What is PASS?

UNSW PASS offers free, weekly, out-of-class study sessions to undergraduate students in targeted courses. The sessions are facilitated by friendly senior students who have successfully completed the course. 

Sessions run in-person and online (via Teams) for one hour each week from Weeks 2-10 (excluding Week 6 and Public Holidays). There is no need to register, just drop by. 

Current timetable

Want to be a PASS Leader?

Are you a Business student? See the Business School's PASS Program.

Attending PASS regularly can help you:

  • Improve your grades 

  • Deepen your understanding of the course content 

  • Develop skills for independent university study 

  • Make friends 

  • Feel more confident in your studies 

  • Save time with smarter study methods 


PASS Timetable T2, 2025

ANAT

ANAT1521-2111 (Anatomy for Medical Science / Introductory Anatomy)

  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Mia and Sara.
  • Thursday 11am - 12pm: Mathews 309 (find it on the map), with Mia and Sara.
  • Thursday 3-4pm: John Goodsell LG19 (find it on the map), with Mia and Sara.
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ARTS

ARTS1360 - Truth & Human Existence: Introduction to Philosophy

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link), with Amara.

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held Thursday 6-7pm**

  • Monday 1-2pm: Mathews 102 (find it on the map) with Makenzi.

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 3-4pm in F10 June Griffith M10 (find it on the map) 

 

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ARTS1846 - Politics, Peace and Prosperity

  • Monday 3-4pm: Colombo LG01 (find it on the map) with Aimee.
    **Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Thursday 3-4pm in Mathews 103 (find it on the map)**
  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Isabella

 

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BABS

BABS1202 - Applied Biomolecular Sciences

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Aaron 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Wednesday 6-7pm**

  • Wednesday 1-2pm: Main Library, Level 2, 208 (walk straight from the main entrance) with Julian

 

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CHEM

CHEM1011 - Chemistry 1A: Atoms, Molecules and Energy

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Wen 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 6-7pm**

  • Tuesday 1-2pm: Law Library 301 (find it on the map) with Julian  
  • Thursday 4-5pm: Goldstein G05 (find it on the map) with Wen 

 

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CHEM1021 - Chemistry 1B: Elements, Compounds and Life

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Amulya
  • Friday 2-3pm: Squarehouse 207 (find it on the map) with Catherine 

 

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CRIM

CRIM1011 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Arisa.
    **Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 6-7pm**
  • Wednesday 1-2pm: Quadrangle 1049 (find it on the map) with Ella.
  • Thursday 12-1pm: Morven Brown G4 (find it on the map) with Ella.

 

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DDES

DDES1200 - Design History and Theory 1

  • Monday 1-2pm:  D104 with Ebba and Evelyn

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 1-2pm in D102**

  • Thursday 7-8pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Ebba and Evelyn

 

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EDST

EDST2003 - Learning and Teaching: Language, Literacy and Numeracy

  • Tuesday 7-8pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Mikaela & Yashwini.
  • Thursday 12-1pm: Quadrangle G027 (find it on the map) with Mikaela & Yashwini.

 

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ENGG

ENGG1300 -Engineering Mechanics

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Evellyn.
    ** Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Wednesday 7-8pm**
  • Tuesday 2-3pm: Goldstein G05 (find it on the map) with Lauren.
  • Friday 1-2pm: Mathews 306 (find it on the map) with Evellyn.

 

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ENGG1811 -Computing for Engineers

  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Sue. 
  • Thursday 1-2pm: Quadrangle G026 (find it on the map) with Evellyn.

 

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MATH

MATH1041 -Stats for Life & Social Sciences

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Amulya 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Wednesday 6-7pm**

  • Wednesday 12-1pm: Main Library, Level 2, 208 (walk straight from the main entrance) with Julian 

 

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MATH1081 -Discrete Mathematics

  • Monday 7-8pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Otto 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 7-8pm**

  • Tuesday 3-4pm: Webster 250 (find it on the map) with Shetal 
  • Thursday 12-1pm: Electrical Engineering G09 (find it on the map) with Shetal 

 

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MATH1131 -Mathematics 1A 

  • Monday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Doha 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Wednesday 6-7pm**

  • Tuesday 1-2pm: Webster 256 (find it on the map) with Doha 
  • Wednesday 2-3pm: Quadrangle G052 (find it on the map) with Ana 

 

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MATH1231 -Mathematics 1B

  • Monday 1-2pm: Ainsworth G01 (find it on the map) with Ana 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Wednesday 12-1pm in H13 Lawrence East 1042 (find it on the map)**

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Roba 
  • Thursday 7-8pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Roba 
  • Friday 1-2pm: Webster 256 (find it on the map) with Roba 

 

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MATH1251 - Mathematics for Actuarial Studies and Finance 1B

  • Tuesday 1-2pm: Law Building 302 (find it on the map) with Jeff 
  • Wednesday 2-3.30pm: Main Library, Level 2, 208 (walk straight at the main entrance) with Thomas & Jeff 

 

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MDIA

MDIA1092 - Working with Data

  • Monday 7-8pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Bianca & Mary 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 6-7pm**

  • Tuesday 12-1pm: Library 176A (find it on the map) with Bianca & Mary 

 

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MMAN

MMAN1130 - Design and Manufacturing

  • Tuesday 4-5pm: Library 176A (find it on the map) with Lauren 
  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Bani. 

