PASS program: Join a study group for your course

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Studying's essential for your success, so why not study in a group led by someone who recently achieved great marks in this unit?

PASS sessions are run for challenging first-year undergraduate units. All students are welcome - whether you are struggling, doing okay, or are a high achiever. Sessions are free and it's your choice to attend.

Studies show students who regularly attend PASS significantly improve their final grade and make friends. PASS helps you to revise unit content, get to know your classmates, ask questions in a low stress environment, and prepare for exams and assessments in a fun way.

Here are the weekly PASS units being offered in Semester 2, 2025, more will be announced soon:

  • NURBN1112 Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing and Midwifery 2
  • NHPBM1032/NHPPS1122 Anatomy & Physiology for Physiotherapy/Rehab Science 2
  • HEASP1021 Anatomy & Physiology for Speech Pathology 2
  • NHPPS1002 Physiotherapy 2
  • NURBN1015 Research 1: Introduction to evidence-based practice
  • PSYCB1102 Introductory Psychology B: Personality and individual differences
  • FASTP1013 Mathematics and Introductory Statistics
  • SCBIO1020 Systems Biology
  • STATS1000 Statistical Methods

You can join a session online via our Student Success Hub. The link to your PASS sessions will be in your main course moodle shell, in the block labelled 'PASS - Study Smart'. You can even attend multiple sessions in a week.

PASS is a 1 hour session that might include:

  • a review of the lecture and assigned readings,
  • group work and discussions,
  • problem solving and critical thinking activities,
  • how to prepare for assignments and end of unit assessments or exams,
  • discussion of key course concepts,
  • small quizzes, group brainstorms and other group activities.

In PASS you will...

  • learn from a student who has been through the course before,
  • work with your classmates to better understand course materiala group of fellow students to improve understanding of course material,
  • have the chance to ask questions that may seem silly,
  • have access to more study materials, such as past exams or mock exam questions,
  • make friends and have fun!

Your PASS leader...

  • is an experienced student,
  • shares their study tips with you,
  • helps you understand what to learn as well as how to learn it,
  • is a role model for how to achieve great marks in your course,
  • will empower you to become an independent learner.

More information

You can contact us by email at lass@federation.edu.au or call 1800 333 864 for any enquiries.