SOST Programmes

Foundation Study

The Foundation Studies Programme is equivalent to the Fiji Year 13 Examination or Year 13 in New Zealand and Australian secondary schools. It provides an alternative pathway to degree studies for students who leave secondary school after successfully completing the Year 12 in Fiji or Year 12 in New Zealand or Australia or the Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC). The PSSC is taken by students in Form 6 in Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Nauru.

Admission to the Foundation Studies Programme

The student requires a minimum of 200 marks from four subjects with at least 50% in English in Year 12. In addition, those who are 21 years of age and over can gain admission with standing and enrol as mature level students.

For more information on the Foundation Science strands, click here.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

Persons shall be eligible to be admitted to study for Undergraduate programmes if they have:

1. Direct Entry – Year 13 (FSFE) or Equivalent
          a. Passed the University Foundation Programme; or

b. Passed Fiji Year 13 Examination with an aggregate of at least 200 marks in 4 subjects with a minimum of 50% in English or equivalent; or

c. Pass in Fiji School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) or its equivalent (at least 200 marks in 4 subjects with 50% in English), or equivalent and 2 years of relevant work experience, or

d. Passed an examination deemed by the University to be equivalent to the University Foundation Education Certificate

2. Mature Entry Admission. Persons can be admitted to the programme as per the mature entry admission regulation.

3. Unclassified. Persons can be admitted to the programme as per the Unclassified regulation.

For more information on entry requirements of respective undergraduate programmes, please see the programme list below.  

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

Persons shall be eligible to be admitted to study for a Postgraduate study if they have:

a) A relevant Bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.5 or

b) A relevant Postgraduate Diploma with at least 120 credit points and a minimum GPA of 3.0; or

c) A qualification from another (internationally recognised) tertiary institution deemed relevant by the Postgraduate Committee to be equivalent to a The University of Fiji bachelor’s degree; or

d) A professional diploma or a degree deemed relevant by the Postgraduate Committee to be equivalent to the requirements set out.

For specific information on entry requirements of respective Postgraduate programmes, please see the programme list below.  

UNCLASSIFIED STUDIES PROGRAMME

The Unclassified Studies option at the University also enable students to take Foundation courses in subjects they have not passed in Year 13, while also enrolling in degree courses in subjects they have passed at Year 13 level.

For admission to degree studies, students will need to pass eight (8) courses in the Foundation Studies Programme, including both English courses: LLCF11 and LLCF12. (See also requirements for specific programmes).