 

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PHRM

PHRM1021 -Introductory Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link), with Hannah & Jojo 
  • Thursday 1-2pm: Science & Engineering B24 (find it on the map) with Hannah & Jojo

 

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PHYS

PHYS1121-PHYS1131 -Physics 1A

  • Tuesday 2-3pm: H13 Lawrence East 1040 (find it on the map) with Josie 
  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Josie 
  • Friday 1-2pm: Electrical Engineering G09 (find it on the map) with Bennett 

 

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PSYC

PSYC1001 - Psychology 1A

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Gypsy 
  • Wednesday 2-3pm: Quadrangle G054 (find it on the map) with Yashwini

 

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PSYC1011 - Psychology 1B

  • Monday 2-3pm: Mathews 309 (find it on the map) with Sara 

**Week 2 only: Due to the public holiday this session will be held on Tuesday 12-1pm in Mathews 303 (find it on the map)** 

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Sara 
  • Wednesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Joanna 
  • Friday 12-1pm: Quadrangle 1047 (find it on the map) with Joanna 

Want a reminder? Complete this form to receive a calendar invite. 

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REGZ

REGZ9072 – Mathematics Skills 2

  • Tuesday 5-6pm: Library 176A (find it on the map) with Doha 
  • Thursday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Ari 

 

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SOSS

SOSS1000 - Policy & Society

  • Tuesday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link) with Makenzi 
  • Wednesday 2-3pm: H13 Lawrence West 2053 (find it on the map) with Arisa 

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VISN

VISN1111 - Geometrical and Physical Optics

  • Thursday 6-7pm: Online via Teams (check your Moodle course page for the link), with Bennett 
  • Friday 11am - 12pm: Rupert Myers 520 (find it on the map) with Bennett and Eric

 

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Full PASS Course List

PASS sessions are offered in the courses below. This list may be updated during the year. Timetables are released here and via Moodle prior to each term. 

Sessions run in-person and online (via Teams) for one hour each week from Weeks 2-10 (excluding Week 6 and Public Holidays).

Arts, Design & Architecture

  • ARTS1360 Truth and Human Existence: Introduction to Philosophy
  • ARTS1811 Contemporary Issues in Government and Global Politics
  • ARTS1846 Politics, Peace and Prosperity
  • DART1300 Histories of Contemporary Art: Part 1
  • DART1301 Histories of Contemporary Art: Part 2
  • DDES1200 Design History and Theory 1
  • DESS1201 Design History and Theory 2
  • EDST1101 Educational Psychology 
  • EDST1104 Social Perspectives in Education
  • EDST2003 Learning and Teaching: Language, Literacy and Numeracy
  • MDIA1092 Working with Data
  • SOSS1000 Policy & Society
  • SOSS1001 Social Research & Society
  • SOCW1001 Introduction to Social Work

Business School

See the Business School’s PASS Program for details.

Engineering

  • ELEC1111 Electrical Circuit Fundamentals 
  • ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics
  • ENGG1811 Computing for Engineers
  • MMAN1130 Design and Manufacturing

Law & Justice

  • CRIM1010 Criminology: An Introduction
  • CRIM1011 Introduction to Criminal Justice

Also see Law & Justice peer mentoring programs

Medicine & Health

  • ANAT1521-ANAT2111 Anatomy for Medical Science / Introductory Anatomy
  • PHRM1021 Introductory Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • VISN1111 Geometrical and Physical Optics
  • VISN1221 Visual Optics

Also see Medicine & Health mentoring programs 

Science

  • AVIA1401 Introduction to Human Factors
  • BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes 
  • BABS1202 Applied Biomolecular Sciences
  • CHEM1001 Introductory Chemistry
  • CHEM1011 Chemistry 1A: Atoms, Molecules and Energy
  • CHEM1021 Chemistry 1B: Elements, Compounds and Life
  • CHEM1832 Chemistry for Health Science
  • MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences
  • MATH1081 Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH1131 Mathematics 1A
  • MATH1151 Mathematics for Actuarial Studies and Finance 1A
  • MATH1152 Mathematics for Actuarial Studies and Finance 1B
  • MATH1231 Mathematics 1B
  • PHYS1111 Fundamentals of Physics 
  • PHYS1121 -1131 Physics 1A
  • PHYS1221-1231 Physics 1B
  • PSYC1001 Psychology 1A
  • PSYC1011 Psychology 1B
  • PSYC1111 Measuring Mind and Behaviour
  • PSYC2001 Research Methods 2

University Preparation Program

  • REGZ9070 UPP Mathematics Skills 1
  • REGZ9072 UPP Mathematics Skills 2
  • REGZ9073 UPP Mathematics Skills 3

Would you like to be a PASS Leader?

PASS Leaders are mainly 2nd and 3rd-year students who have: 

  • A strong understanding of content in the relevant first-year courses  
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills  
  • An enthusiastic commitment to supporting first-year students  

Leaders are trained by the PASS team and attend supervision sessions and regular team meetings. Leaders are paid for participating in training, preparation, conducting PASS sessions, and attending meetings. 

The main round of applications is closed for 2025.

However, positions do occasionally come up mid-year. If you'd like to be considered for these, please complete the Expression of Interest form.

Applications for 2026 will open in November. Check back here for details.

Please Note: Business School PASS Leader recruitment is managed directly by the faculty and more information is available here or email [email protected].  


Contact us

We welcome all feedback on UNSW PASS, whether positive or negative.

Please share your thoughts or queries with us by sending us an email at [email protected]

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