Overseas qualifications

Admission requirements and selection

To be offered a place in a course you must:
1. be eligible to be considered and
2. be selected in competition with other eligible applicants.

To be eligible to be considered you must:
• meet the admission requirements of the institution offering the course/s. Each institution sets its own admission requirements so you are advised to read each institution's entry.
• meet the entrance requirements of the course/s. Some courses have course prerequisites or additional selection criteria prescribed by the institutions. Courses with additional selection criteria usually have early closing dates - check the course descriptions for further details.

To be selected you must:
• compete against other eligible applicants. Being eligible to be considered for a course does not guarantee you a place in the course. For further information refer to selection.

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Overseas qualifications

If you are applying on the basis of overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications, contact the relevant institutions to discuss your eligibility for admission before you submit your application to UAC.

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Commonly accepted overseas secondary qualifications

Read table 7 - Commonly accepted overseas secondary qualifications for further information on overseas secondary qualifications.

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English language proficiency

If you hold qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you must provide evidence of English language proficiency. For requirements, refer to table 5 – English language proficiency.

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