Admission Requirements

Notes:

1. Applicants should note that possession of the qualifications detailed below means only that they are eligible for selection; it does not guarantee that a place will be offered.

2. Special entry requirements apply to the Bachelor of Dental Science, the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and music courses. See Regulation 13.

1. Applicants who did not reach the age of 19 by 1 March of the year prior to that for which application for entry is made

1.1 An applicant who did not reach the age of 19 years by 1 March of the year prior to that for which application for entry is made must—

(a) complete the requirements for Secondary Graduation, as defined by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia; and

(b) demonstrate English language competence through achieving a combined scaled score of 50 or more in English or English Literature at the Tertiary Entrance Examination, or for those who are eligible to take the subject, the required mark in English as a Second Language as determined each year by the universities; and

(c) achieve a satisfactory standard in the prerequisite subjects for a course as they are determined by the Academic Board, after consideration of recommendations from the appropriate faculties through the Admissions Committee, and published in the TISC brochure entitled 'Admission Requirements for School Leavers'; and

(d) obtain a sufficiently high Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) to gain an offer of a place in a course;

Notice of subject requirements

1.2 The 'Admission Requirements for School Leavers' brochure is published in May each year and gives at least two and a half years notice of subject requirements.

2. Applicants who reached the age of 19 by 1 March of the year prior to that for which application for entry is made

2.1 An applicant who reached the age of at least 19 years before 1 March of the year prior to that for which application for admission is made is exempt from the Secondary Graduation requirement of Regulation 1.1(a) and may achieve a sufficiently high TER to gain a place in a course by—

(a) satisfying the requirements contained in Regulation 1.1(b) to (d); or

(b) taking the Two–subject–plus–STAT TEE.

Two-subject-plus STAT TEE

2.2(1) The Two–subject–plus–STAT TEE consists of:

(a) two subjects chosen from List 1 or List 2 of the Tertiary Entrance Subjects taken in the same year; and

(b) the Special Tertiary Admissions Test—Multiple Choice Test (Verbal Component) and Written English Test.

(2) An applicant who is taking the Two-subject-plus-STAT TEE may take more than two TEE subjects in any year but only the best two subject scores will be used to calculate a TES.

(3) The required STAT marks are published annually by the Admissions Centre in the relevant TISC publications.

(4) An applicant who is taking the Two-subject-plus-STAT TEE must—

(a) take the STAT by the end of November of the year in which the TEE subjects are taken;

(b) study the subjects specified for admission to their preferred course in the 'Admission Requirements for Mature Age Applicants' brochure which is published by TISC for students taking the Two-subject-plus-STAT TEE in the following year; and

(c) achieve a satisfactory standard in all prerequisite subjects for their preferred course as they appear in the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) 'Admission Requirements for School Leavers' brochure for the relevant admission year.

3. Admission requirements for applicants who have taken a university entrance examination akin to the TEE in another state in Australia or in New Zealand or who have the International Baccalaureate Diploma

3.1 An applicant who has taken the normal university entrance qualification akin to the TEE in another state of Australia or in New Zealand, or who has the International Baccalaureate Diploma must—

(a) obtain a sufficiently high Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) to gain a place in a course;

(b) demonstrate English language competence through achieving a pass in a subject equivalent to the Western Australian TEE English or English Literature, or for those who are eligible to take the subject, a pass in a subject equivalent to English as a Second Language; and

(c) achieve a satisfactory standard in subjects equivalent to the prerequisite subjects for a course, as described in Regulation 1.1(c).

4. Currency of TER

4.1(1) Domestic applicants who have satisfied the requirements under Regulations 1, 2 or 3 within five years immediately prior to admission, and who have never achieved results in tertiary study, will be ranked for an offer of a place on the basis of their TER, except for those in (2).

(2) Applicants for the Bachelor of Dental Science or the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who have satisfied the requirements under Regulations 1, 2 or 3 within the two years immediately prior to admission, and who have never achieved results in tertiary study, will be ranked for an offer of a place on the basis of their performance in a written selection test, an interview and their TER, as described in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Admissions Policy available on the Faculty's website.

