The ANU offers an Associate Degree convened by and co-taught with ANU College, with specialisations in Business, Social Studies or Science and Technology.

The Associate Degree is a two-year full-time qualification accredited against higher education requirements undertaken following Year 12 (or equivalent) or as a mature age entry pathway. The Associate Degree emphasises the foundational, research-based knowledge of an academic discipline and is broad-based in conceptual and theoretical content. Associate Degree graduates have the opportunity to acquire generic employment-related skills as appropriate to the discipline(s).

The Associate Degree offers an exit point at the sub-bachelor degree level, and an articulated pathway into the bachelor degree for further in-depth study and professional preparation.

Students articulating to a bachelor degree may receive up to 48 units of bachelor degree status. To progress to an ANU bachelor degree at the end of the Associate Degree program, a student must have completed the Associate Degree courses (96 associate degree units) and qualified for the award.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Either:

a)    An ACT Year 12 Certificate (or equivalent), or
b)    Mature-age (21 Years or older)

Admission is not dependent on formal attainment measures such as the ATAR or other indices. Students apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

Please note: The Associate Degree programs with specialisations in Business, Social Studies and Science and Technology are not available to International Students.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

To be awarded an Associate Degree a student must complete 96 associate degree units.
The program entails extensive educational performance diagnostics and courses to assist students with learning skills.