Foundation/PathwayEducation
Foundation Standard Program
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
RMIT's Foundation Standard Program, marketed on-site as 'Foundation Studies' (CRICOS 108492M), is a one-year, full-time pathway at City Campus preparing international students for undergraduate study at RMIT. It is delivered by RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP, CRICOS provider 01912G), a wholly-owned RMIT entity, using a curriculum comparable in standard to the Australian Year 12 curriculum. Students choose one of six discipline streams: Art, Design and Architecture; Business; Communication and Social Context; Engineering and Science; Health; and Information Technology (IT).
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Foundation Studies runs over two semesters, with four subjects studied per semester (20 scheduled study hours per week). Each stream comprises six core and two elective subjects, including two common English subjects, Exploring Narratives and Comparative Texts, plus four specialised discipline subjects, with two electives chosen from stream-specific options. Students must enrol in the stream matching their intended RMIT degree in order to meet that degree's entry requirements. All six streams (Art, Design and Architecture; Business; Communication and Social Context; Engineering and Science; Health; IT) share the same CRICOS registration, 108492M
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Admissions
Applicants must have completed a senior secondary school qualification equivalent to Australian Year 11, with a minimum overall average of 50% (pass average), verified against RMIT's Country Equivalency guide (including whether certified forecast or provisional results are accepted for the applicant's country). Applicants must be at least 16 years of age at commencement. Meeting the minimum academic requirement does not guarantee entry.
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