Over the past decade, most Australasian universities have experienced significant increases in numbers of international and new immigrant students, including those enrolling at the graduate level. This article describes a non-credit, intensive course for English as an additional language (EAL) students preparing to undertake a thesis or dissertation in the upcoming year. The rationale for the course, its content, feedback from students who have attended, and completion rates of students--some of which are significantly better than faculty averages--are described and discussed. (Contains 1 table.)