A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
All units are scheduled for five contact hours per week over a 13 week teaching semester . FSP001, FSP002 and FSP011 are offered every semester. Other units are offered every second semester so that students have access to all units in a two semester course. At least one mathematics unit selected from FSP010 Foundation Mathematics with Calculus or FSP011 Foundation Mathematics with Statistics must also be taken.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (3 units) | 30cp | Core units totalling 30 credit points as detailed below.
FSP001 Foundation English A FSP002 Foundation English B FSP015 Australian Histories, Institutions and Cultures (replaces FSP003 Foundation English C from 2023) |
Specialist Elective Units (5 units) | 50cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points selected from the units listed below.
Complete ONE Mathematics unit from the following: FSP010 Foundation Mathematics with Calculus (not offered in 2024) OR FSP011 Foundation Mathematics with Statistics PLUS Complete the remaining 40 credit points from the following. Students may undertake the remaining mathematics unit listed above as part of this selection if desired. FSP005 Foundation Accounting FSP006 Foundation Economics FSP007 Foundation Marketing and Tourism FSP008 Foundation Design FSP009 Foundation Media Studies FSP012 Foundation Health Studies FSP013 Foundation Chemistry FSP014 Foundation Physics (not offered in 2024) |
| 80cp | Total Credit Points |