Course

Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science)

Approved Abbreviation: BSc(AdvSc)

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 3562.2

CRICOS Code: 041145K

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Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2008.

Commencement Year 2001 to 2007 - 3562.1 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science)

Students in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) may follow any of the study programs set out for the Bachelor of Science, including General Science (course code 3516, all campuses), Biological Science (3517, Parramatta & Hawkesbury), Chemistry (3519, Parramatta), Forensic Science (3589, Hawkesbury), Gene Science (3590, Hawkesbury), Nanotechnology (3591, Campbelltown) and Mathematical Science (3520, Campbelltown and Parramatta), as well as the B Medical Science (3577.2 Campbelltown) and B Biomolecular Science (3632.1Campbelltown). Each student will have an academic mentor and will participate in additional compulsory activities including research projects. Further details are available from the Bachelor of Science Course Coordinator. To maintain their enrolment in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) students must maintain a greater than 5 GPA otherwise they will be transferred to the corresponding standard Bachelor of Science course. At enrolment students will be required to sign a declaration acknowledging the requirement to maintain a >5 GPA.

Admission

Minimum 90 UAI with assumed knowledge of HSC mathematics and at least two of biology, chemistry and/or physics. Students must maintain a GPA of 5.0 or above to continue their enrolment in the course. As part of the admission/enrolment process students will be required to sign a statement acknowledging that they understand that a minimum 5.0 GPA is required to remain in the program and that if this GPA is not maintained that they will be automatically transferred into the standard program. Students in other Western Sydney University science courses who achieve a GPA of 5.0 or greater at the end of their first year of study may be admitted into the Advanced Science program if sufficient places are available.