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English for Tertiary Studies 

CRICOS course codes - 20 weeks: 059174B; 15 weeks: 057135C; 10 weeks: 057137A;5 week: 057136B

Improve your English in order to gain admission to university. English for Tertiary Studies (ETS) prepares you for successful participation in all aspects of academic life by focusing on study skills, language development, university-level research and essay writing, and critical thinking and analysis.

You can enter English for Tertiary Studies upon successful completion of English for Academic Purposes or the required English language test.

Course structure

You will attend 22 hours of formal lessons per week. Additional, supervised study is available in the Multimedia Centre.

The program has four study options:

 

Duration                       Intakes Entry requirement
5 weeks                        4 per year IELTS 6.0 (Academic) with 6.0 in the reading or writing bands*
10 weeks 3 per year IELTS 5.5 (Academic) with 5.0 in the reading and writing bands*
15 weeks 3 per year IELTS 5.0 (Academic) with 5.0 in the reading and writing bands.*
20 weeks 2 per year IELTS 5.0 (Academic) and no band score lower than 4.0.*

*or the equivalent in another recognised English test

 

Course Dates

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Progression

You can use your final grade to meet University of Wollongong English language requirements.