The University of Newcastle

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Admission requirements

Admission to the degree is competitive. Applicants require all of the following in order to be considered for a place in the program:

• Successful completion of an AQF Level 8 four-year APAC accredited sequence (or equivalent).
• Eligibility for provisional registration with the Psychology Registration Board of Australia.
• Successful completion of an admission portfolio, including at least two references.
• Successful completion of an interview.

Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements

• IELTS requirement for admission to this program is 7.0 with no sub-test less than 7.0

Additional Selection Criteria

1. All applicants are required to submit an admission portfolio with their admission application. The admission portfolio must include:
• Certified or full colour copies of education and training certificates (if applicable)
• Evidence of civil and academic awards (if applicable)
• Copy of your curriculum vitae
• Evidence of English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you have completed your undergraduate qualification outside of Australia, you will be required to provide evidence that it has been assessed by the Australian Psychology Society (APS) as equivalent to the Australia Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) 4th Year Psychology Sequence.

Please note that this process can take time, so please ensure that you apply to have this assessed in time for your Admission Portfolio submission.

In addition, if you are offered the opportunity to enrol in the Master of Clinical Psychology or the Master of Professional Psychology you will be required to apply for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) (unless you already are provisionally or fully registered). Please, make sure that you are eligible for provisional registration. You are required to meet the English Language Skills, please note that the requirements of Ahpra are more stringent than those for the University of Newcastle and that you need to meet Ahpra’s requirements to obtain provisional registration.

2. All applicants must provide TWO referee reports. This could be either one Academic and one Professional reference, or two Professional References, depending on your circumstances.
3. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that your referees complete the report via the Psychology Reference Portal. Encourage your referees to check their junk mail folder for this request. Late referees’ reports will not be accepted and applications with fewer than two referee reports will not be considered.