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Under the current Admissions to Coursework Programs policy, the eligibility criteria for entry to academic programs are entirely at the discretion of the University. The criteria may include but is not limited to:

• Academic criteria – i.e. formal qualifications or previous studies or prerequisite studies in the secondary, post-secondary, tertiary or higher education sectors
• Academic or other tests/requirements – i.e. auditions, portfolio, interview/oral assessment, specific knowledge test or aptitude test, work experience, application statement, referee reports
• English language proficiency
• Any combination of the above

Eligibility criteria may be changed but once it is made public for a specified intake/calendar period it will not be changed except in exceptional circumstances.

There are four standard entry criteria for undergraduate programs. They are:

Year 12 sub-quota

 Higher education sub-quota

VET sub-quota

 Special entry sub-quota

Eligibility score

The University must report to the Commonwealth Department of Education the lowest ATAR for which a student, Commonwealth Supported or Full Fee Paying, may be eligible for entry to one of its programs – the Eligibility Score. The University has determined that the following Eligibility Scores will apply:

The standard entry criteria for all Master programs is a Bachelor degree. All admission requirements that vary from this, (e.g. GPA requirement, cognate background, prerequisites, work experience etc) require APEAC approval.

Entry requirements for coursework programs must be consistent with the Admissions to Coursework Programs policy.

For programs which require additional non-standard entry requirements, approval must be sought via a submission to the Academic Program Entry and Approval Committee.

A table of programs which have been granted approval to include non-standard admission requirements can be found in the table.Ìý

Coursework academic programs

International students seeking admission to the University's coursework academic programs must meet minimum English language requirements (Admissions to Coursework Programs policy – English Language Proficiency Procedure).

Changes to these requirements may only be made by the Vice-Chancellor and President following a recommendation by Academic Board. Proposals to change the procedure must be endorsed by both the Admissions Committee and Academic Program Entry and Approval Committee.

Australian Year 12 applicants*

International students undertaking an Australian Year 12 program will meet the English language proficiency requirements with a passing grade or above in a recognised English as a Second Language or an English Language subject, as a part of the successful completion of their year 12 qualification.

International students who are not required to undertake an English subject to successfully complete their Australian Year 12 qualification (or those who successfully complete their Year 12 qualification but do not pass their English subject), can meet the English language proficiency requirements by achieving or exceeding the minimum score in an IELTS or another accepted English language test.

Successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma meets the English language requirements of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.

*Note: Exceptions apply to degrees such as nursing.

Following a recommendation from the 3/17 meeting of the Program Approval and Entry Committee, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Academic) approved:

• all minimum GPA entry requirements between 4.0 to 5.0 (out of 7.0), are submitted to APEAC for noting, and subsequently entered on the Ìý³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð.
• any GPA outside the threshold range (4.0-5.0) as an entry requirement or as a minimum standard of achievement to progress within the program (e.g. GPA to be used to determine a quota or continue in the program) must have a pedagogical justification.

Australia Awards Scholarship (AAS) applicants participate in a competitive and rigorous selection process. As a consequence the following qualifications will satisfy a program's minimum academic entry requirements of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor award for AAS awardees:

• Cambodia - NOOSR Section 2 institutions, minimum 4 years of study, minimum GPA of "B" (70-84), 3.0/4.0 or equivalent;
• Laos - National University of Laos, Bachelor degree (NOOSR assessed equivalency of Associate Degree), minimum GPA of 3.0/40;
• Myanmar - NOOSR Section 2 institutions, minimum 4 years of study, minimum GPA of "A", 4.0/5.0 OR 3.0/4.0;
• Other countries and instances (Undergraduate qualification assessed as AQF Level 6) - assessment on case-by-case basis in consultation with relevant Faculty. A minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or equivalent is required.