English language requirements
Applicants who are not Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents can satisfy the English language requirements in a number of ways:
- Meeting the Faculty's TOEFL or IELTS requirements in a test taken no more than 24 months prior to application. Your original TOEFL or IELTS test report form must be included with your application. Certified copies and TOEFL examiner's score records are not accepted.
TOEFL:
- Paper based: 577 + TWE 4.5
- Computer based: 233 + 4.5 essay rating
- Internet based: 90 + written score of 21
- Paper based: 577 + TWE 4.5
- IELTS:
- 6.5 overall (no band less than 6.0)
- 6.5 overall (no band less than 6.0)
- Satisfactorily completing secondary studies in a country where English is the official language and gaining a pass in final year English (applicants from countries with more than one official language may be required to meet TOEFL or IELTS requirements).
- Satisfactorily completing the final two years of secondary studies in an approved Secondary School with English as the medium of instruction and gaining a pass in English in their final year.
- In an institution where English is the language of instruction and assessment for the entire institution, satisfactorily completing either:
- at least the first year of a tertiary course within the last two years; or
- at least a two year tertiary degree within the last five years.
- at least the first year of a tertiary course within the last two years; or
You must provide formal advice from the institution to support your claim that you have satisfied this requirement.
- Obtaining a grade in the General Paper, General Studies, English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature at the General Certificate of Education AO/AS level which is deemed by the Academic Board to be at least the equivalent of applicants for the course who have completed the VCE.
- Obtaining a pass of VG (grade 4) in English in the Norwegian Vitnemål or the Swedish Avgångsbetyg.
- Satisfactorily completing additional English Language Studies, which in the opinion of the Selection Committee, is the equivalent of the other tests specified above.