4. Community Access Program (CAP)

The Community Access Program (CAP) allows students and members of the general public to sample arts subjects without being enrolled in a formal degree. It offers an initial arts experience if you are considering further study in the Faculty of Arts.

The program makes individual subjects available for assessed or non-assessed study:

Assessed CAP students undertake the same subject workload and assessment as award course students and receive a formal academic record of their study.
Non-assessed CAP students attend lectures and tutorials and follow subject reading programs.

While most arts subjects are available to CAP students, prerequisites apply for subjects beyond first year level.

Fees for CAP subjects are charged up front. Although neither HECS nor AUSTUDY apply to CAP, bursaries are available towards the cost of assessed CAP subjects in arts, and individual students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications are available at the Faculty of Arts Office. They may be lodged up until the commencement of the proposed semester of study.

All enquiries should be directed to the Faculty's CAP officer:

Room 115, Ground Floor, Old Arts Building
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 8844
Email: cap-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

4.1. Credit for Community Access Program subjects

Students who have completed subjects through the Community Access Program and subsequently gained admission to the Bachelor of Arts, BA combined degrees or the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences may be eligible for credit:

Where the CAP subjects are used because previous studies were undertaken more than 10 years ago, credit will be granted for all arts subjects passed.
Where the CAP subjects are used because academic performance at Year 12 or in subsequent tertiary study was insufficient, or to demonstrate academic rehabilitation after suspension or termination, credit will only be given where a grade of H2B or higher is achieved.
However, where CAP subjects are used as the sole basis for admission (ie. for applicants without the usual entry requirements), no credit will be granted.

Students with approval to undertake CAP subjects in addition to their degree studies may be granted credit for all arts subjects passed, unless the subjects were approved for CAP study as an over-enrolment only, see Taking extra subjects (over-enrolment).

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4. Community Access Program (CAP)

4.1. Credit for Community Access Program subjects