Charles Sturt University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Academic Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Completed High School Certificate with the minimum required ATAR (including adjustment factors) or equivalent.
• Successfully completed two university-level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) with a demonstrated reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
• Completed AQF Diploma or higher level qualification.
• Completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider, demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

Language Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet the following language proficiency requirements:

• IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing, and speaking), or an equivalent test (including PTE, OET, and TOEFL iBT).

Please note, for English Language Proficiency (ELP) scores over a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period:

• The student must have achieved a minimum overall score of 7 in IELTS (or equivalent test) in each sitting.
• Achieved a minimum individual score of 7 in IELTS (or equivalent test) in each component across the two sittings.
• No score in any component of the test is below 6.5 in IELTS (or equivalent test). If sitting the test over two sittings, results must be from the same acceptable test, for example, both IELTS tests.

Applicants may be exempt from the language proficiency requirements if they have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education, including at least two years between years 7 to 12, taught and assessed solely in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, UK, or USA.