DipEdSt(TertPrep)
Credit points
80
Minimum duration
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Approved locations
- Ballarat
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:
a. Year 12 with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs; or
b. Entry via an alternative pathway as approved for ACU; or
c. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. An applicant should have:
- Minimum of three years’ work experience; or
- Year 12 or equivalent; or
- Relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the award, a student must complete 80 cp consisting of:
1. 10 cp of Academic Support units (Part A)
2. 0 - 30 cp of Foundation units (Part B)
3. 40 cp of Core Education units (Part C)
4. 0 - 30 cp of General units (Part D)
*5. 0 cp from ACER Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Units (Part E)
*Optional and recommended for students transferring to Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses
Exit points
A student who has completed 40 credit points from units prescribed for the Non-Award Certificate in Educational Studies may exit with that award.
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- DPED100Academic Literacy in Education10 CP
Complete 0 to 30 credit points from the following:
Students in Queensland or Victoria who have not met prerequisite requirements in English, Mathematics and/or Science must complete the relevant prerequisite units as part of the Diploma.
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- EDES100Understanding Learning and Teaching10 CP
- EDES103Understanding Learners and Their Contexts10 CP
- EDES104Digital Cultures and Capabilities10 CP
- EDMA163Exploring Mathematics and Numeracy10 CP
- EDES105Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures10 CP
Students should undertake units that are relevant to the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course to which they are seeking entry. In particular, students seeking to articulate into Primary ITE courses in NSW must have already met the Band 4 maths requirement or study EDMA163.
Complete 0 to 30 credit points from the following:
- EDEN100Foundations of Literacy10 CP
- EDEN102Children's Literature for Early Reading10 CP
- EDSE111Attitudes and Inclusive Practice10 CP
- EDSI100Science in Our World10 CP
- EDSI168Science, Inquiry and Sustainability10 CP
- NMBR140Introduction to Mathematical Thinking10 CP
- NMBR142Geometry and Measurement in Mathematics10 CP
Or up to 20cp of units from either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, or up to 80cp of other education units with Course Coordinator approval.
Students who wish to seek entry to a secondary ITE course should select units from Foundation Units to meet prerequisite requirements in Queensland and Victoria and up to 2 discipline units from Arts or Exercise Science that correspond to their intended teaching areas, in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Students should undertake units that are relevant to the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) course to which they are seeking entry.
Complete 0 to 3 of the following:
- LNTE110Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic0 CP
- LNTE100LANTITE - Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
- LNTE101LANTITE - Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students0 CP
