{"id":22742,"date":"2023-12-11T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T07:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=advice&#038;p=22742"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:38:57","slug":"how-will-curtin-support-you","status":"publish","type":"advice","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/advice\/how-will-curtin-support-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How will Curtin support your transition to\u00a0uni?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;jumping into&nbsp;uni&nbsp;straight from high school, or&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;been a few years since you last studied, there&nbsp;is a range of support services available&nbsp;at Curtin&nbsp;to help you keep up with coursework, balance work, life,&nbsp;and study, and&nbsp;achieve academic&nbsp;success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentoring and peer support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s&nbsp;normal&nbsp;to feel anxious about the transition to&nbsp;uni. Peer support and mentoring programs are available to help you feel more confident about studying at&nbsp;uni.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/experience\/mentoring\/new-to-curtin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New to Curtin Mentors<\/a>&nbsp;share&nbsp;their&nbsp;personal experiences&nbsp;of what&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;like being new to campus. They can offer useful tips for making the transition to&nbsp;uni&nbsp;as smooth as possible.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/skills\/unipass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UniPASS<\/a>&nbsp;program&nbsp;is&nbsp;a great way&nbsp;to&nbsp;strengthen your study skills&nbsp;and connect with other students.&nbsp;(Available for selected units.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn from&nbsp;our&nbsp;high-achieving&nbsp;students through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/skills\/peer-academic-mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peer Academic Mentors<\/a>&nbsp;(PAMs) program.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;mentor&nbsp;can help you build&nbsp;academic skills such as coursework planning, using Blackboard and OASIS, and referencing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au\/#linkid=study-campaign-um-corp-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UniSkills<\/a>&nbsp;are free modules that walk you through how to approach an assignment&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;explaining&nbsp;everything from&nbsp;finding&nbsp;information, effectively taking&nbsp;notes&nbsp;and&nbsp;writing&nbsp;with confidence&nbsp;to referencing&nbsp;like a pro.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There&nbsp;is&nbsp;also a suite of regular&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.library.curtin.edu.au\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">library workshops<\/a>&nbsp;you can&nbsp;attend, support&nbsp;designed specifically&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/online-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online students<\/a>, help&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/academic-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">academic status<\/a>,&nbsp;access to study&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/facilities-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facilities and equipment<\/a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;if&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/concerned-about-failing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concerned about failing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counselling and wellbeing services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your wellbeing is essential to your success at&nbsp;uni.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;free student health services&nbsp;are available for you to access&nbsp;when you need it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From confidential counselling to psychological and medical services,&nbsp;there are&nbsp;health professionals&nbsp;available to&nbsp;help with&nbsp;medical,&nbsp;personal&nbsp;and study-related issues that could be&nbsp;impacting&nbsp;your health or wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;Student Assist and Curtin Ally programs offer guidance,&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and a safe space for students from all&nbsp;walks of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out some of the counselling and wellbeing services available to you:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/wellbeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Wellbeing Advisory Service<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/counselling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychological and counselling services<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/social-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social workers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guild.curtin.edu.au\/advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Assist<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/lgbtqia\/ally-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ally program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disability support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every Curtin student&nbsp;should have&nbsp;equal opportunity to succeed in their studies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a\u00a0disability,\u00a0AccessAbility\u00a0advisors\u00a0will\u00a0work with you to create a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/disability\/cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curtin Access Plan<\/a>\u00a0and ensure\u00a0you get the specific support you need.\u00a0They\u00a0can\u00a0help you access specialised learning and study\u00a0assistance, tailored library services, and on-campus facilities and mobility\u00a0assistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/experience\/mentoring\/autism-related-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curtin Specialist Mentoring Program (CSMP)<\/a>&nbsp;is a peer mentoring program designed specifically for neurodivergent students on the autism spectrum through a weekly social group with mentors and other students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/disability\/access-and-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">access and parking information<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;Curtin campuses, including details about ACROD parking, courtesy bays (for short-term disabilities or medical conditions), and an Access and Inclusion map.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register\u00a0with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/disability\/register\/\">AccessAbility Services<\/a> for disability and accessibility support, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/students.connect.curtin.edu.au\/app\/faq\/a_id\/2499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reach out to AccessAbility<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial challenges can be a major stress for many&nbsp;uni&nbsp;students.&nbsp;Curtin offers financial support and&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to help ease some of the pressure while you study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/financial-advice\/curtin-emergency-student-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curtin Emergency Student Loans<\/a>&nbsp;are available for unexpected circumstances that may inhibit you from attending to your studies. The Curtin Guild also offer an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/guild.curtin.edu.au\/advice\/non-academic\/financial\/emergency-hardship-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emergency Hardship Grant<\/a>, a short-term&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/guild.curtin.edu.au\/advice\/non-academic\/loanlaptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laptop loan program<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/guild.curtin.edu.au\/advice\/non-academic\/childcaregrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">childcare grant<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholarships are also available&nbsp;based on a range of&nbsp;individual circumstances, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic performance&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial needs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disability&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical needs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Socioeconomic background&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional or remote location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overseas study opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find a scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our university community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From mentoring and peer advice,&nbsp;to counselling and disability services,&nbsp;Curtin offers inclusive&nbsp;and&nbsp;supportive learning environments to help you succeed throughout your studies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll&nbsp;be thriving in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/\" class=\"button button--black\" target=\"_blank\">Explore the possibilities at Curtin<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Curtin, our campus is not just a place where we teach new knowledge and skills, it&#8217;s also a supportive and empowering place for our students. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4449,"featured_media":23207,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"6533,7334,7158,5445,7046,4688","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22742","advice","type-advice","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-and-global-community"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"","qualification":"","link":"","description":"","faculty":""}],"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":true,"banner":{"image":false}},"post_components":false},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/INT2023-student-bike-lifestyle-perth-vs-article-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Olivia","last_name":"Allen","display_name":"Olivia Allen"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/advice\/22742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/advice"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/advice"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/advice\/22742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}