Which of the following can’t be studied as part of a uni degree in 2008?
kayaking and abseiling
trapeze studies
seafood handling
men’s hairdressing
knitting and weaving
To get into Uni in 2008, you need an ENTER score of at least:
46.20
51.15
54.70
58.90
It is wise to do the uni course your parents advise you […]
In their list of course preferences, students can choose to apply for a combination of two types of fee enrolment:
1. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs, formerly known as HECS)
Students in a Commonwealth Supported Place pay a proportion of their course fees while the rest is subsidised by the government. The amount of the student’s contribution […]
Offers of a place
There are three rounds of offers in the VTAC system. Most offers are given in the first round in mid-late January. Second round offers come out in early February and a small number of offers are made in the third round.
The places available in the second and third rounds are places that […]
Universities like to enrol a diverse group of students. That means they offer some places to students who come from backgrounds which are under-represented at universities. They also offer places to students who have experienced some form of long-term academic disadvantage.
Long-term academic disadvantage includes:
living in a rural or remote area
having extensive family responsibilities
coming from […]
To be eligible for selection into a university course, secondary school students must have:
successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or equivalent qualification from another state, or the International Baccalaureate (IB)
successfully completed each of the prerequisite subjects for the course and any prerequisite tests or auditions
achieved the required marks in each of the […]
Course preferences
During year 12, students submit a list of their preferences for courses before finding out their final results. Once the results are available, students can change their list of preferences if they want to. They may decide to do this if their ENTER score is higher or lower than they expected.
If their score is […]
There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing which university to attend, including the availability of courses, the location of the university and the size of the campus.
Availability of courses
Some courses, such as veterinary science, are only available at a few universities. Others, such as arts, education, nursing, science, engineering and law are […]
Applying for acceptance into a university can seem overwhelming. Quite apart from the stress of whether or not your child will be accepted into their preferred place (and whether they will be happy with their placement), the jargon, the acronyms and the procedures can be difficult to navigate. Knowing what to expect from the […]
The marks required for entry into courses vary from course to course and year to year. The marks required depend upon student demand and the ENTER scores for that group of applicants.
The Clearly-In Rank (CIR) of the previous year is a useful guide for making a realistic judgment about the chances of selection into […]
Prerequisites are subjects which must be passed at year 12 level for a student to be accepted into a particular course. Some courses have no prerequisites, while others have very specific prerequisite subjects and minimum grades in those subjects for students to be accepted.
Students need to choose subjects in years 11 and 12 which […]