The University of Melbourne

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Prerequisites

Units 3 & 4: A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/ Literature or at least 30 in EAL, and at least 25 in Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics, and in one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics; OR A study score of at least 25 in English/English. Language/Literature or at least 30 in EAL, and at least 25 in both Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics.

Additional

Applicants intending to progress to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine are encouraged to complete VCE Units 3 and 4 in Chemistry or equivalent.

English language proficiency

• TOEFL Internet-based test: total score of at least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening. To submit your scores when you apply, use our TOEFL Institution Code: 0974.
• IELTS: total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0. To submit your scores when you apply, please inform your testing centre that you want your results to be released to the University of Melbourne. This can be done on the day of your test.
• Pearson Test of English Academic : overall score of at least 58 and no PTE communicative skills score below 50. To submit your scores when you apply, please inform Pearson that you want your results shared with the University of Melbourne.
• Cambridge English, Advanced/Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): Cambridge English Score of at least 176 with no skill below 169.
• C2 Proficiency (previously called Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) examination): Cambridge English Score of at least 180 with no skill below 180.

Completed secondary education recently (within the past two years)

Applicants are selected according to academic merit, in the form of the ATAR or notional ATAR calculated by the relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre. Courses which select primarily on ATAR will have minimum ATARs set in advance, and you can only be selected below this point if you have additional criteria to be considered.

Completed some or all of a higher education qualification

If you have completed any higher education study, a weighted average mark (WAM) (weighted according to the point value of the individual subjects) is calculated. Your WAM is calculated across any undergraduate and graduate coursework study you have undertaken. Any research study undertaken is considered in addition to your WAM.

Completed some or all of a VET qualification

To be considered for entry, your study must be at Diploma or Advanced Diploma level and in a discipline relevant to the course you are applying for. If this is not the case, assessment will be based on other study completed (typically secondary results).

Applicants with work and/or life experience

Applicants in this category typically fall into one of the following categories:

• Applicants with non-recent secondary education (older than the last two years). If you have secondary study from the last seven years, see the section for applicants with recent secondary education.
• If your last study was more than seven years ago, see the information about the non-school leaver entry pathway.
• Applicants with an overseas secondary qualification
• Applicants who are eligible for the non-school leaver entry pathway
• Indigenous applicants who don’t fit into one of the categories described above but are assessed as likely to succeed in the proposed course,