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Foundation Studies
KEY FACTS | |
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Duration | 2 semesters (8 or 12 months)* |
Intakes | February, July, and September |
Location | Newcastle City Campus (NUspace) |
Program Fee | $29,880 (Additional Fees will apply) |
CRICOS Code | 104602J |
OVERVIEW
The University of Newcastle College of International Education Foundation Studies Program can be completed in either two or three trimesters 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 streamed Foundation program will also help to increase your English and academic skills, making sure you are undergraduate study ready.
*12 months for the February intake (available for pathways with all University bachelor's degree programs); and 8 months for September intake (only available for pathways with University programs that have a mid-year intake).
Chloe Lee, South Korea
Foundation Studies
Pathway
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
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English for Academic Purposes
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Introduction to Academic Communication
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IT for Academic Studies
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Australian Studies
Four of the following electives based on Bachelor destination:
Business & Commerce Stream
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Accounting
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Economics
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Legal Studies
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Introductory Mathematics
Education, Arts & Communication Stream
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Introduction to Media
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Media Production
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Legal Studies
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Introductory Mathematics
Engineering, Science & IT Stream
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Computer Science
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Mathematics for Science & Engineering
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Chemistry
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Introductory Mathematics
Health Science Stream
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Human Biology
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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
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Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science (098540F) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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B |
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (023110D) | 70 | 50 | Callaghan | |
Bachelor of Biomedicine / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (106660E) | 82 | 75 | Callaghan/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Biotechnology (059879B) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan |
Bachelor of Business (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business (International Business) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business (Leadership & Management) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business (Marketing) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business (International Relations) (001133A) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (029749E) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (032796E) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Business Analytics (102641G) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Newcastle City
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C |
Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science (0100479) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (001603J) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) (001603J) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) (001603J) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Gosford/Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Business Analytics (102643E) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (023103C) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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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
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Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (110886H) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Psychological Science (110885J) | 70 | 75 | ✔ | Callaghan/Newcastle City
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D |
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) (001600A) | 70 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Development Studies (031290F) | 70 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Business (095145G) | 70 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Media and Communication (113057K) | 70 | 65 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies (0100760) | 70 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (095146G) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Social Science (095143K) | 70 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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E |
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) (111298J) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111299H) | 81 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111300J) | 81 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) (111301H) | 81 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111301H) | 81 | 50 | ✔ | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) (111302G) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111303F) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan | |
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) (111305D) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Science (111306C) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111307B) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) (095151K) | 55 | 85 | Callaghan/Gosford
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Bachelor of Education (Primary) (095153G) | 55 | 85 | Callaghan/Gosford
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (095155F) | 55 | 85 | Callaghan/Gosford
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Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) (111310G) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) (111309M) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) (111338F) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management (059877D) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management / Bachelor of Business (098483K) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (102636D) | 55 | 75 | Callaghan/Central Coast
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Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) (111339E) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (111371E) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111373C) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) (111375A) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) (111376M) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics (111377K) | 81 | 50 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Honours) (111378J) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) (111379H) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) (111380D) | 74 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan |
F |
Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition (055918K) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Central Coast
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Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition / Bachelor of Business (095144J) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Central Coast
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G |
Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies (098484J) | 55 | 50 | Callaghan | |
Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (098485G) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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I |
Bachelor of Information Technology (044439E) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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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
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Bachelor of Media and Communication / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (113055A) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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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
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Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts / Bachelor of Arts (106894J) | 55 + Other Requirements | 50 | ✔ | Newcastle City
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N |
Bachelor of Nursing (106657M) | 55 | IELTS 7.0 all bands (except Writing 6.5) or equivalent | Callaghan/Gosford
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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) (001131C) | 70 | 75 | Callaghan
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O |
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) (001132B) | 81 | 75 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy (084069F) | 81 | 75 | Central Coast
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P |
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (079931D) | 70 | 75 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (039298M) | 87 | 75 | Callaghan
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Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine (116127K) | 70 | 75 | Central Coast | |
Bachelor of Psychological Science (095149D) | 70 | 75 | ✔ | Callaghan/Gosford
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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
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Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (106658K) | 82 | 75 | Newcastle City
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Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Social Science (106119D) | 70 | 75 | ✔ | Callaghan/Gosford
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S |
Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation) (098539K) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Callaghan/Central Coast
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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
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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
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Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) (029748F) | 70 | 75 | Callaghan
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T |
Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events (111384M) | 55 | 50 | ✔ | Newcastle City
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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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