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Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)

Revise tricky first-year units at free weekly study sessions run by high-achieving students.

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are run for the most challenging first-year units. Strengthen your understanding of tricky concepts by joining these weekly group sessions led by students who’ve excelled in the subject. PASS is open to everyone – whether you’re finding things tough, doing okay, or aiming for top marks – and it's free.

About PASS

Sessions are delivered online via Microsoft Teams (except Physiotherapy, which is on campus) and run for one hour, once or twice a week until SWOT Vac.

A typical session might include:

  • going over lectures and readings
  • group discussions and problem-solving
  • tips for doing assessments and exams
  • quizzes, brainstorming and other interactive tasks.

If there are two sessions on the timetable, the content will be the same in both, so you only need to attend one (unless you're keen to do double revision).

PASS leaders are experienced students who have achieved high marks in the unit they're taking. They will:

  • share study strategies that worked for them
  • help you understand what to learn and how to learn it
  • clarify difficult concepts
  • answer your questions.

You can go to as many (or as few) PASS sessions as you like, and you can start attending at any point in the semester. You don't need to book – just use the Microsoft Teams link in your Moodle unit shell to join the session at the scheduled time. There’s no cap on numbers – if sessions fill up, we’ll add more. Worried you'll forget to come? Register to receive calendar reminders

PASS Semester 1 schedule

BSWUG1001
Introduction to Social Work, Community and Human Services
5–6 pm Tuesday, Online.

EDBED1016
Learning and Teaching
6.30–7.30 pm Thursday, Online.

HEASP1011
Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology 1
8–9 pm Monday, Online

NHPPS1111
Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapy 1
5–6 pm Tuesday, Online. 

NHPBM1031
Anatomy and Physiology for Rehabilitation Science 1
7–8 pm Monday, Online

NHPPS1001
Introduction to Physiotherapy

5–6 pm Wednesday, Online 

NURBN1101
Introduction to the Nursing Profession

6–7 pm Thursday, Gippsland Campus, 4N-156

NURBN1111
Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Midwifery 1
5–6 pm Monday, OR 7–8 pm & 8-9 pm Tuesday, Online  

NURBN1015
Research 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Research
8–9 pm Tuesday, Online 

NURBN1112
Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Midwifery 2
8–9 pm Monday, Online

BUACC1000
Fundamentals of Accounting and finance
3–4 pm Thursday, Online

ENGRG1003 
Engineering Design 1
7.30–8.30 pm Tuesday, Online

ITECH1500
Digital literacy
8–9 pm Wednesday, Online

SCBIO1001
Principles of Biology
6–7 pm Thursday, Online

Did you know?

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100%
All students – even high achievers – who attend PASS regularly tend to see a similar increase in their final grades.
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8–20%
Students who attend PASS 10 times in a semester will achieve, on average, 8–20% higher final grades than those who don't attend.
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95%
Students across Australia report feeling up to 95% more confident in their studies after attending PASS.
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1 hour
One hour in PASS is as effective as three to four hours of solo revision.

Need help?

If you have questions about PASS, you can email lass@federation.edu.au any time or call (03) 5122 6457 between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

Would you like to become a PASS leader?

Applications are currently closed, but you can send an expression of interest to lass@federation.edu.au if you'd like us to keep your details on file.