Curtin University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Admission criteria

Recently left high school

You’re considered a high school leaver if you:

• Completed year 12 in Australia or overseas in the past two years, or
• Completed TAFE or VET studies in the past two years.

Work and life experience

You’re considered someone with work and life experience if:

You have left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

How we define ‘experience’

‘Experience’ includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience. Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.

TAFE or apprenticeship

You’re considered someone who studied at TAFE or have done an apprenticeship if:

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.

Current or previous University experience

You’re considered someone who has recently left university if:

Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Higher education course switcher criteria

To switch into this course, you need to have completed 8 or more undergraduate-level units with a course-weighted average of 70% or above.

Applicants with completed higher education qualifications

You’ll need to meet one of the following admissions criteria (or equivalent):

• a bachelor degree from a recognised institution with a course-weighted average of 65% or above
• a master degree from a recognised institution with a course-weighted average of 70% or above.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English.

• IELTS Academic: Overall band score 6.5