Access UWA: Assessed

AccessUWA provides two options for continuing professional development:

• Assessed (Continuing Education): You study units at UWA just as if you were studying a degree – you attend lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions, have full access to UWA libraries and all online resources, and undertake assessments throughout the semester and participate in final examinations.
• Non-assessed (Audit): This stream allows you to attend lectures in person without participating in tutorials, assignments or examinations. Non-assessed students do not have access to online lectures, online resources, including Course Materials Online (CMO); however, you are eligible to apply for community membership at the UWA Library. This membership provides limited access to some library resources.

AccessUWA is open to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and holders of permanent humanitarian visas.

AccessUWA is also available to international visitors on a temporary resident visa or another category of visa that allows you to study in Australia for the length of time of your selected unit.

Once you've chosen your units and spoken with a relevant Faculty Student Adviser, you're ready to submit an AccessUWA application.

When you've successfully submitted your application online, you'll receive a confirmation email that includes a request for payment of your tuition fees and asks you to provide evidence of your citizenship (using a passport, birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate).

Tuition fees may be paid online using a Visa or Mastercard, or you can pay by cheque.

If you have studied at another university other than UWA or did not complete your high school studies in Australia, you may be required to provide a hard copy original of your academic transcript.

Once we have received your AccessUWA application, tuition fees and sighted your ID, we will facilitate the approval of your application by the relevant faculty. The approval process may take up to seven working days.

As an AccessUWA applicant you are required to meet the same prerequisites and requirements as degree students and are subject to the same UWA statutes and regulations as other UWA students.

All AccessUWA applications are sent to a Student Adviser in the relevant faculty for approval and are subject to the availability of places and unit selection.

You may need to produce supporting documentation for units that have prerequisites. When we have received approval for you chosen units, we will finalise your enrolment.

Take note of the important academic dates for withdrawing and adding units.

The fees for AccessUWA vary and are dependent on the option you choose (Assessed or Non-assessed), the subjects you choose and whether the unit is undergraduate or postgraduate. Tuition fees are payable in full with your application by the relevant semester closing date.

AccessUWA enrolments do not qualify for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP.

Tuition fees

Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, permanent humanitarian visa holders, permanent residents

For all domestic tuition fee queries, contact AccessUWA staff.

Temporary visa holders

For all international undergraduate and postgraduate fees, contact AccessUWA staff.

Late fees and withdrawals

All withdrawal requests for AccessUWA enrolments must be advised in writing by email to Admissions and will incur a $100 per unit administration fee.

A non-refundable $100 late fee is applicable to all applications received after the specified application closing date.