Yes, non-year 12 applicants wishing to apply to ONLY University of Ballarat courses should apply directly to Student Recruitment. Advanced standing may be granted for satisfactory completion of relevant studies at other tertiary institutions or completion of Assoc. Specific exemptions can be organised for many units previously taken in other courses. Details of these articulation arrangements can be obtained from Barry Kentish Progam Co-ordinator. No - but this depends entirely on your dedication and enthusiasm.
Staff are committed to helping students achieve their own academic goals.
More time will be required when assignments are due or extra study is required. A computer is essential and should be a very important consideration because it makes organisation of private study time easier. No - students often find learning about mathematics difficult when it is not related to an area of interest. An understanding of data analysis is essential to ecology but the maths you require is considered as a tool for ecology. Ecological examples will be used throughout the mathematics units.