@donnashuggy wrote:
What if he applied for a uni interstate? Would it be the same? It's all a bit beyond me, my son got into his course because of his UAI
no, the courses didn't transfer between unis (well not automatically, or yet, anyway)
we have 2 local unis, and he did some classes at both.
plus if the degree he chose didn't have those specific courses in them, they obviously don't count towards the degree he did choose.
He ended up going with Advanced Engineering majoring in mechatonics and nanotechnology. so only classes that were part of that degree could be counted. The classes he did at the other uni aren't in this degree anyway, but they are over there if he chooses to do a degree with those classes in them.
anyione can apply to do a course at a secondary uni, and then apply to have that subject credited to their degree at their primary uni. The uni just evaluates the course of the other uni and decides if it has an equivilent in their curriculum. between local unis, iunterstate and internationally too)
(I actually do some of my classes at the secondary uni, but I get them pre approved to make sure they will be transferred over and credited to my main degree) I would rather have a Bond law degree than a Griffith one, but I can't afford Bond full time, so I will do the bare minimum I have to do at Bond to get a Bond Law degree, and top it up with the classes from Griffith that they allow me to transfer) (Bond is almost 3 times the cost of griffith)
BC got awarded early entry into uni (and some scholarships and bursaries too).He still had to go through the queensland skills testing? (whatever the grwde 12 tests are) because he wanted an OP score (the equivilent to your UAI?) plus his scores would have helped bring the schools scores up too, so they were keen for him (and any kid expected to do well) to do those tests, even though they didn't need or maybe want them.
but he already knew he had a spot in uni in his degree before he even did those tests, so it didn't matter what his OP score was. (needed OP 5 to do his course, and he got a 2, so he would have gotten in anyway, but he didn't have to wait like a lot of kids did to find out,)
and now, that guaranteed entry is applicable for all students if they do a uni course in this scheme. they just have to get a credit or better in only one subject, and as long as that subject is in their chosen degree, then they get guaranteed entry on completion of grade 12, oh and it has to be listed as their first chice on the form we submit to QTAC
It was called the GUEST program at Griffith uni (and all 5 campuses ran it, not just ours, so lots of kids could do this), but the name has changed for 2014 and the system is a bit different too, but if you want you can google the guest program..
This year, MC will do IT, Math and Physics at uni. But a local uni is his back up plan. He wants to do a civil engineering course through ADFA (at this stage, he still has 2 years to deciode definitively), so will have to get acceopted into UNSW for that. (so will need an OP score). Then once he is there (or maybe in the leaduup? dunno, that's still 2 years away, haven't got that far yet!) he can apply to have other classes credited just like other kids do now between unis.
but if he decides on something local, he will get automatic entry (if he passes, he hasn't strated yet) into the degree if one of his courses that he did there was in that degree... and again, any other subjects in that degree he manages to finish will be credited
so fior example, the English class that they take is in a Bachelor of Arts degree, it is not in the engineering degree at all in any form. and no math or science classes in the BA respectively, so a kid who did English, could never count that subject towards an engineering degree iykwim and the math classes can't be counted for the BA, so which course he chooses will determine which classes get credited.
Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
