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