Frequently Asked Questions for Prospective Students

General Questions
 

1. How long will my degree take?
2. What are credit points and how do they work?
    

Help with Study Habits

1. How much time do I need to spend studying each week?
2. How much reading will I be required to do?
3. What will it be like to study at the campus?
4. Will I be doing my whole degree at Batemans Bay, or will I need to go to Wollongong to finish it?
5. I know someone who is doing a correspondence course, and she says its a very lonely way to study. How is this different? Will I actually have to turn up three days a week? What will it be like?

Computer Requirements

1. Do I have to own a computer to do this course?
2. I know nothing about computers. Will I be disadvantaged?

Administration Issues

1. What if I have completed subjects at another tertiary institution?
2. What if I have completed a TAFE course? Will I get credit?