Entry Requirements
- Australian & New Zealand Citizens
- International Students
- VCE English as Second Language (ESL)
Entry Requirements: Australian & New Zealand Citizens
Selection for Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian
resident Year 12 school leavers will be based on a combination of:
• the applicant's ENTER - 96 or above
• performance in prerequisite subjects (study score
of 35 or above)
• performance in the aptitude test (UMAT). See below for further information.
Re-ranking will take into account any advantage received by attending
for more years than are usual in secondary schooling
before or since qualifying for the VCE or its equivalent. All applicants
must satisfy tertiary entrance requirements.
Full details of the University's principles and criteria of selection
for entry into the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course
see Selection Principles & Legislation.
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ENTER
All VCE students who have completed at least four VCE studies including
English (or ESL), and who are completing at least one
VCE study in the current year, receive an Equivalent National Tertiary
Entrance Rank (ENTER).
The minimum ENTER score to be considered for entry
in 2006 will be 96.00. Every applicant with a ENTER
above this will be considered automatically for a place (provided the
prerequisites are completed with a minimum 35 study score and the admissions
aptitude test (UMAT) was undertaken).
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Prerequisite Requirements
VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) or interstate equivalent applicants
must obtain a study score of at least 35 in VCE units 3 & 4 (or equivalent)
in each of English and Chemistry and in one of Mathematical Methods,
Specialist Mathematics or Physics.
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Undergraduate Medicine & Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT)
Applicants who are Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian
residents are required to sit the Undergraduate Medicine & Health
Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) to be considered for the course. This
consists of a series of tests in multiple choice format and assesses
aspects of logical reasoning, problem solving and critical thinking.
Applicants do not require any specific preparation or knowledge to undertake
the test. The test may not be undertaken more than once in the same year.
The test results are valid for two years.
The closing date for receipt of applications to sit
the test is 1 June 2007. The test will be held on
25 July 2007.
Details of the test, including application procedures, fees and venues,
are included in the UMAT Information Booklet, which
you can download from the ACER
website.
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Entry Requirements: International Students
Overseas quotas apply for entry into the first year.
International students are not required to undertake UMAT (aptitude
test) unless they have applied for Australian permanent residency.
All applicants from countries where English is not the official language
of the country, or those not undertaking English studies in the VCE or
Australian interstate equivalent or the Trinity College Foundation Studies
Program, are required to meet the University’s English Language
Requirements to be eligible for consideration:
- a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS)
- a minimum score of 577 on the American Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) with
4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE)
Documentary evidence is required and should indicate the test has been
undertaken in the last twelve months.
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Acceptable ways of gaining consideration for admission are:
- GCE A Levels, Hong Kong Advanced Levels or other acceptable
overseas qualifications:
An A grade average is required in
each of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. At least grade B in the
General Paper for O levels will be taken into account where applicable,
otherwise performance in an English language test, for example, IELTS,
will be considered. Forecast results for A levels will be considered
for admission to the course.
- Trinity Foundation Program:
EAP (a score of at least 80%), an average of 85% in the prerequisite
subjects of English and Chemistry and one of Physics, Mathematics 1a
or 1b, and one other subject. Automatic admission is available to students
to obtaining a 95% average or higher in the prerequisite subjects. Other
Foundation programs will be considered.
- VCE or Australian Year 12 equivalent:
A study score of at least 35 in each of English (any) and Chemistry
and one of Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics or Physics.
- International Baccalaureate:
Prerequisites: English and Chemistry and one of Mathematical Methods
(or Advanced Mathematics) or Physics. Higher Level prerequisite subjects
require a minimum of Grade 5 and Standard Level prerequisite subjects
a minimum Grade 6 to be considered for admission.
Students should refer to International
Undergraduate Students for an application.
New ESL prerequisite language requirements
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What are the new VCE English as Second Language (ESL) prerequisite language requirements for entry into the University of Melbourne?
Effective for entry from first semester 2009, the minimum study score required by the University of Melbourne for students undertaking Units 3 and 4 English as a Second Language (ESL) in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) has changed. From 2009 onwards, a minimum study score of at least 30 will be required for students completing VCE English (ESL).
The minimum English language entry requirement for other VCE English subjects (English, English Language or Literature) will continue to be a study score of at least 25. For courses which require a study score in VCE English (any) that is higher than 25 there will be no differentiation between ESL and the other VCE English subjects.
There will also be no change in the minimum English language requirements for those undertaking the International Baccalaureate.
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