Current Year 12 graduates
ATAR
This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.
Guaranteed ATAR: If you receive an ATAR of 75.00 or higher and complete all the requirements for this course, you will be guaranteed an offer.
Bridging and enabling courses
Applicants who do not meet the mathematics prerequisites for this course will be required to successfully complete Swinburne's MathsLink: General bridging program prior to the final VTAC round to be considered for this course.
Educational history
An applicant's entire academic history, including ATAR results, VET and higher education study, will be considered for entry into this course.
Regional Adjustments
Swinburne offers a regional adjustment for applicants from outer regional and remote communities.
These applicants will automatically receive regional adjustment factors if they:
- apply for a course for which assessment is based on ATAR
- are currently studying Year 12, or Year 12 is their highest level of study
Swinburne will automatically apply regional adjustment factors to an applicant's aggregate score based on location.
Applicants are not required to apply for this consideration.
Subject adjustment
A study score of 25 in Biology, Chemistry, any Information Technology, any Mathematics or Physics equals 2 aggregate points per study.
A study score of 30 in Biology, Chemistry, any Information Technology, any Mathematics or Physics equals 3 aggregate points per study.
A study score of 35 in Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics equals 5 aggregate points per study.
Overall maximum of 15 points.
SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)
Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS).
Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, a SEAS application may provide support for your course application.
For further information go to Swinburne University of Technology SEAS information and the Swinburne University of Technology website
Recent Year 12 graduates
Applicants with Higher Education study
Entire academic record
This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)
Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can fulfill this requirement by taking the STAT Written English test.
To be eligible for admission through the STAT, applicants must be at least 19 years old and must not have completed a Year 12 qualification within the last two years.
For more information or to register for the STAT, visit the STAT website here .
Note : STAT results are valid for two years.
An applicant's entire academic history from the past 7 years, including ATAR results, will be considered for entry into this course.
Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies at undergraduate level i.e. bachelor and above, will be considered for this course.
Also considered are incomplete undergraduate studies and complete and/or incomplete VET studies undertaken within the last 7 years.
Mathematics prerequisites older than 5 years are not considered to have met course requirements.
Applicants with VET study
Applicants with complete and/or incomplete post-secondary studies at the VET level within the last 7 years will be also considered.
Applicants with work and life experienceAn applicant's ATAR results from the last 7 years will be considered for entry into this course.