First Year Students

Orientation Week - or O’Week - is held twice a year. O'Week features activities, information sessions and opportunities for you to get to know your university and the people you will be studying with.

Orientation First year at Adelaide Campuses and maps

We're here to help with your enrolment.

Need enrolment support or assistance or need help with your coursework enquiries? Ask or visit the Student Experience Team in the faculty Service Hub.

Enrolment

• PASS is a free and internationally accredited program which aims to help you understand the key concepts of your course and improve your results.
• PASS is for all students, whether you want to improve from a distinction to a high distinction; a pass to a credit or even just to obtain a pass.
• Access to PASS in Semester One will be via Zoom – find out how to connect with your course PASS group under ‘Assignment Help’ on MyUni. 
• All sessions are also timetabled to a PASS space at North Terrace to provide students with a quiet space to access PASS, and meet others.
• More information will be available soon for Waite and Roseworthy-based students.

PASS

With the excitement of university life comes the challenge of managing its demands—academically, socially and personally.

To help you stay on top, we provide a wealth of student support services:

• Accommodation service
• Adelaide University Sport
• ALLY Network | ALLY Network members
• Ask ADEL - student FAQs
• Career services
• Childcare centres
• Counselling support
• Current student services
• Disability support
• English Language Centre
• Maths Learning Centre
• Safer campus community
• Safety on campus and security services
• Student Care
• Wellbeing hub
• Wirltu Yarlu 
• Women in STEM Careers Program
• Writing Centre
• YouX (student programs and services)

All available support information can be found on the current student website.

Mathematics

If you have not completed SACE Stage 2 Year 12 Specialist Mathematics or equivalent at high school, you must enrol into: 

• MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM in your 1st Semester
• MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA in your 2nd Semester
• MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB in your 3rd Semester (or Summer School)

Physics

If you have not completed SACE Stage 2 Year 12 Physics or equivalent, please find your relevant option below:

• Students who have completed SACE 1 Physics in Year 11:
  • PHYSICS 1101 - Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences 1A – Semester 1 only
     
• Students with no Physics background:
  • PHYSICS 1008 - Physical Aspects of Nature I – Semester 1 only
  • PHYSICS 1201 - Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IB – Semester 2 only
     
• Students who have completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Methods (with a grade of B- or better) and SACE Stage 1 Physics (Year 11 Physics):
  • PHYSICS 1101 - Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA – Semester 1 only
     
• Students who have completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Methods (with a grade of B+ or better) and SACE Stage 2 Specialist Maths (B+ or better) but no SACE Stage 1 Physics:
  • PHYSICS 1101 - Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA - Semester 1 only
     
• Students who have completed SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Methods but not SACE Stage 1 Physics:
  • PHYSICS 1008 - Physical Aspects of Nature I - Semester 1 only 
  • PHYSICS 1201 - Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IB - Semester 2 only

Chemistry

If you have not completed SACE Stage 2 Year 12 Chemistry or equivalent at high school or if you studied Chemistry in Year 12 and received a grade of C+ or SACE score below 13, must enrol into: 

• CHEM 1101 – Foundations of Chemistry IA – Semester 1 only
• CHEM 1201 – Foundations of Chemistry IB – Semester 2 only