Program Requirements

The Diploma of Studies requires the completion of 48 units, of which:

• a minimum of 24 units must come from completion of 1000-level courses
• 48 units must come from the completion of 1000-level and 2000-level courses

A minimum of 6 units from completion of courses on the following list:

EXTN1001B ANU Extension Astrophysics B

EXTN1002B ANU Extension Chemistry B

EXTN1003B ANU Extension Continuing Chinese B

EXTN1004B ANU Extension Biodiversity B

EXTN1005B ANU Extension Discovering Engineering B

EXTN1006B ANU Extension Continuing Japanese B

EXTN1007B ANU Extension Advanced Japanese B

EXTN1008B ANU Extension Korean Language and Culture B

EXTN1010B ANU Extension Indonesian Politics and Culture B

EXTN1011B ANU Extension Physics B

EXTN1012B ANU Extension Specialist Mathematics B

EXTN1019B ANU Extension Creative Computing B

EXTN1020B ANU Extension Global Perspectives in Commerce B

24 units from completion of a minor from the following list:

• Biology (BIOL-MIN)
• Business and Economics Essentials ( BECE-MIN)
• Business Information Systems (BISM-MIN)
• Chemistry (CHEM-MIN)
• Chinese Language (CHIN-MIN)
• Computer Science Foundations (CSFN-MIN)
• Computing and Mathematical Foundations (COMF-MIN)
• Earth and Marine Sciences (EMSC-MIN)
• Economic Studies (ECST-MIN)
• Electrical Engineering Foundations (ELEF-MIN)
• Engineering Science (ENGS-MIN)
• Finance (FINM-MIN)
• Human Ecology (HECL-MIN)
• Indonesian Language (INDN-MIN)
• Introductory Accounting (ACCT-MIN)
• Japanese Language (JPNS-MIN)
• Korean Language (KORE-MIN)
• Mathematics (MATH-MIN)
• Physics (PHYS-MIN)
• Science Communication (SCOM-MIN)

To be able to progress to subject areas other than EXTN Extension, students must be awarded an ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies Year 12 Certificate with an ATAR of 80 or higher and must meet the co-curricular and service requirement (CCS).

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Admission Requirements

Students to be admitted into the Diploma of Studies must be concurrently enrolled as a domestic student in year 11 or year 12 at a school in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Applicants for the ANU Extension course must receive the endorsement of their school principal prior to being admitted to the Diploma of Studies program; students must also meet co-requisite study requirements at their home schools. Results obtained in the EXTN Extension course may contribute towards the calculation of a student’s ATAR. A selection process for entry to an EXTN Extension course is based upon the results of a test in the area of study. International students are not eligible to enrol in this program.

Adjustment Factors

Adjustment factors are additional points added to an applicant's Selection Rank (for example an applicant's ATAR). ANU offers adjustment factors based on performance and equity principles, such as for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 

Selection Rank adjustments are granted in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustment factors and maximum 10 equity-based adjustment factors) can be awarded. 

You may be considered for adjustment factors if you have:

• applied for an eligible ANU Bachelor degree program
• undertaken Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate
• achieved an ATAR or equivalent at or above 70
• not previously attempted tertiary study.

Please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

Fee Information

All students are required to pay the Services and amenities fee (SA Fee)

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

For further information on Fees and Payment please see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Learning Outcomes

1. apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques relevant to the minor to understanding national and international issues and problems;

2. identify relevant sources of information from across a variety of media and judge the importance and reliability of those sources;

3. evaluate ideas and develop solutions to problems;

4. work with others, and communicate to diverse audiences, in effective and appropriate ways; and

5. undertake further study at Bachelor degree level.

Further Information

All students admitted into the EXTN program will receive an ANU Extension Scholarship to cover the student’s fees for EXTN-coded courses undertaken concurrently with enrolment in Year 11 and/or Year 12 at a College in the Australian Capital Territory.

Students enrolled in EXTN courses are exempt from paying the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).