Admission pathways and programs
There’s more than one way to gain entry to your dream degree
Our admission pathways, entry schemes and programs help you make the most of your ATAR by recognising your circumstances, high school achievements and other abilities and activities.
The entry scheme you are eligible for will depend on your circumstances. In some cases, an entry scheme might allow you to gain entry to a course with an ATAR lower than the cut-off point. Other schemes let you provide additional info to support your application – such as a creative portfolio or evidence of how your studies have been impacted.
Always list your most preferred course as your highest preference, even if you don't meet the entry requirements.
You might still receive an offer of admission based on your rank (i.e. below the published selection rank), depending on the availability of places.
You may also be eligible for adjustment factors you are unaware of – which would make you eligible to receive an offer.
Ensure you have a course you are confident you meet the requirements for as your fifth preference to maximise your chance of receiving an offer.
Apply for a course that allows you to study what you want or, something similar.
One way to do this is to see if another course allows you access to our shared pool of majors and minors. The shared pool gives you the flexibility to study your desired major through a different course.
For example, you can enrol in a Bachelor of Arts and study finance as your second major, a minor or an elective.
Complete the first year of another course with a lower selection rank then apply to transfer into your preferred course.
If your grades from your first year are better than your ATAR (or equivalent), you’ll be assessed for admission based on them. If the units of study from your first year are relevant to your new degree, you can apply for them to be credited towards that course.
See which other qualifications we recognise for admission into our undergraduate degrees. Complete a new eligible qualification and apply with it.
If you do not receive an offer to the undergraduate course of your choosing, you may still be able to study your area of interest through a postgraduate course.
This option is available if you want to gain a professional qualification in areas including, but not limited to, dentistry, medicine, nursing, psychology, teaching, physiotherapy, diagnostic radiography, speech pathology, occupational therapy and veterinary medicine.
Graduate entry is competitive and varies depending on the degree. Check the admission criteria for your specific course.
Note: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are limited for postgraduate study and are awarded based on academic merit.
You are a domestic student if you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen (including dual citizens), a permanent resident of Australia or a holder of a permanent Australian humanitarian visa or a Pacific Engagement visa. You are an international student if you do not meet the above domestic student criteria.
All entry schemes are for entry into eligible undergraduate courses only unless otherwise stated.
From Semester 1 2025, you can combine your adjustment factors from two eligible entry schemes up to a maximum of 10 adjustment factors.
Some competitive courses have a maximum number of allowable adjustments that is lower than the 10 potential adjustments you could receive from combining two eligible schemes. Combining adjustment factors does not override any course exclusions from schemes or maximum number of allowable adjustments at a course level across schemes. For example, you could receive 5 adjustments for one course from the Academic Excellence Scheme and 5 adjustments from the Educational Access Scheme for the same course. If the maximum number of allowable adjustments for that course is 8, you will receive 8 adjustments.
Eligible entry schemes are the Educational Access Scheme, Academic Excellence Scheme, and Elite Athletes and Performers Scheme. All other schemes are excluded.
You will be awarded the adjustment factors from the two schemes that are of highest benefit to you.
2025 course and entry requirements will be finalised in the coming months.
A current school leaver means you are applying for your course with the University during your final year of secondary education, i.e., Year 12 or equivalent.