UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG (UOW) & COLLEGE AUSTRALIA (WCA) UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS GUIDELINES –

The following minimum entry requirements are a guide only – they do not guarantee admission to any individual course, and are subject to review at any time.

Grades shown are based on average academic subjects for UOW bachelor degree and academic subjects for WCA courses from: I. STPM - Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia: Aggregate of 3 best subjects: A and A-=5, B+=4, B=3, B- and C+=2, C=1. II. SAM - South Australian Matriculation: Average of the 5 attempted subjects out of a total score of 20. III. FS – Foundation Studies: any recognised Foundation program in Malaysia (eg Taylors, Sunway, Nilai UC, HELP, SEGi, INTI, Metropolitan College): calculated as overall percentage (or equivalent) IV. UEC - Senior Unified Examination Certificate, or Senior Middle 3, offered through Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (MICSS). Aggregate of best 5 subjects: A1/A2=5, B3/B4=4, B5/B6=3, C6=2, C7/C8=1. V. SPM Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - Malaysian Certificate of Education (for WCA Foundation Studies only)

STPM UEC SAM FS UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 1 6 18 14 60 UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 2 10 20 16 75 UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 3 14 23 18 85 WCA Diplomas (2-session) 3 12 12 55 WCA Diplomas (3-session) 2 8 10 50

Foundation Studies (2-session) SPM: 4 x C grades and overall result Pass Foundation Studies (3-session) SPM: 4 x D grades and overall result Pass

The following tables show courses in each Group – note these do not apply to Advanced, Honours or Deans Scholars programs. or the International Bachelor of degree. Creative Arts and Digital Media require interview/audition and/or portfolio submission.

UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 1 (Equivalent to ATAR 75-79) Courses with admission authority delegated to UniAdvice Applications referred to Faculty – marks are indicative only - Arts (Faculty of Arts majors); Communication & Media Studies, International Studies - Commerce - Education–The Early Years, Primary Education, Physical & - Computer Science, IT, Business Information Systems Health Education - Engineering - Nursing - Mathematics (3-year degree only) - Psychology (3-year BA or BSc degrees only), - Science (Faculty of Science majors - 3-year BSc degrees only) - Public Health - Science (Photonics, Materials, Physics, Nuclear Science & Tech) - Science (3-year BSc degrees in Exercise Science, Nutrition)

UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 2 (Equivalent to ATAR 80-85) Courses with admission authority delegated to UniAdvice Applications referred to Faculty – marks are indicative only - Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Nanotechnology (4-year degrees) - Marine Science - All double degrees except for those containing a component offered - Medical & Health Science; Medical & Radiation Physics by Law , Creative Arts or Health & Behavioural Science - Double degrees containing a component offered by Health & - Bachelor of Maths & Finance Behavioural

UOW Bachelor Degrees – Group 3 (Equivalent to ATAR 86+) Applications referred to Faculty – marks are indicative only - Exercise Science & Rehab; Nutrition & Dietetics; Psychology (4-year degrees) - Law (all single and double degrees)

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The following programs are also conducted in Malaysia:

Western Australian University Foundation Program (WAUFP) – see Australia (University Foundation Programs) guidelines Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)– see Australia (University Foundation Programs) guidelines Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) – see Canada guidelines International Baccalaureate (IB) – see IB guidelines NSW Higher School Certificate (use relevant ATAR band indicated on page 1.

Note: Forecast results can be used for any of the above programs as a basis to make an unconditional offer of admission.

English Language Requirements The following are acceptable as meeting the English requirement:

SPM examination: - for all UOW and Diplomas (2 session) – English 1119 - C6 grade; - for WCA Diploma (3-session) and Foundation Studies – English 1119 – C6 grade or SPM English C5 grade

STPM Examination - for all UOW and Diplomas (2 session) – C in English 914, or D in English 920 - for WCA Diploma (3-session) and Foundation Studies – D in English 914, or D in English 920

Completion of SPM or STPM plus a college program where the medium of instruction is English (eg KBU, KDU, INTI, APIIT, Mantissa Institute, Nilai UC, Sunway, Taylors, Metropolitan SEGi etc), and the program is of at least two years’ duration. For colleges not listed, the applicant may be requested to provide a statement that the program is conducted in English.

Completion of any Australian ,US, UK or NZ Foundation Studies programs . Other Foundation programs may be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis for each institution if conducted completely in English medium.

Completion of an Australian secondary school qualification (eg NSW HSC, SAM)

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