Higher Education Division
2006 Admission Information

General Admission

The University of Ballarat Higher Education Division has General Admission information, which outlines the eligibility of applicants for admission to courses. Quotas and particular selection criteria govern admission to specific courses. The purpose of this document is to explain who is eligible for consideration for admission to programs in the Higher Education Division.

Eligibility

The University welcomes applications from the following categories of applicants for admission to studies in the Higher Education Division:

Those who have completed VCE/Year 12 schooling, having satisfied one of the following:

• VCE Tertiary Entrance Requirements;
• VCE/HSC Year 12 completion;
• Other VTAC exemption requirements, including interstate and overseas equivalents; or
• Year 12 study requirements in Victorian schools which issue a School Certificate;

OR

Those who have completed other programs, including:

• Certificate or Associate Diploma courses;
• Approved TAFE courses involving full-time post-secondary education; or
• Tertiary courses or approved parts of tertiary courses;

OR

Those with combinations of approved Year 12 studies not covered above by Categories 1.1 or 1.2;

OR

Those who have not completed Year 12 or other post-compulsory studies, but who, on the basis of work and life experience including participation in various training programs, believe that they could cope with and benefit from further formal studies.

Please refer to Appendix 1, regulation 5.2 for 'Entry, Quotas, Admissions and Enrolment' details.