The High Achievers Preparation Program
What is the High Achievers Preparation Program?
The High Achievers Preparation Program (HAPP) is specifically designed to help high achieving international students, who have excellent academic results and English skills, to study an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. Created through the combined educational expertise of both the University of Sydney and Taylors College Sydney, our blend of academic and contextual studies are delivered to ensure you are ready for the next stage of your education.
Who is the High Achievers Preparation Program for?
If you just missed out on direct entry to the University of Sydney, this program will help you fast-track into the first year of a bachelor degree at the university. Students who need dedicated mentoring ahead of studying a degree will benefit from this program, with a combination of compulsory and opt-in subjects providing a personally tailored curriculum to keep you on track for success.
Course structure
The program is a maximum of 14 weeks over 1 term and prepares you for your chosen degree at the University of Sydney. You will study 6.5 hours per subject per week, a total of 26 hours of class time each week.
Mode of study: Full time, on campus.
Compulsory online and/or work-based training: Compulsory online tutorial on Academic Integrity and CareerAhead program.
Placements, other community-based learning, collaborative research training arrangements: Not applicable.
Award: Course Completion Certificate indicating competent or not competent in each of the 4 subjects studied.
Assessment methods: Oral presentations (individual & group), research projects on real-world situations, science practicums, essays, communicating mathematically to solve problems - no formal examination blocks.
Find out more about the subjects on offer.
Subjects
Compulsory subjects
- English
- Uni Prep
Two of
- Australian History
- Sociology
- Science Practicum
- Advanced Mathematics
Progression
The High Achievers Preparation Program (HAPP) is a competency-based course. You must be deemed competent in all your subjects and meet the English entry requirements to progress to the degree you wish to study at the University of Sydney.
Entry requirements
Learn about the required level of English and academic grades you need to achieve to be accepted into the High Achievers Preparation Program (HAPP).
University entry requirements
Some degrees have extra entry requirements. For example, you may be asked to submit a portfolio. The University may also ask you to attend an audition or an interview.
You can read more about this at sydney.edu.au/courses.
The list of courses available to you depends on your grades.
Note: This course is delivered by Navitas Australia Pty Limited trading as Taylors College on behalf of the University of Sydney.
University of Sydney High Achievers Preparation Program. CRICOS Course Code: 089556F.
“The most useful thing I learnt was how to write an academic style essay, including how to reference properly to avoid plagiarism. This is definitely a skill you need at university. Meeting new friends and having excursions was the thing I enjoyed most about studying the HAPP program.”
Karen Li, from Hong Kong
The University of Sydney High Achievers Preparation Program Graduate
Subjects
Find out more about the subjects available on the High Achievers Preparation Program.
How to apply
Find out more about entry requirements and how to apply to study at Taylors College Sydney.