Academic Entry Requirements
Undergraduate Academic Entry Requirements
For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by the University of New England, international applicants must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.
As a general guide, the following international secondary school qualifications are accepted for admission.
Applications for admission from countries not listed below will be assessed on an individual basis.
| Country |
Qualification(s) |
Recommended Minimum Entry Requirements |
|
Australia |
All Australian Year 12 qualifications |
Minimum of 60% in all units including English |
|
Bangladesh |
Higher School Certificate (HSC) |
First Division Pass (60%) or a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
Brunei-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| Canada |
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Provincial High School Diploma |
Successful completion of 6 OACs with an average of 60% Average grade pass of 60% |
| China |
Senior Middle School Certificate of Graduation |
Successful completion with an average score of 70% or above AND a 5 week Introductory Academic Program (IAP) for students who have met the IELTS requirement is recommended |
| Ethiopia |
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLCE) |
Successful completion with a minimum of 60% |
| Fiji |
Fiji Form 7 Examination OR University of the South Pacific Foundation Year |
Average of 60% in the best four subjects (one of which must include English) Pass grade |
| Germany |
Senior High School (Abitur) OR Reifezeugnis OR equivalent |
Completion with a pass grade |
| Ghana |
West African GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| Hong Kong (SAR) |
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| India |
All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) OR Higher School Certificate OR Pre-University Certificate (10+2) OR Indian School Certificate |
Completion with a First Division Pass (60% average) |
| Indonesia |
SMA 3 + Senior Secondary School Certificate of Completion |
Successful completion with an average of 6.5 in 5 academic subjects AND a 5 week Introductory Academic Program (IAP) for students who have met the IELTS requirement is recommended |
| International |
International Baccalaureate |
Full Diploma with a minimum of 24 points |
| Iran |
Pre-University Certificate OR National High School Diploma |
Minimum grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) |
| Japan |
Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation |
Successful completion with a minimum average of 60% and a 5 week Introductory Academic Program (IAP) for students who have met the IELTS requirement is recommended |
| Jordan |
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) |
Successful completion with a minimum average of 70% |
| Korea, Republic of |
General Senior High School Certificate |
Successful completion with a minimum average of 70% |
| Malaysia |
Malaysian Higher School Certificate (STPM) |
Minimum grade point average of 2.0 (4.0 scale) |
| Mauritius |
Higher School Certificate |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant academic subjects* |
| Nepal |
Tribhuvan University Proficiency Certificate |
Minimum of 60% in four academically relevant subjects |
| New Zealand |
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) |
42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or above with at least 25 of these credits from the government approved list, plus some Level 2 credits indicating reading and writing skills and Level 1 credits indicating numeracy skills |
| Nigeria |
Senior School Certificate (SSC) |
Minimum overall “credit” grade average |
| Norway |
Senior High School (Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole) |
Minimum overall grade average of 4.0 (6.0 point scale) |
| Pakistan |
Higher Secondary School (Intermediate) Certificate |
Minimum grade average of 60% (First Division) |
| Papua New Guinea |
Higher School Certificate and Foundation Year |
Successful completion of the Higher School Certificate AND a preliminary year at University of Papua New Guinea or the Papua New Guinea University of Technology |
| Philippines |
High School Diploma/Certificate of Graduation |
Successful completion with a minimum average of 80% |
| Russian Federation |
Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education |
Successful completion with a minimum grade average of 3.0 (5.0 point scale) |
| Saudi Arabia |
General Secondary Education Certificate |
Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of “Very Good” |
| Singapore |
GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| South Africa |
Senior Certificate Further Education & Training Certificate |
Successful completion with Matriculation Exemption and a minimum grade D pass Completion with an overall Satisfactory Competence |
| Sri Lanka |
GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 8 points in a minimum of 4 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| Sweden |
Upper Secondary School Certificate (Avgangsbetyg) |
Successful completion with a minimum grade average of 3.0 (5 point scale) |
| Taiwan |
Senior High School Diploma |
Successful completion with a minimum ‘C’ grade average (70%) |
| Tanzania |
GCE ‘A’Levels OR Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| Thailand |
Certificate of Secondary Education (Mayatom 6) |
Grade point average of 2.5 |
| Turkey |
State High School Diploma (Devlet Lise Diplomasi) |
Successful completion with a minimum overall ‘C’ grade average |
| United Kingdom |
GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| USA |
High School Diploma and SAT Reasoning Test |
High School Graduation Diploma and a SAT Reasoning Test score of 500 in each of the three test sections – Critical Reading; Maths; and Writing |
| Vietnam |
Diploma of General Secondary Education (Bang Tu tai) |
Minimum grade point average of 6.5 |
| Zambia |
GCE ‘A’ Levels |
Equivalent of 4 points in a minimum of 2 relevant ‘A’ Level academic subjects* |
| Zimbabwe |
General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level |
General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level |
* Where Grade A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Postgraduate Academic Entry Requirements
Admission into UNE postgraduate programs requires completion of an educational qualification considered to be at least comparable to an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) bachelor degree.
For detailed admission requirements see individual course entries online at http://www.une.edu.au/courses/courses/list.