Courses+and+Units


 * Units and courses at Lake G**

There are various course types at Lake G, for example:

· ‘A courses’ are accredited courses considered by the Board of Senior Studies to be educationally sound and designed for students who are not headed for the University pathway.

· ‘T courses’ are considered good preparation for higher education and generate a score, which contributes to the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) used for Tertiary institution admissions. Students who wish to apply for University must take at least 3 T courses.

· ‘V courses’ are competency based vocational courses which combine college education and on-the-job training.

· ‘H courses’ are offered by a tertiary institution.

· ‘C courses’ are competency based only vocational courses.

A //unit// is made up of lessons, assignments, excursions and/or tests. A standard unit has a value of **1** and is generally taught for a minimum of 55 hours over the course of a semester. In order to complete College and gain the Year 12 certificate, students must earn at least 17 standard units. Students who require a Australia Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), which is used in University admissions, must earn at least 20 standard units (18 of which are T/A units and 12.5 of which a T units).

Several units are combined to create //courses.// Students can choose to complete courses as //Minor// (minimum 2 standard units), //Major// (minimum 3.5 standard units), //Major minor// (minimum 5.5 standard units) or //Double Major// (minimum 7 standard units) courses. So, for example: 2 units are required to gain a Minor in English, 3.5-4 units for a Major in English and so on.

Within courses, a large amount of choice is often available. For example, English can be taken as either A or T course. A offers a choice of21 different units, such as: Advertising, Children’s Literature, Fantasy, Images of Sport, Popular music and Understanding Gender Issues. T offers a choice of 24 different units, such as: Australian Literature, Conflict in Society, English Language, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare and Women in literature. There is also the option to include units to the value of 1.0 from Drama, Media or ESL to an English Minor.

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