Benefits of extension studies

There are many great reasons to study a university subject while completing your VCE, but some of the main ones are that you'll:

• get a taste of uni life before you start your full-time course
• receive a bonus of 3.0 to 5.0 points on your ATAR
• gain credit for future uni studies, so if you enrol in the course at uni level you should be able to study the second year subject
• have full access to all Victoria University's support services and facilities

Eligibility

If you're a high achieving VCE student you may be able to enrol in the extension studies program.

Your school will recommend you on the basis that you've shown outstanding achievement in your studies, and a VCE study score of 40 or more in a related subject.

In cases where you haven't completed the related unit 3 and 4 subjects, you can be selected based on your year 11 performance. In order to do this you must:

• be recommended as an overall excellent student
• have demonstrated exceptional achievement in at least units 1 and 2 of the related VCE subjects
• be found likely to achieve a VCE study score of 41 in the related units 3 and 4
• complete the related unit 3 and 4 subjects concurrently with the university subject.

Applying

You can apply for Extension Studies by completing and submitting a 2012 Extension Studies Program Admission Form.

Extension studies subjects

You can choose to study one of the following subjects at Victoria University. Note that each subject consists of the two single semester units featured:

Accounting

1. Accounting for decision making - BAO1101
2. Accounting information systems - BAO1107

Psychology

1. Psychology 1A - APP1012
2. Psychology 1B - APP1013

Sociology

1. Sociology 1A - ASS1051
2. Sociology 1B - ASS1052

World History

1. World History 1 - ASH1001
2. World History 2 - ASH1002

Check dates on the 2012 Victoria University Academic Calendar to see when classes will run.

Important dates