Future students

Not sure where to start?

There are particular words used on this website to describe different types of students. These can be confusing if you've never studied at university before or if you are used to thinking about these ideas in a different language. The following are types of students at the University of Melbourne. Clicking on each one will take you to the definition of that student and some helpful pages you might like to look at next.

Options for Australian Secondary School students

The University of Melbourne has a number of options for Australian students to get involved with the University before you finish secondary school. For example, Year 10 students can find out what University is like with the Masterclass program and Year 11 students can apply to study one of 19 University subjects in Year 12 under the University of Melbourne Extension Program.

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Local Undergraduate Student

You will be a local undergraduate student, because you have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or you have a permanent or humanitarian visa and because you are undertaking your first course at university. At the University of Melbourne, courses defined as undergraduate include bachelor degrees, bachelor degrees (honours), some associate diplomas and concurrent diplomas.

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Local Graduate Student

You will be a graduate student because you are undertaking further study at a higher level than a bachelor degree. You are a local student because you have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or you have a permanent or humanitarian visa. At the University of Melbourne, courses defined as graduate include: graduate certificate, graduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, masters, doctorate.

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International Undergraduate Student

You will be an International student at the University of Melbourne if you are not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, nor you an Australian permanent resident or holder of a permanent Humanitarian Visa. You will be an undergraduate student because you are undertaking your first course at university. At the University of Melbourne, courses defined as undergraduate include bachelor degrees, bachelor degrees (honours), some advanced diplomas and concurrent diplomas.

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International Graduate Student

You will be an International student at the University of Melbourne if you are not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, nor are you an Australian permanent resident or holder of a permanent Humanitarian Visa. You will be a graduate student because you are undertaking further study at a higher level than a bachelor degree. At the University of Melbourne, courses defined as graduate include: graduate certificate, graduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, masters, doctorate.

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Exchange student

You will be an exchange student because you are undertaking one or two semesters study away from your home institution and your home institution has a formal exchange agreement with the University of Melbourne.

For more information about Exchange programs, see our Study Abroad and Exchange portal.

Study Abroad student

You will be a Study Abroad student because you are undertaking one or two semesters study away from your home institution and your home institution does not have a formal exchange agreement with the University of Melbourne.

For more information about Study Abroad programs, see our Study Abroad and Exchange portal.

Local transfer student

You will be a local transfer student because you are currently studying at another institution, you have the appropriate visa or citizenship and plan to finish the rest of your degree at the University of Melbourne. If you have never graduated before, you will be an undergraduate student. If you have previously completed a degree, you will be a graduate student.

Before applying make sure that you meet the University's entry standards and prerequisites and English Language Requirements.

You can then apply using one the following methods:

International transfer student

You will be an international transfer student because you are currently studying at another institution, you do not have Australian or New Zealand citizenship nor a humanitarian/permanent visa and you plan to finish the rest of your degree at the University of Melbourne. If you have never graduated before, you will be an undergraduate student. If you have previously completed a degree, you will be a graduate student.

Before applying make sure that you meet the University's entry standards and prerequisites and English Language Requirements.

You can then apply using one the following methods:

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Community Access Program student

The Community Access Program (CAP) opens up study opportunities so that everyone has a chance to enrol in a single subject study and experience the benefits of expert tuition at the University of Melbourne. CAP students attend the same classes as degree students during semester. Not all subjects are available as CAP subjects and not all students will be able to study every CAP subject: it depends on your level of experience.

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Cross-Institutional Study student

You will be a Cross-Institutional Study student because you are currently attending an Australian university and wish to study one or more subjects at the University of Melbourne. This is also sometimes known as Complementary Course Study. In order to check if the subjects you wish to enroll in are suitable for you, you'll need to contact the relevant faculty or school directly to gain approval.

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If the faculty you're interested in isn't listed here, contact them directly using the faculty list.

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