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Non-school leaver entry pathway

The University of Melbourne is committed to significantly increasing the participation of students from diverse backgrounds and welcomes applications from non-school leavers and mature aged students. Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements for selected undergraduate courses may be eligible for entry using the non-school leaver entry pathway.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the non-school leaver entry pathway, you will need to:
  • be 23 years or older; and
  • be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident or holder of a permanent Humanitarian Visa; and
  • have no qualifications from the past seven years which could be used as a basis for entry

What if I am not eligible for this pathway?
Find out more about the standard undergraduate entry requirements and the standard application process

Before you apply

Undergraduate course options for non-school leaver entry pathway applicants
See a list of undergraduate courses available through this entry pathway


Meeting course prerequisites
 Prerequisite subjects must be completed before commencing a course and are expressed in terms of the required mark in specific Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) studies. Check course prerequisite information via Course Search.

For selection under the non-school leaver entry pathway, prerequisite study (except for English) must have been taken within the last ten years.

Prerequisites in most cases can be met with successful completion of specified VCE 3/4 units. VCE courses are available for people returning to study at a range of providers:

Alternatively, non-school leaver entry pathway applicants can choose to undertake University of Melbourne first year subjects through the Community Access Program (CAP) to meet course prerequisites.

In some cases, it may also be possible to meet prerequisites with university or TAFE subjects you have studied; contact us to see if this applies to your course.


Meeting course extra requirements
 Some courses have extra requirements, depending on the course this might be a folio, interview, additional test or information session. Check course extra requirement information via Course Search.


Once course prerequisites are met
Non-school leaver entry pathway applicants are required to either:


How to apply

The application process and timeline for non-school leaver entry pathway differs depending on whether you are applying to commence your course in Semester 1 (February) or Semester 2 (July). Find out more about how to apply.


Graduate study opportunities await!

An undergraduate degree can provide you with further study opportunities if you choose to continue your study. See our graduate professional entry programs plus over 340 graduate coursework programs and research higher degrees.


Getting support while you study

The University aims to assist all of its students to perform at their best whilst undertaking a University of Melbourne course, and has wide-reaching support mechanisms and programs. Find out more about student support available to help you prepare for your study.

Further assistance and queries

Individual half hour appointments are available to speak to a National Admissions representative about the non-school leaver application process on Wednesday afternoons between 2 and 4pm.  To register your interest in an appointment, please email us indicating two preferred times in the Subject line.

Note: Although we will endeavour to accommodate your preferred times, due to limited spots we cannot guarantee any particular time.

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