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The UNSW ACCESS Scheme provides an alternative method of entry for new to higher education students who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage. For further details visit the UNSW ACCESS Scheme page.

Scholarships that can be used to cover part or all of the cost of accommodation whilst studying at UNSW.

An Award is a scholarship, usually with a value of less than $5,000.

Financial aid that comprises a one-off, or otherwise irregular payments, to one or more holders for less than the minimum duration of the academic program.

A Bachelor degree is the formal award a student receives when they successfully complete an undergraduate university degree program, ordinarily of three or more years duration.

A combined program is a program of study which leads to the award of two degrees, that is, the graduate earns two qualifications (an example of this would be the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws.) These are also sometimes called combined degrees. They have a single set of program rules.

A course which is compulsory and must be passed in order to complete the requirements of the program.

Otherwise known as a subject, a course is an individual study unit offered within a program and plan (for example, MATH1131 - Mathematics 1A). Students enrol in many courses to make up their program of study, some of which may be core courses (courses which need to be completed to satisfy the requirements of a particular program) and some of which [..]

Coursework refers to a mode of study which is largely or wholly constituted of courses involving face-to-face class instruction. It is a term which is commonly used with regard to undergraduate and postgraduate study. The other mode of postgraduate study is research.