Entry requirements: Undergraduate domestic
- Information for all applicants
- Applicants studying an Australian Year 12 qualification or the IB
- Applicants studying overseas
- Non-Year 12 applicants
- Access Melbourne
- Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Scheme
- Non-school leaver entry pathway
- Guaranteed entry pathways to graduate degrees
Information for all applicants
To be eligible for entry to an undergraduate degree you must fulfill all of the following requirements:
- have completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or an equivalent qualification;
- satisfy each of the prerequisite subjects for the course and any prerequisite tests, interviews or auditions (see Course Search for details about prerequisite subjects and scores);
- achieve the required marks in each of the prerequisite subjects (see Course Search for details);
- achieve the minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), or notional ATAR for the degree (with the exception of Access Melbourne applicants);
- meet the English language requirements.
Applicants studying an Australian Yr 12 qualification or the IB
Entry scores for domestic students
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are offered on the basis of academic merit. The 2013 Clearly-in Rank is the ATAR at or above which all applicants received a CSP in 2013. The 2013 Clearly-in Rank can be used as a guide to the standard required for a Commonwealth Supported Place however Clearly-in Ranks vary from year to year.
You must achieve the minimum ATAR to be considered for entry to an undergraduate degree, but the Clearly-in Rank may be above the minimum ATAR, depending on the demand for the course and the number of places available. Only Access Melbourne applicants may be admitted to a Commonwealth Supported Place below the minimum ATAR. See Course Search for further details of selection criteria for each undergraduate course, including prerequisite subjects.
| Course |
2013 Clearly-in Rank |
Total offers made in 2013 Round 1 |
2013 minimum ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 70.35 |
90 |
70.00 |
| Arts | 91.40 |
1757 |
85.00 |
| Arts (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
99.90 |
18 |
99.90 [1] |
| Biomedicine | 98.80 |
447 |
96.00 |
| Biomedicine (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
99.90 |
55 |
99.90 [1] |
| Commerce |
95.00 |
881 |
93.00 |
| Commerce (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
99.90 |
20 |
99.90 [1] |
| Environmental Horticulture (Associate Degree) |
54.35 |
64 |
54.00 |
| Environments | 85.20 |
632 |
85.00 |
| Environments (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
n/a |
0 |
99.90 [1] |
| Fine Arts | [2] |
358 |
[2] |
| Music | [2] |
153 |
[2] |
| Music (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
[2] |
1 |
[2] |
| Oral Health | 90.60 |
75 |
85.00 |
| Science | 91.95 |
1911 |
85.00 |
| Science (Chancellor's Scholars Program) |
99.90 |
30 |
99.90 [1] |
- Applicants with this ATAR/notional ATAR will be guaranteed a place (applicants for the Bachelor of Music must meet the extra requirements). Applicants with an ATAR below this may be considered depending on demand, but entry is not guaranteed.
- Range of criteria used for selection. See Course Search for more information.
Australian (domestic) students studying overseas
If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident but you are studying overseas, you should refer to the entry standards for international students as a guide. You should use this as an indication of the scores required to be considered for a course, but achieving these scores does not guarantee you entry to a Commonwealth supported place (CSP).
All applicants must also meet the University of Melbourne's English language requirements. Some undergraduate courses also have extra requirements.
See our brochure for Australian students studying overseas for more information.
Non-Year 12 applicants
Many applicants are not applying directly after completing a Year 12 qualification and applicants with many different academic backgrounds fit into this category. For more information about the most common ones please see the non-Year 12 applicants page.
If you don't fit into one of these common groups or you have further questions about your eligibility for entry to the University of Melbourne please contact us.
English language requirements
Undergraduate domestic students who have completed the VCE, IB, another Australian Year 12 qualification or the NCEA must have completed a recognised English subject in their secondary qualification and achieved the score required by the course they are applying for (refer to Course Search for details).
All undergraduate students satisfying the English language requirement with the equivalent of a VCE English, English Language or English Literature study score in the 25-29 range (or a VCE ESL study score in the 30-34 range) will be required to take a Diagnostic English Language Assessment (DELA) on enrolment at the University and to follow recommendations for language support.
Further information about DELA
Selection principles
Each undergraduate course at the University of Melbourne has published prerequisites and selection criteria. Eligible applicants are ranked in order of merit as measured against these criteria. The highest achieving applicants are chosen first until the quota of places available in the course is filled.
See also the official University Selection Principles: