University of South Australia (UniSA)

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Policies and Services

Admission criteria

All applicants

Special consideration

Special consideration may be given to applicants who have special circumstances, including a long term medical condition, that may have disadvantaged them in their studies and which they wish to be taken into account in the assessment of their application. Applicants who seek special consideration as part of the application process will be able to download a confidential questionnaire and information on the supporting documentation that will be required.

More information about applying for special consideration can be found on the UniSA website.

Equity

The Universities Equity Scheme will apply adjustments in two ways: to all applicants in certain specified schools and to eligible applicants in other schools. Eligible applicants will receive 5 points in the calculation of their university aggregate.

The scheme applies to all degrees offered at UniSA. 

Entry pathways

As a university with a strong commitment to equity and access, we believe that people should have equal opportunities for further education. Whether you have no previous qualifications or you’ve already studied at a tertiary level through university, TAFE or another registered training organisation (RTO), UniSA offers a range of entry pathways to university study.

Minimum ATAR requirements

UniSA does not specify a minimum ATAR for our degrees however selection is competitive. To be eligible for admission to a UniSA coursework degree, you must meet both UniSA’s minimum entry requirements and any degree specific prerequisites where specified. This may include auditions, education statements or police checks for some of our degrees.

Age requirements

UniSA has no minimum age requirements. However, to be eligible for special entry you must be aged over 18 by 1 February (1 July for midyear) in the year you wish to commence your study and not have studied more than two years of equivalent full-time study at higher education level, unless you have had no enrolments during the preceding two years.

Applicants with HE study

To be eligible for selection into a UniSA degree, diploma or associate degree program using your higher education qualifications, you are required to have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements and other academic requirements for the degree and have completed: - at least half a year if full-time equivalent tertiary study, or - at least four courses from Open Universities Australia, or uniSA Diploma program or Diploma program for SAIBT or Eynesbury.

For more information about applying with higher education study visit the UniSA website.

Credit

Your Higher Education qualifications may do more than gain you admission to your UniSA degree. If you gain a place in a relevant UniSA program, you may also be eligible to receive a credit transfer for your previous study, normally reducing the time it takes to complete your degree.

Applicants with VET Study

Applicants with work and life experience are those who left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

To be eligible for selection into a UniSA degree, diploma or associate degree program using your VET qualifications, you are required to have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements and other academic requirements for the degree and completed:

-a certificate IV, diploma or advanced diploma from a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO), or -the SACE (or interstate equivalent), achieving a competitive Selection Rank and meeting any prerequisite requirements.

For more information about applying with vocational education training (VET) visit the UniSA website.

Recognition of VET study

Your Vocational Education Training (VET) qualifications may do more than gain you admission to your UniSA degree. If you gain a place in a relevant UniSA program, you may also be eligible to receive a credit transfer for your previous study, normally reducing the time it takes to complete your degree.

Applicants with Work and Life experience

To be eligible for selection into a UniSA degree, diploma or associate degree program, you are required to have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements and other academic requirements for the degree and one of the following:

• a Bridging or Enabling Program such as one of UniSA’s pre-degree or foundation studies programs or an associate degree, or
• an alternative enabling program at the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology (SAIBT) or Eynesbury,
• qualify for special entry

You can still use your year 12 results for entry into UniSA degrees, even if you completed year 12 more than two years ago, as long as you have not completed more than two years of equivalent full-time study at a higher education institution. As you will be competing against the recent secondary education students, you will need to check if your results are competitive with the current year 12 Selection Ranks.

For more information about applying with Work and Life experience visit the UniSA website.

Applicants with a recent secondary education (Current, 2018 and 2019)

Domestic school leaver applicants are selected for entry to UniSA’s degrees, diplomas or associate degrees on the basis of: - completing the SACE or interstate equivalent, and - achieving a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), and meeting any prerequisite requirements and other essential requirements for admission as listed in the UniSA Guide to University Study or SATAC Guide For some degrees, applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank (ATAR) required for automatic selection into their preferred degree may be selected for any remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects.

For more information about applying with a recent secondary education visit the UniSA website.

Minimum ATAR requirements

UniSA does not specify a minimum ATAR for our degrees however selection is competitive. To be eligible for admission to a UniSA coursework degree, you must meet both UniSA’s minimum entry requirements and any degree specific prerequisites where specified. This may include auditions, education statements or police checks for some of our degrees.

Additional information

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

UniSA has the most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) university students in South Australia. We offer dedicated services to help you transition to university, such as special entry, pre-selection and uni preparation assistance. You’ll get one-on-one support right throughout your studies through Wirringka Student Services.

For more information about the Indigenous Access Scheme visit the UniSA website.

Domestic applicants with overseas qualifications

Domestic applicants with overseas qualifications must have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements and:

• completed overseas qualifications equivalent to SACE, or undertaken higher education study for the equivalent of at least one semester full-time at a recognised overseas institution , or
• hold a completed award equivalent to an AQF Certificate IV level or above. Applicants who hold qualifications that were obtained overseas are eligible, subject to a SATAC comparison of the qualifications.

English language proficiency

For admission to a University of South Australia program, international applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds are expected to be proficient in English, as demonstrated by:

• Passing and approved test
• Completing an Academic English program or
• Meeting and approved alternative requirement

For more information about English language requirements visit the UniSA website.

How to apply

Through a TAC

Apply through SATAC

General information about applying

Also read General information about applying on the UniSA website.

Enrolment

Enrol for the first time

Very soon after receiving your offer, you will receive an email from UniSA detailing important information such as your UniSA network and email username and password details. After you accept your offer, you can get started on the UniSA network and begin using your email. You can plan your timetable, enrol, check dates, attend orientation and prepare for lectures to begin from early March for most degrees.

Advanced standing and credit transfer (policies at the time of enrolment)

A final decision on the amount of credit you receive will be made once you have formally applied for credit transfer after you are accepted into a degree. After you receive your new student email and login details, visit Campus Central with your credit assessor results to submit your formal application for credit transfer.

Deferment

Students who have been offered a position to study at UniSA can choose to defer the commencement of their studies until the following year, Some UniSA programs also offer midyear entry.

Fees and charges

Read about fees and the finance options available.

Student profile

View the UniSA student profile.

Where to get further information

• University of South Australia – University of South Australia's Profile
• TEQSA national register – The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education
• ComparED – The ComparED website provides prospective students with transparent institution information from recent graduates and current students views.
• Study Assist – Information for students about government assistance for financing tertiary study.
• Tertiary Admission Centre: SATAC (SA)