An alternative study pathway
Griffith University is committed to equity and social justice.
Many people do not qualify for the opportunity to pursue university studies through the traditional channels but are very successful when given the opportunity to take an alternative pathway. Whether you are a current Year 12 school leaver or have left school some time ago, you may apply for admission to a non-award, continuing education certificate program at Griffith.
Griffith's continuing education certificate programs offer the freedom to continue your quest for knowledge by offering a smarter way to learn and delivering a whole new experience in the pursuit of achieving your academic and personal goals. These goals may include:
- upgrading your current OP/ATAR/Rank for entry to Griffith degree programs
- continuing your higher education
- pursuing your professional interests
- advancing your professional and vocational training
The Griffith advantage
Griffith's continuing education certificate programs offer the following benefits:
- part-time study load
- mainstream lecture attendance, study load and assessment
- experience the Griffith environment and services
- ease of Bachelor transition via QTAC/UAC
- full credit towards related Griffith degrees
- Griffith certificate of completion issued upon successful completion
Griffith's Smart Strategy
This strategy is a special Griffith schedule for students who have successfully completed a Griffith non-award continuing education certificate program and you can then be awarded a boosted OP/ATAR/Rank for entry to a Griffith degree program:
You can download a copy of the Continuing Education Certificate Programs brochure:
Testimonial by Leyla Mustafa
After Year 12, I found work with a financial company. Four years on, I knew I wanted a change and was interested in studying either education or psychology.
But I wasn't sure of the process of getting into university because I didn't have an OP when I left school. Then I discovered that Griffith offered the Continuing Education Certificate in Education Studies and so I enrolled for one-year part-time.
I received High Distinctions and Distinctions for all my subjects so it was gratifying to realise that I could still study and do well after all these years. I'm now in the second year of a Bachelor of Education - Primary degree at the Gold Coast and I love it. The certificate was definitely the right thing for me because without this opportunity I wouldn't have been able to get into university. It definitely opened doors.
