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I have finished my certificate 2 and 3 in childcare, and now I am at the end of my diploma course. I am very very passionate about continuing my education, therefore I would love to study Bachelor of Early Childhood early years. But, I have got very weak maths skills. will they except anyway??

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
I don't wish to study maths methods or general maths.

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I have finished my certificate 2 and 3 in childcare, and now I am at the end of my diploma course. I am very very passionate about continuing my education, therefore I would love to study Bachelor of Early Childhood early years. But, I have got very weak maths skills. will they except anyway??



Please help.

Opps excuse my spelling errors. Will they **accept me even though I am not that good at maths??

Look up the course you want to do at University and the requirements.
You only need maths skills up to Grade 7 or 8 level in order to do a Bachelor of Education (I think)

fefe76 wrote:Look up the course you want to do at University and the requirements.
You only need maths skills up to Grade 7 or 8 level in order to do a Bachelor of Education (I think)

Are you serious?? You must be kidding me. At the moment my maths skills are already up to grade 8!!!! And plus for a Bachelor of Education Foundations maths or general maths skills IS COMPULSORY.

Well I am doing my Bachelor of Teaching and there are no maths units as such
When I was doing my Bachelor of Ed (EC) there are no major maths really as you are only allowed to teach up to grade 3

To enrol in both courses I never had to do anything except prove I completed High School and prove that I had my Diploma of Children's Services & had all the work experience I said I had.

Here are requirements for some unis (this is just to get into the degree)
http://www.future.swinburne.edu.au/cour ... ocal#entry
http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/bac ... -childhood
http://www.une.edu.au/courses/2013/courses/BEDEC

Obviously if you are doing a Bachelor of Ed (primary or secondary) you will need to have better maths skills as you will be expected to teach maths at a higher level

...I live in Victoria....and you are in QLD that's why.

http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs/bp260
this is RMIT which is in VIC

I am not sure if you are asking about Maths skills for entry into the degree course or during or after

Anyway you seem to know more than me so why you asking? + I doing an Early Childhood Major + when I entered Uni I was 35 had over 15 years experience and a Diploma of CS & Montessori Ed (3-6)

I have general maths skills but nowhere was I asked to sit a test or prove my level of maths skills when getting into my degree that's all I am saying

In WA some of the Universities get you to take maths tests to assess your general skills and if not up to their required level additional maths units are required to be taken.
At other uni's though you don't take these tests and are required to just complete the maths units that are applicable to your teaching degree.
So, I would say check with the Uni's you are thinking of enrolling with.

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

I just remember these days, they are really amazing just study and the only target in your life is to have a good grade in exams, nothing to worry about, and having good marks in exams is the biggest achievement of life in that time.