Academia Pathways With Universities

Complete your Bachelor’s degree at University or Higher Education Institute

Graduate with a Diploma of Hospitality Management, Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or Diploma of Community Services at Academia and enter into 2^nd Year at University or Higher Education Institute.

Attend your first two years with Academia, graduate with a Diploma of Hospitality Management, Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or Diploma of Community Services and you could enter into your 2^nd year of University or Higher Education*.

*Entry conditions with Higher Education provider apply

Benefits for all students

Smaller Class Sizes
Greater access to trainers
Lower costs over 3 year period

Benefits for International students

IELTS requirement 6.0 for direct entry to University after successfully completing a diploma or above at Academia.

How this works

Pathways with Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Academia's Sub-Training Package	ACU Degree	Credit Points Guaranteed	Total Points Required
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care	Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years)	80	320
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care	Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) *WITHOUT a Religious Education Strand	80	320

Term of the Agreement: 01/01/2026 until 31/12/2028

The credit in the tables below assumes students have completed their entire program at Academia - with no credit granted from a previous course. If credit has been granted from a previous qualification, the relevant transcript will need to be provided and the credit will be evaluated separately. The program must have been undertaken within the past 10 years to be eligible for credit.

All ACU courses require 240 cp (24 units) to complete. A full-time load is 80 cp (8 units) per year. Each unit is worth 10cp.

Pathways with Southern Cross University (SCU)

HOSPITALITY
Academia	SCU Degree	Credit Points Guaranteed	Total Points Required	%	Condition
SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management	Associate Degree of Business	12	16	75
	Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management	12	24	50
	Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Management	12	24	50
SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Manament	Associate Degree of Business	8	16	50
	Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management	8	24	33
	Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Management	9	24	37

Pathways with Griffith University

Academia qualification	Griffith qualification
SIT60322 Diploma of Hospitality Management	Bachelor of International Tourism and Hotel Management (1408) 100CP credit transfer
SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management	Bachelor of International Tourism and Hotel Management (1408) 80CP credit transfer
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care	Bachelor of Child, Youth and Family Practice (1637) 60/70CP credit transfer

Pathways with CQUniversity

Academia qualification	CQUniversity qualification
SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management	CB69 Bachelor of Hospitality Management HRMT11010 Human Resources Management 7 unspecified electives
SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management	CB69 Bachelor of Hospitality Management HRMT11010 Human Resources Management 11 unspecified electives

Academia's Pathways with Universities or Higher Education Institutes