PREP (Principal's Report Entry Program) - Early Entry Scheme

What is PREP?
Eligibility
Checklist

What is PREP?

PREP stands for Principal’s Report Entry Program and is designed to attract academically talented students from the High Schools in non-metropolitan areas in NSW, ACT and Victoria.

To be eligible for nomination under the Program a Year 12 student should be identified by their School Principal as a consistent achiever with the potential to succeed in University studies. Selection is competitive and is based on the School Principal's assessment of the student's performance and potential to succeed at full time on campus study.

To be guaranteed an offer under PREP, a student must include that course as a preference on their UAC application form and to receive an Early Round offer that preference must be the highest preference the student has nominated.

Why does CSU offer PREP?

CSU is committed to helping students in our non-metropolitan communities gain access to higher education. A successful PREP application guarantees selected students an offer to their preferred course at CSU prior to the mainstream selection system, which is based on the Universities Admissions Index (UAI) or ENTER. This means you could be made an offer before your HSC results are known.

What courses are available through PREP?

Charles Sturt University offers almost 100 courses to undergraduate students, however some courses are excluded from PREP. These are:

For information on our courses visit: www.csu.edu.au/courses
For information on scholarships visit: www.csu.edu.au/student/scholarships

Eligibility

Who is eligible for PREP?

PREP is offered to non-metropolitan schools in both Victoria and NSW.

Schools located in the following postcode areas DO NOT have access to PREP:

Sydney	2000 to 2249
Melbourne	3000 – 3023	3141 – 3155	3178 – 3196
	3025 – 3113	3161 – 3163	3202 – 3207
	3121 – 3135	3165 – 3174	3800

What if I’m from Victoria?

Victorian applicants who wish to apply for PREP must apply through UAC. Interstate Year 12 students may apply to UAC via their webpage www.uac.edu.au at a cost of $23.00 or you can call UAC on 02 9752 0200. UAC Guides have been sent to all Victorian schools.

If you require further copies please contact UAC directly at:

Universities Admissions Centre
Locked Bag 112
SILVERWATER NSW 2128

How do I apply?

An application form will be available from this site from July 2009

Sections 2 to 5 and Section 10 are completed by the student
Sections 6, 7 and 9 are completed by the Principal.

The completed forms are to be forwarded to CSU by 14th September 2009.

The PREP Coordinator
Student Administration Office
Charles Sturt University
Private Bag 7
Bathurst NSW 2795

Inquiries regarding PREP may be directed to the Student Administration Office CSU Bathurst Campus:

Telephone: (02) 6338 4318
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4176
Email: bsao@csu.edu.au

PREP timelines

14th September, 2009 Last day for PREP applications to be returned to CSU.
23rd November, 2009 Students notified of decision.

When are successful PREP applicants notified?

Students selected by the University under PREP will be advised the week after the 23rd November 2009 that they are guaranteed an offer in their nominated course, irrespective of their Year 12 results. The offer of placement in the course will be made through UAC when the Early Round offers are made.

Checklist

I have:

Applied through UAC
Supplied my UAC number
Listed the correct UAC course code as my highest preference

I have supplied copies of:

NSW HSC Trial Reports
or
Victorian SAC/SAT Reports
or
Last Assessment Reports