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Admissions Schedule

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Part A - General Admission Requirements

(1) Applicants to La Trobe University award coursework courses, in addition to meeting course-specific entry requirements, must also satisfy the following General Admission Requirements to be considered for admission. Applicants must:

  1. have not previously been excluded or be currently suspended from La Trobe for any reason;
  2. not be currently indebted to La Trobe;
  3. have not been excluded or had their enrolment cancelled at any other Australian higher education provider;
  4. be at least 16 years of age, or older where required by the conditions of their specific course;
  5. if an international student, be a genuine temporary entrant.

(2) The University:

  1. reserves the right to not make an offer to an otherwise qualified applicant in a course which still has available space where that applicant does not meet the General Admission Requirements;
  2. may still choose to make an offer to such an applicant after consideration of all the circumstances.

(3) The University requires all applicants for admission to make truthful declarations in relation to the following and on request to provide evidence of:

  1. their identity
  2. their age
  3. if under 16 years of age, their parent or guardian's consent
  4. their citizenship status
  5. their English language competency level
  6. their educational, employment and other relevant background as detailed in their application

Part B - Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) Adjustments

SEAS Category Bonus aggregate points
Indigenous Australian  15
Low Socio-Economic Status  5 
Regional applicants to courses at the Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton campuses 10 
Regional applicants to all other courses  5 
Non-English-Speaking Background - arrived in Australia within the last 10 years  5 
Disability or medical condition – slight disadvantage  5 
Disability or medical condition – moderate disadvantage 10
Disability or medical condition – severe disadvantage 15 
Disadvantaged financial background – slight disadvantage 2 
Disadvantaged financial background – moderate disadvantage 6 
Disadvantaged financial background – severe disadvantage  10 
Difficult circumstances – slight disadvantage 2
Difficult circumstances – moderate disadvantage  6
Difficult circumstances – severe disadvantage  10 
First in family to attend university 5