5. Special entry schemes for disadvantaged applicants

5.1(1) An applicant who has achieved a TER under Regulations 1, 2 or 3 but who does not meet some or all requirements for admission to their preferred course may be made an offer of a place by a decision of the Special Entry Schemes Committee.

(2) An applicant described in (1) must demonstrate to the Committee's satisfaction that, had it not been for the disadvantages reported by them as specified in the policy for the scheme concerned, they would have qualified for admission to the course.

6. Applicants who receive an award approved by the Academic Board

6.1(1) An applicant who does not meet all requirements specified in Regulations 1, 2 or 3 may be made an offer of a place following receipt of an award approved by the Academic Board.

(2) An applicant described in (1) must demonstrate that they satisfy the eligibility criteria specified in the relevant award policy.

7. Applicants who do not satisfy requirements in Regulations 1 to 6

7.1 An applicant who does not satisfy the requirements in Regulations 1 to 6 may be eligible for admission if they—

(a) demonstrate English language competence through satisfactory performance in an approved test or course of English, as prescribed by the Academic Board;

(b) demonstrate that they have knowledge and skill at least equivalent to that required to pass any TEE subjects listed as prerequisites for entry to their chosen course; and

(c) possess one or more of the following:

(i) a qualification at Diploma level or above, accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF);

(ii) a teaching qualification recognised by the Education Department of Western Australia;

(iii) the equivalent of a minimum of 24 UWA credit points completed through UWA Extension or at another recognised tertiary institution;

(iv) a qualification awarded overseas which is assessed as at least equivalent to a qualification under Regulation 1;

(v) a satisfactory standard of performance in the STAT;

(vi) a pass degree at another university.

Admission on the basis of STAT alone

7.2(1) An applicant who will reach the age of 20 years by 1 March of the year of admission, or 1 August for admission in second semester, who has no qualifications other than the STAT may be considered for admission to courses in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and to the combined course for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education.

(2) Both the Multiple Choice and Written English sections of the STAT must be taken.

(3) The required STAT marks are published annually by the Admissions Centre in the relevant TISC brochures.

(4) Applicants referred to in (1) are ranked for selection on the basis of their STAT results.

8. Admission to an honours programme

8.1(1) An applicant who has completed the requirements to be awarded a pass degree may be eligible for admission to an honours programme at the University.

(2) Applicants referred to in (1) must demonstrate knowledge and skill at least equivalent to the requirements specified in the University General Rules and Faculty Rules for admission to the relevant Honours programme.

9. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants

9.1 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants may qualify for admission through a programme administered by the School of Indigenous Studies.

10. Faculty ranking of applicants

10.1(1) With the exception of those covered under Regulation 4(1), all domestic applicants for a particular course will be given a recommended ranking by the faculty.

(2) The Dean of Undergraduate Studies will determine the ranking down to which an offer of a place in the course will be made.

11. Applicants for Fee–Paying Places

11.1(1) An applicant for a fee–paying place must satisfy the requirements for admission to a course under Regulations 1 to 7.

(2) Ranking and selection will be conducted as per Regulations 4(1) and 10.

12. International applicants

12.1(1) An international applicant may satisfy the requirements for admission to a course under Regulations 1, 2(1)(a), 3 or 7 except under Regulation 7.2 for which an international applicant is ineligible. 

(2) The Manager, International Marketing and Admissions determines whether an offer is to be made to an international applicant based on the requirement that the standard of such an applicant must be no less than that required for a domestic applicant to enter that course in recent years, and observing any quota that the University might impose on international applicants.

13. Applicants for the Bachelor of Dental Science or the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or for music courses

13.1 In addition to the academic requirements for admission listed above—

(a) an applicant for entry to the Bachelor of Dental Science or the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery courses must achieve a satisfactory standard in both a written selection test and an interview, as described in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Admissions Policy available on the Faculty's web site; and

(b) an applicant for entry to a music course must achieve a satisfactory standard at an audition, as determined by the School of Music.

14. Appeals on the basis of exceptional circumstances

14.1(1) The Admissions Committee's Appeals Committee may decide that an applicant will be offered a place where it is considered, on the basis of an appeal application, that the applicant would have qualified for admission but for exceptional circumstances.

(2) Appeal cases will only be considered after an application for special consideration has been lodged through the Admissions Centre normally prior to the relevant round of offers.