You can apply through UAC if you are an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia (including the holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa). When you apply through UAC you apply as either a Year 12 or a non-Year 12 applicant.
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Read the relevant information on this website or in the UAC 2009 Guide.
All applicants must apply online using Apply-By-Web. Apply-By-Web will instruct you throughout the application, but read the Apply-By-Web FAQs before you apply.
To show you how Apply-By-Web works, you can view a demonstration .
^topApplications open in early August 2008. On-time applications close at midnight on Tuesday 30 September 2008.
Late applications will be accepted until midnight on Thursday 5 February 2009 with the appropriate late fee (refer to Charges and fees). However, you are advised to apply as early as possible as most offers are made in the Main Round of offers on Wednesday 21 January 2009. For more information about offers read Offers and enrolment.
Don't waste your application!
If you apply after the Main Round of offers, remember that few offers
are made in the Late and Final rounds. Offers may not be made in all courses, as they are only made in courses that still have vacancies
after the Main Round.
Remember that some courses, particularly those with additional selection criteria, have closing dates earlier than UAC closing dates. This means that you must have the course as a preference by the course closing date.
View a list of courses with early closing dates.
Don't waste a course preference!
You can also check the course descriptions
for courses with early closing dates.
All applicants must pay the application processing charge. The processing charge is not refundable under any circumstances and you must keep a record of the date and time of your payment.
If you do not pay the processing charge your application will not be processed and you will not be made an offer.
For Year 12 applicants it costs $23 and for non-Year 12 applicants it costs $49.
When you use Apply-By-Web you will be provided with instructions on how to pay using a number of options. For example, you can use a credit card (MasterCard or Visa only), BPay, Australia Post or a PayPal account. PayPal allows you to transfer money securely from your nominated bank account to UAC.
If you choose to use PayPal, and you do not already have a PayPal account, you will need to set up your account well before any closing dates. Visit www.paypal.com.au at least 10 days before you submit your application. For more information on PayPal visit www.paypal.com.au.
On-time applications close at midnight on Tuesday 30 September 2008. If you apply after midnight on Tuesday 30 September 2008 you will have to pay a late fee as well as the processing charge.
Late fees are not refundable under any circumstances and you must keep a record of the date and time of your payment.
If you do not pay the late fee, your application will not be processed and you will not be made an offer.
Late fees (dates inclusive) processing charge + late fee
1 October – 31 October 2008 $23 + $101 late fee = $124
1 November – 28 November 2008 $23 + $113.50 late fee = $136.50
29 November 2008 – 5 February 2009* $23 + $125 late fee = $148
Late fees (dates inclusive) processing charge + late fee
1 October – 31 October 2008 $49 + $101 late fee = $150
1 November – 28 November 2008 $49 + $113.50 late fee = $162.50
29 November 2008 – 5 February 2009* $49 + $125 late fee = $174
* Applications close at midnight on Thursday 5 February 2009.
For more information read Course preferences.
All information obtained by UAC from your application is confidential. For privacy reasons we will not discuss information relating to your application with anyone else. If you will be absent during the admission process, you may authorise a relative or friend to act on your behalf.
Institutions can provide services and assessment adjustments for students who have disabilities and ongoing illnesses which have an impact on their studies. Institutions use the term 'disability' to include a wide range of illnesses as well as physical, sensory, learning and psychiatric disabilities.
Disability services staff at each institution can provide advice and information when you are preparing for university study. The Online resource Get Ready for Uni www.uws.edu.au/ndco/getready is highly recommended for anyone with a disability who is considering university study.
If you have a disability or ongoing illness that may disadvantage you during your studies, you can include this information in your Apply-By-Web application. If you include on your UAC Apply-By-Web application that you have a disability, you will be asked to print the disability questionnaire, complete it and return it to UAC. If you have already applied using Apply-By-Web and did not print it then, use the link above to print it now.
A copy of your questionnaire will be sent to the disability services staff at the institution to which you are made an offer. Your questionnaire will assist the institution to meet your education needs. The questionnaire is confidential and will be seen only by disability services staff.
You are encouraged to contact the Disability Officers at the institutions to which you have applied to discuss your educational needs. While the support services and physical access may differ from institution to institution, the services generally offered include: note takers, personal readers, examination provisions, assistance in the library, parking for holders of RTA mobility access permits, learning assistance, alternative assessment methods, and provision of academic material in alternative formats.
Contact details for these officers can be downloaded. For more information about the services provided, read the institutions' general information.
Applicants who have disabilities may be eligible for entry through Educational Access Schemes.