Resources for First Year StudentsImportant entry points
- Student Central: See Student Central for administration enquiries
- Campus Map: Search the UOW Campus map for any faculty, building or location.
- Course Handbooks: Access the latest course and subject information.
- Learning Development: Access a range of free Online Study Resources.
- Library: Visit the library online or in person for resources and support. Access the Catalogue and check your borrowing record from home. Explore online resources, workshops and tutorials.
- Mirapoint: Check your University Email.
- Student OnLine Services (SOLS): SOLS is the most vital tool in the management of your enrolment at the University. It is where you must go to enrol and withdraw, check your results, receive important messages, view fees information, personal details and a range of other services. It is essential you access your SOLS account at least once per week! Logon from here!
- SOLSMail : SOLSMail is your Electronic Letterbox to which all OnLine Official communications will be sent. You should not confuse your SOLSMail with email - they are not the same and work in very different ways. If you need help with SOLS, check out the SOLS HELP page.
- Staff Directory: Contact information for UOW staff.
- UniSpeak: Find out what a “Testamur” or “Credit Point” is along with many other common University terms.
- WebCT: Log in to WebCT and find lecture notes, discussions, assignments and other subject related information.
- Scholarships at UoW: Information about scholarships available for students studying at UoW.
Help, support and resources Academic Help & Support
- Learning Development: free help and workshops to develop academic reading, writing, study and exam skills.
- PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions): Academic mentoring program which provides free academic assistance to first year students in subject specific sessions led by a senior student who has excelled in the subject.
- Student Services Counselling Services: offers free counselling to students and staff dealing with difficult life issues.
- Student Equity and Diversity Liason: offers assistance to students with regard to welfare, financial grants and liason with the disability program, counselling services, learning development, careers service, etc.
Accommodation Resources
- Accommodation Services: the place to start for accommodation enquiries. Find a place to live or get answers to frequently asked questions
- The Renting Guide: A guide to finding accommodation and the rights/responsibilities of tenants and landlords written by the Department of Fair Trading.
- WUSA also has a Tenancy Advocacy Service.
Administration Links Child Care
- Unicentre Childcare Page: information about on and off-campus childcare including long day care, after school hours care and vacation care.
Course Links
- Course Handbooks: find out what courses & subjects are on offer as well as all the associated rules and regulations.
- Faculty Homepages
- ILIP100: find out about ILIP100, the compulsory Information Literacies Introductory Program which will familiarise you with finding, using and evaluating information at the library.
- International Exchange Program
- Planning Your Degree: information about planning your degree.
- Timetables: know your timetable and organise around it for the most effective time management.
Disability Services
- Disability Services: information about the resources available to disabled students, such as audio taping of subject resources or mobility scooters.
Employment/Money Resources
- Careers Service: research graduate employment or plan your career path. You can also check out casual non-degree related jobs.
- Centrelink: information about payments and eligibility. Centrelink also provides online services such as online income reporting to some customers.
- Scholarships at UOW: investigate scholarships that you may be eligible for. E.g. Commonwealth Learning Scholarships -information about special scholarships worth up to $4,000 per year for students from Indigenous or low socioeconomic backgrounds and students from regional areas.
- EdStart: EdStart is a University of Wollongong initiative for low-income undergraduate students. EdStart provides low-income students with textbooks, materials, equipment, printing, copying or KidsUni childcare to the value of $500.
IT Resources
Student Rights & Responsibilities
- An Overview: Know your rights and responsibilities
- Policy Directory: your entry into the official policies, procedures & rules of the university
- Student Guide: a survival guide with information covering all aspects of life at university.
Transport Resources
- Getting to UOW: access to bus and train timetables as well as other transport related information.
- Parking: information about where to park, parking permits and fines. Also covers the use of bicycles, motorbikes and skateboards on campus.
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