Entry requirements: Undergraduate domestic

Important information for very high achieving students; Chancellor's Scholars' Program, Changes to guaranteed pathways to graduate degrees
Information about admissions schemes and policies:

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 2012 Clearly-in Rank is the ATAR at or above which all applicants received a CSP in 2012. The 2012 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

2012 Clearly-in Rank

 Total offers made in 2012 Round 1
 2013 minimum ATAR 2012 selection guarantee for students from disadvantaged financial background and/or rural or isolated areas [1]
Agriculture 71.65
 48
 70.00
Arts 90.90
 1785
 85.00 78
Arts
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 99.90
 16
 99.90 [2]
Biomedicine 99.00
 411
 96.00 92
Biomedicine
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 99.90
 42
 99.90 [2]
Commerce 95.45
 795
 93.00 88
Commerce
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 99.90
 15
 99.90 [2]
Environmental Horticulture
(Associate Degree)		 57.50
 47
 54.00
Environments 86.80
 524
 85.00 78
Environments
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 n/a
 0
 99.90 [2]
Fine Arts [3]
 321
 [3]
Music [3]
 152
 [3]
Music
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 n/a
 0
 [3]
Oral Health 93.55
 56
 85.00
Science 90.15
 1947
 85.00 78
Science
(Chancellor's Scholars Program)
 99.90
 19
 99.90 [2]
  1. Eligible students in these Access Melbourne categories who meet the course prerequisites and achieve the specified ATAR or notional ATAR are guaranteed a CSP in the relevant degree. More information.
  2. 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.
  3. Range of criteria used for selection. See Course Search for more information.

Access Melbourne selection guarantee

Students who are eligible for one or both or the following Access Melbourne categories – disadvantaged financial background and/or applicants from rural or isolated areas - who meet the course prerequisites and achieve the below ATAR (or notional ATAR) are guaranteed a CSP in the relevant degree in 2012:

  • 78 or above — guarantees a place in Arts, Environments or Science
  • 88 or above — guarantees a place in Commerce
  • 92 or above – guarantees a place in Biomedicine
More information is available at Guaranteed entry for Access Melbourne applicants.

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:

Regulation 11.1.A2 – Admission and Selection to Courses