ACAP University College (ACAP) formally The Australian College of Applied Professions is a registered training organisation and higher education provider that specialises in teaching Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in psychology, counselling, social work, criminology, coaching, management and Law. ACAP is accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
ACAP University College has been in operation since 1983 and has campuses in six cities:
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Byron Bay.
It also offers courses via flexible delivery which allows students to study online. ACAP has changed its name Australian College of Applied Professions to ACAP University College (14 November 2024).
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Students
The current student population of ACAP including those studying on-campus and by flexible delivery is over 3,500. There are approximately 70 international students from a wide range of countries studying across the campuses. Students are taught by experienced academics with many also practising in the industry.
ACAP was established in Sydney in 1983 initially offering Psychology before extending into Human Resources, Sports & Performance Psychology, Management and Leadership in the early 2000s and offering the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice in the early 2020s.
The courses offered by ACAP include:
Associate Degree of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Counselling
Bachelor of Criminology and Justice
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Psychological Science and Counselling
Bachelor of Psychological Science and Criminology
Bachelor of Social Work
Diploma of Counselling Skills
Graduate Certificate in Applied Coaching
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
Graduate Certificate of Counselling
Graduate Certificate of Human Services
Graduate Certificate of Psychological Science
Graduate Diploma of Business Administration
Graduate Diploma of Counselling
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (PLT)
Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science
Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology Practice
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Professional Psychology
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology Practice (Clinical)
Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
Undergraduate Certificate in Psychological Science
History
1983–1989: ACAP founded by Cliff Moore in a small upstairs office on Broadway in Sydney
1989: Lionel Davis takes over
1993–1997: Accredited Counselling & VETAB
2003: ACAP becomes a HEP under the NSW Higher Education Act. Postgrad courses accredited in NSW & QLK
2005: FEE HELP introduced
2006: Navitas acquires ACAP
2021: ACAP rebranded to Australian College of Applied Professions
24 July 2024: ACAP was recognised as a University College by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
14 November 2024: Australian College of Applied Professions rebranded to ACAP University College.