The course includes the following awards:

Diploma of General Studies DipGenStud

Course Study Modes and Locations

Diploma of General Studies (7112GS)

On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Port Macquarie
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Diploma of General Studies

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

All students receive a standard entry credit level package of 32 subject points. The duration of the course in equivalent full time years is 0.5.

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

To be eligible for admission applicants must have completed the Higher School Certificate or equivalent.

TAFE may interview potential applicants to confirm admission.

Credit

Victorian applicants

Upon admission students are awarded a standard entry credit level package of 32 points (initially represted as Forward Credit (FCR)) for the Certificate IV in Further Education).

This will be represented on academic transcripts as:

• XYZ04C 4 Unspecified Electives - 32 credit points

NSW Applicants

NSW TAFE units are packaged into CSU subjects therefore there is no credit transfer required upon enrolment.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

In NSW, this course consists of a total of eight subjects (equivalent to 64 credit points).

These 64 points include:

4 CSU subjects (32 points)

• COM173 Reasoning and Writing
• MGT173 Understanding Organisations and Management
• SCI173 Understanding Science
• EED173 Human Development

and the equivalent of 4 subjects (32 points) from,

the Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation (TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, TAFE NSW Western Institute, or TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW North Coast Institute)

• STA172 Introductory Mathematics and Statistics
• MTH172 Mathematics
• ESL172 Language and Learning Skills
• EML172 Apply Language and Learning Skills

In Victoria, this course consists of a total of four subjects (equivalent to 32 credit points).

These 32 points include:

4 CSU subjects (32 points)

COM173 Reasoning and Writing
MGT173 Understanding Organisations and Management
SCI173 Understanding Science
EED173 Human Development

The equivalent of 32 credit points are FCR (Forward Credited) from the Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation awarded by Wodonga TAFE VIC.

Enrolment Pattern

Full-time On Campus

Session 1

ESL172 Language and Learning Skills

STA172 Introductory Mathematics and Statistics

COM173 Reasoning and Writing

EED173 Human Development

Session 2

EML172 Apply Critical Language and Learning Skills

MTH172 Mathematics

MGT173 Understanding Organisations and Management

SCI173 Understanding Science

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

EML172 Apply Language and Learning Skills
ESL172 Language and Learning Skills

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.