Getting started
UniSA has lots of resources available to help you get off to a flying start at university. The information on this page is organised into two parts: on campus and online.
On campus activities and resources
Early preparation workshops
Workshops for commencing internal and external students who are mature age and returning to study after a break.
Know someone starting Uni? Parents, families and friends, we have some tips for success
Do you know a student starting university for the first time? This information session is for parents, family members and friends of students beginning university studies. Learn how your support can help make a real difference to the university experience.
Orientation for students with disabilities
Before you start: A workshop for new students who have disabilities, medical or mental health conditions.
Welcome areas
Welcome Areas are social areas of the University for new students.
Home campus
How to determine which is your home campus.
First six weeks websites
You can't learn everything about life at UniSA during orientation - the transition to university takes time. Each Division has created a 'First Six Weeks' website to help navigate your way through your first six weeks at UniSA.
- Division of Business
- Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Division of Health Sciences
- Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
- UniSA College
Online resources
Missed orientation
If you missed Orientation, don't worry. We have information to help you get started.
Tips from current students
We asked current UniSA students to reflect back to their first few weeks at UniSA and share their top tips for new students.
Online@UniSA
Online workshop to help you make sense of UniSA's online environment.
Adapting to Uni
An introduction to some important practices and strategies to help you make the most of your opportunities at UniSA.
Your first 48 hours - for international students
Answers to questions frequently asked by commencing international students in their first few days in Adelaide.
Learning Advice
A range of resources to assist all students while studying at UniSA.
Student life - creating balance
Strategies to assist you to achieve balance and some ways to put these ideas into practice.
Library information for new students
answers to some of the questions students usually ask about the Library in the first few weeks at UniSA.
Research degree students
Induction for new research degree students.
Research Education Support Activities
Information about the resources and workshops available to higher degree by research (HDR) students.
Students with disabilities
Information and advice aimed at minimising disability related barriers to study.
University terminology
Glossary of university terms.