Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a free, peer-facilitated program offering weekly 90-minute out-of-class study sessions to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in select courses within UNSW Business School.
Please see the course list below for the availability of courses.
PASS is friendly, informal and conducted in small groups, providing an opportunity to reinforce key concepts and content alongside your peers in the same course!
Please note that PASS is an additional resource and sessions do not replace regular lectures and tutorials.
Sessions are led by trained PASS Leaders – students who recently excelled in the course. Leaders facilitate group discussions and activities to deepen your understanding of course content.
PASS is catered towards your needs and Leaders will respond accordingly to group feedback on what is covered each week. Leaders are unable to directly answer assessment or tutorial questions, and such queries are better directed towards your tutor or Course Convenor.
A PASS session may include:
Interactive activities
Working through practice questions.
Study tips on how to prepare for upcoming assessments and exams.
PASS is for all students who want to improve academic performance and feel more confident in their studies! Attending PASS regularly can help you:
Deepen your understanding of the course content.
Develop skills for independent study.
Improve your grades.
Make connections and form friendships.
Feel more confident in your studies.
PASS begins in Week 2 and runs through to Week 10 (there are no sessions in Week 6). PASS is delivered by either interactive online sessions or face to face, on campus sessions.
Timetables for PASS are available below, and on the course Moodle sites – there’s no need to register. We recommend that you attend the same session regularly but there’s no obligation. You can choose to attend some weeks but not others.
If PASS is not offered in your course, you may want to seek assistance from Learning Consultations.
Be interactive and contribute – this is the ideal way to learn!
Come along with questions you have, as the PASS Leader will ask what you want to focus on in the sessions.
Attend regularly.
Be prepared to discuss content by staying up to date with lecture materials, readings, and your notes.
Being a PASS Leader is a fantastic opportunity to participate in paid work, fine-tune your leadership skills, and give back to the UNSW community by helping develop students’ understanding of course materials.
PASS leaders are mainly 2nd and 3rd year students who:
Have good results (usually a distinction) in the relevant courses.
Have excellent communication and people skills.
Have an enthusiastic commitment to supporting students.
Leaders are trained and supervised by the Career Accelerator PASS Team and attend regular team meetings. Leaders are paid for participating in training, preparation time, facilitating sessions, and attending meetings.
Applications for 2024 are now closed.
Applications to become a PASS Leader commence in November every year. Further information will be available here at that time.