Selection and Entry Pathways for 2007

Help getting into a course

Includes:

1. How to Apply for the Melbourne LLB and Double Degrees
2. Access Melbourne
3. General Selection Requirements
4. Community Access Program and Complementary Course Applications
5. Study Abroad and Student Exchange
6. University of Melbourne Future Students Page
7. Entry to the Law School in 2008 and Beyond

How to Apply for the Melbourne LLB and Double Degrees

Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents can apply online via VTAC (The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre): http://www.vtac.edu.au

International Applicants can download an International application form from the following website: http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/index.html

The University's Admissions website also provides useful guides on the application process and the Selection Process.

Access Melbourne

The University of Melbourne encourages students in particular circumstances to apply for entry into its courses through Access Melbourne.

Students may be eligible to apply through Access Melbourne if they satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

• Indigenous Australians
• Experience difficult family circumstances
• Suffer hardship caused by socio-economic circumstances
• Have a disability/long-term illness
• Come from a non-English speaking background
• Have undertaken Year 12 at a Victorian School that is under-represented in the tertiary sector
• Have completed school in a rural or isolated area

Applicants also need to be a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, a permanent resident of Australia, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa. They must not have been awarded results in a degree course at a tertiary institution in Australia and they must have demonstrated the capacity to successfully undertake the course of their choice.

Access Melbourne replaces the Targeted Access Program (TAP). Some of the students accepted through Access Melbourne will also be awarded a scholarship. To be eligible for both selection and scholarship through this scheme students MUST:

• Submit an application through VTAC by 29 September 2006
• Submit the SEAS Access and Equity Application to VTAC by Friday 6 October 2006. Students need only submit one of these applications, even if they are applying for many courses taught at more than one institution

The Access Melbourne scheme incorporates the former Targeted Access Program and Aboriginal Entry Scheme. Find out more about Access Melbourne.

General Selection Requirements

Australian VCE or Final Year Applicants

Clearly-in ENTER required for a CSP (HECS) place in 2007: 99.45
Guaranteed Fee ENTER required for 2007: 98

Subject pre-requisite: VCE English or equivalent (study score of at least 30)

*Note that ENTER requirements are subject to change from year to year.

IB Requirements

Clearly-in score required for a CSP (HECS) place in 2007: 41
Guaranteed Fee score required for 2007: 38

Subject pre-requisite: Standard Level English score of 6 or Higher Level English score of 5.

*Note that IB requirements are subject to change from year to year.

Transfer requirements for Bachelor's degree or Graduate students

Bachelor's Degree students applying to transfer usually need a High Distinction average throughout their studies for a Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS). 
*Note that the GPA required to transfer can vary from year-to-year depending on demand.

If you are interested in an Australian Fee place, you will need a slightly lower average, usually 75%, for example, to be considered. 
*Note that the GPA required to transfer can vary from year-to-year depending on demand.

International Applicants

Please refer to the following link for detailed information about entry standards required for admission: http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/iug/iugentry.html

Community Access Program (CAP) and Complementary Course Applications

Community Access Program

The Community Access Program allows approved students who are not enrolled in a degree program at the University of Melbourne to enrol in subjects for interest.  Subjects are taken on an upfront fees basis. More detailed information on CAP can be found on the Community Access Program website.

Please note that the first year subjects, Torts, Legal Method and Reasoning, Principles of Public Law, and Dispute Resolution are not usually available in the CAP Program. CAP students must satisfy any subject prerequisites and most Law subjects do have prerequisites. 

Furthermore, there is no guarantee of selection into the LLB or combined LLB via CAP. 

Overseas legal practitioners seeking admission to practise in Victoria are permitted to enrol on a Community Access Program basis in those subjects required by the Council of Legal Education.

Information about undergraduate and graduate subjects is available from the Manager, Undergraduate Studies (Law), and the Program Manager, Graduate Studies (Law), respectively. Overseas legal practitioners seeking admission to practise in Victoria are permitted to enrol on a Community Access Program basis in those subjects required by the Council of Legal Education.

Complementary Course

Complementary course enrolments are available to students who are enrolled in a degree course at one university, who apply to enrol in specific subjects at another university, usually for the purposes of credit towards their degree.

Complementary course enrolments are available for students from other universities wishing to study specific subjects at the University of Melbourne. Applicants must have at least a 70-75% (H2A) average in their previous Law studies in order to apply, and they must also meet any relevant pre-requisite requirements for the subjects they wish to study.

Applications for Complementary course must be submitted prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. You can download an electronic version of this form, by selecting from the following:

University of Melbourne LLB students wishing to study specific subjects at another university - download form

Students from other universities wishing to study specific subjects at the University of Melbourne - download form

Study Abroad and Student Exchange

The faculty hosts many international students spending a semester, or a year, at the University of Melbourne. Find out more about study abroad and exchange programs.