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Express Preparation Program

*February intake is only available for pathways with University programs that have a mid-year intake.

KEY FACTS
Duration

1 semester (4 months)

Intakes

February* and September

Location

Newcastle City Campus (NUspace)

Program Fee
CRICOS Code

113390H

OVERVIEW

The University of Newcastle College of International Education Express Preparation Program can be completed in one trimester and is designed to prepare international students for university study, both academically and socially. It provides access to over a hundred undergraduate degrees* offered by the University of Newcastle. This full-time program has been specifically designed to increase your English and academic skills, making sure you are undergraduate study ready.

* All CRICOS registered bachelor’s degree programs except the joint medical program.

Pathway
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Entry Requirements

For detailed information about the academic entry requirements for your country of origin please refer to our Entry Requirements page.

Program Structure
Four core courses
  • ICFCMN7000 Introduction to Academic Communication
  • ICFINF7000 Information Technology for Academic Purposes
  • ICFAUS7000 Australian Studies
  • ICFMAT7000 Introductory Mathematics

Percentage score requirements for Year 1 entry at the University of Newcastle, Australia:

Degree
Overall Score Requirement
Average Score Required in English for Academic Purposes and Introduction to Academic Communication
Mid Year Intake
Campus
A
Bachelor of Arts (English & Writing) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (French Studies) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Global Indigenous Studies) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Human Geography & The Environment) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Information Relations) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Japanese Studies) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Psychological Studies) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Screen and Cultural Studies) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology & Anthropology) (001602K)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (023104B)
82
75
Callaghan/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science (098540F)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
B
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (023110D)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Biomedicine / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (106660E)
82
75
Callaghan/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Biotechnology (059879B)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Business (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business (International Business) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business (Leadership & Management) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business (International Relations) (001133A)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (029749E)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (032796E)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Business Analytics (102641G)
55
50
Newcastle City
C
Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science (0100479)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (001603J)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) (001603J)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) (001603J)
55
50
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Business Analytics (102643E)
55
50
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (023103C)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Computer Science (001604G)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) (Honours) (111308A)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Criminology (110884K)
55
50
Callaghan/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (110886H)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Psychological Science (110885J)
70
75
Callaghan/Newcastle City
D
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) (001600A)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Development Studies (031290F)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Business (095145G)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Media and Communication (113057K)
70
65
Callaghan
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies (0100760)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (095146G)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Social Science (095143K)
70
50
Callaghan
E
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) (111298J)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111299H)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111300J)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) (111301H)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111301H)
81
50
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) (111302G)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111303F)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) (111305D)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Science (111306C)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111307B)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) (095151K)
55
85
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (095153G)
55
85
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (095155F)
55
85
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) (111310G)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) (111309M)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) (111338F)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management (059877D)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management / Bachelor of Business (098483K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (102636D)
55
75
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) (111339E)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111371E)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111373C)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) (111375A)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) (111376M)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111377K)
81
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Honours) (111378J)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) (111379H)
74
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) (111380D)
74
50
Callaghan
F
Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition (055918K)
55
50
Central Coast
Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition / Bachelor of Business (095144J)
55
50
Central Coast
G
Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies (098484J)
55
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (098485G)
82
75
Newcastle City
I
Bachelor of Information Technology (044439E)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Information Technology / Bachelor of Business (072216K)
55
50
Callaghan
M
Bachelor of Mathematics (001608D)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mathematics (Advanced) (0100472)
93
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Mathematics / Bachelor of Science (098541E)
70
50
Callaghan
Bachelor of Media and Communication (113053C)
55
65
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Media and Communication / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (113055A)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography) (088060E)
81
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine) (088061D)
70
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) (088062C)
70
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts (106893K)
55 + Other Requirements
50
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts / Bachelor of Arts (106894J)
55 + Other Requirements
50
Newcastle City
N
Bachelor of Nursing (106657M)
55
IELTS 7.0 all bands (except Writing 6.5) or equivalent
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) (001131C)
70
75
Callaghan
O
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) (001132B)
81
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy (084069F)
81
75
Central Coast
P
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (079931D)
70
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (039298M)
87
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine (116127K)
70
75
Central Coast
Bachelor of Psychological Science (095149D)
70
75
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Advanced) (0100474)
93
75
Callaghan
Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Business (106118E)
70
75
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Media and Communication (113056M)
70
75
Callaghan/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (106658K)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Social Science (106119D)
70
75
Callaghan/Gosford
S
Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) (Advanced Materials) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) (Medicinal and Organic) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Earth Sciences) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Geography) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Physics) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science (Statistics) (098539K)
55
50
Callaghan/Central Coast
Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (098543C)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Social Science (014637C)
55
50
Callaghan/Gosford
Bachelor of Social Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (098543C)
82
75
Newcastle City
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (027437D)
55
75
Gosford/Newcastle City
Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) (029748F)
70
75
Callaghan
T
Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events (111384M)
55
50
Newcastle City
V
Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (0100759)
55
50
Newcastle City

All Bachelor degrees are three years in duration apart from combined programs and Honours degrees (4 years) and combined Laws degrees (5 years).

Scholarships

Please see Scholarships page for more information. 

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