake:
The assessment and interview will guide the planning of an individual program of study which will meet the minimum entry requirements for the student's preferred CQUniversity undergraduate course.
Students have the choice of studying full-time or part-time. The full course requires completion of three units; however, on Head of Course approval, recognition of prior learning can result in the reduction in the number of units required. Recommended study for each unit is 12.5 hours per week.
The Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) embraces an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focus to prepare students for successful participation in undergraduate and postgraduate university degree courses. Students who successfully complete the full course gain a Tertiary Entry Ranking (TER) which provides them access to Undergraduate courses at Australian universities.