Other Admission

Honours

A Bachelor Honours degree may be taken as an additional year following the three year degree or is awarded on the basis of meritorious achievement in degrees of four or more years.

The University may regard an applicant as eligible for admission if:

• The applicant has a suitable academic record. Normally applicants will have qualified at this University or at another tertiary institution for the award of a relevant pass Bachelor degree, in which the advanced level units were completed at a credit average or better, normally a GPA > 5. Where Honours is embedded in a program, an applicant must have at least a credit average.
• The University has suitable supervisor/s available and the capacity to resource the research, and there is agreement between the applicant and nominated supervisor/s on a suitable research topic.
• The lapse of time since an applicant qualified for the Bachelor degree is deemed appropriate.
• The applicant has no prior record of failing to qualify for an Honours award in the same academic discipline.

The University may also prescribe other conditions for admission to specified Honours programs.

How to apply

You must complete an Admission Application, available on the Student Administration Forms page, from Student Centres or by calling the Course Information Centre - Freecall 1800 897 669, and submit it to the Admissions Unit by the advertised closing date.

» Honours Course List
» Student Administration Forms
» Student Centre locations

Documentation

You must include with your application:

• current transcript for all non-UWS applicants;
• supporting statement if required;
• all other documentation requested on the application form;
• a 500-word work proposal and select bibliography (College of Arts only).

All documentation presented must be correctly certified by a Justice of the Peace, and include their registration number.

Cost

The course is normally Commonwealth supported, with fees based on a Student Contribution.
For more information on the Student Contribution, please see our Fees page.

Closing Date

Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Unit by the advertised closing date.

» Student Administration Forms
» Student Centre locations

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VET/UWS Pathways (TAFE & Private Colleges)

VET/UWS Pathways are formal agreements made between TAFE and private colleges on ways in which your prior study can count toward your UWS degree. A certain amount of Advanced Standing can be allocated depending on the particular TAFE or Private College course you completed. This can be credit can be either for specific university units of study or a certain amount of elective units.

How to apply

You must apply via UAC. UWS will assess your eligibility for pathways for the courses you have listed and you will receive an offer to your highest eligible pathway course. Full instructions on how to have the credit applied to your record can be found on the ‘How to confirm your Pathways credit’ page.

Closing Date

To guarantee your credit is processed in time for commencement of classes, the process needs to be completed by 31 January of the year in which you are applying.

» VET/UWS Pathways

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Non-Award Studies

A person who wishes to complete single units offered by the University without undertaking an award may apply for admission as a non-award student. Non-award admission allows applicants to undertake professional and personal development.

How to apply

You must complete a Non-Award Application form, available on the Student Administration Forms page, from Student Centres or by calling the Course Information Centre - Freecall 1800 897 669, and submit it to the Admissions Unit by the advertised closing date.

» Student Administration Forms
» Student Centre locations

Cost

Fees apply for each undergraduate unit studied.  Postgraduate (post-Bachelor degree) units will be charged at the full postgraduate fee rate.

Closing date

Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Unit by the advertised closing date.

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Re-Admission

Students who have not taken a formal leave of absence and have ceased their study in a course must apply through UAC for re-admission.

Applications must be lodged by the advertised closing date.

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Course Transfer

Course Transfer Policy

The University wishes to provide reasonable opportunity for high achieving students to reorient their study program after entry into the University, should they wish to do so. The University wishes to facilitate course transfer while maintaining the academic integrity of the admissions process.

Students who wish to change their key program should refer to the next section on Change of Key Program.

Students who wish to change to an unlike course must reapply through UAC.

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Change of Key Program

A key program is a set of units in a Bachelor award that establishes a main, defining area of concentration or specialisation within the degree course. It will normally comprise between 120 and 160 credit points.

The University may consider applications for a change in a key program, within the same study discipline, if:

• the normal academic requirements of the key program to which transfer is sought have been met; and
• any course prerequisites or additional selection criteria for a particular key program have been satisfied; and
• there is a place available in the particular key program and the University has the resources to support a transfer; and
• applicants have successfully completed study equivalent to one full time session (i.e. 40 credit points) before applying.

How to apply to change your key program

Applications must be made in writing to the University using the Transfer Application form which is also available from any Student Centre. Applications for the upcoming teaching session must be lodged by the last teaching day of the session prior to the session in which you want the transfer to commence. 

The University does not guarantee the transfer even if the above listed conditions have been met.

Transfer applications lodged after the due date will not be considered for the upcoming session.

International students should apply through the International Office.

Students will be notified in writing of the result of their application.

Students should also be aware that owing to timetabling, unit prerequisites and unit scheduling constraints, it may not be possible to complete the requirements of the course in which they are transferring within the standard minimum time for completion. Students may be able to apply for Advanced Standing based on studies they have completed at another institution.

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Related Links

• Universities Admission Centre (UAC)
• Fees
• Closing Dates
• Student Administration Forms
• VET/UWS Pathways details