This is information for applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

Applicants are selected according to academic merit, in the form of the ATAR or notional ATAR calculated by the relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre. Courses which select primarily on ATAR will have minimum ATARs set in advance, and you can only be selected below this point if you have additional criteria to be considered.

The standard required to receive an offer may be above the minimum ATAR. It is determined by the number of applications and the number of places available.

External assessment is a key component required in all qualifications approved as entry pathways to the University of Melbourne. For this reason, you’ll need an ATAR or notional ATAR for courses which select primarily on ATAR, and study scores to satisfy prerequisites (not simply completing the subject).

Please note: We do not make any adjustments to the ATAR for applicants eligible for the Victorian Baccalaureate.

Prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the course prerequisites. Usually this is achieved through the relevant Australian Year 12 subject but there are other ways you can satisfy prerequisites.

Criteria that may apply in addition to ATAR

If you’re not clearly-in, factors may be taken into consideration in addition to your ATAR or notional ATAR:

Access Melbourne

Circumstances described in your SEAS application. For some applicants, selection guarantees may apply. For all applicants eligible for Access Melbourne, offers are regularly made significantly below the lowest selection rank offered to and the minimum ATAR. Check if you are eligible for Access Melbourne

Year 11/12 Special Consideration

If you’re applying while in Year 12, additional consideration based on circumstances which have occurred in the last two years described in your SEAS application could add up to 10 points to your aggregate, and a new ATAR would effectively apply for that course. Find out more about Special Consideration.

Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Scheme

Additional consideration is given on an individual basis based on the circumstances described in your Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Scheme application. For some applicants, selection guarantees may apply. For all applicants eligible for the Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Scheme, offers may be made below the lowest selection rank offered to. Find out about the scheme.

Adjustments for the following criteria are already made as part of the ATAR calculation and we do not adjust for:

Extension studies undertaken as part of Year 12
Bonus points for completed language subjects.

Personal statements

Only relevant work and community experience will be considered and only where work experience is specified in the course selection criteria.

ATAR-based admission information

ATAR-based admission for the Bachelor of Arts in 2019	ATAR
Lowest ATAR where a recent Year 12 student offer was made in Semester 1, 2018 (excluding students made offers through special entry schemes)	85.00
Lowest ATAR to which an offer was made in Semester 1, 2018 (including students made offers through special entry schemes)	73.00
Minimum ATAR required for consideration in 2019 (only applicants eligible for special entry schemes will be admitted below the minimum)	85.00
Guaranteed ATAR for applicants who complete Year 12 in 2018 and are eligible for the Access Melbourne categories of rural or isolated and/or disadvantaged financial background ^*	80.00
Guaranteed ATAR for Indigenous applicants who complete Year 12 in 2018	75.00
Guaranteed ATAR for Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars who complete Year 12 in 2018 and attend an under-represented school^*	90.00
Guaranteed ATAR for Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars who complete Year 12 in 2018 and do not attend an under-represented school^*	95.00

_{*All students who achieve the specified guaranteed ATAR and meet the course prerequisites will be offered a place}

ATAR profile of those offered places in the Bachelor of Arts wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in Semester 1 2018 and does not include consideration of student background and equity

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds	ATAR
Highest rank to receive an offer	99.90
Median rank to receive an offer	92.25
Lowest rank to receive an offer	73.00

ATAR profile of those offered places in the Bachelor of Arts (Chancellor’s Scholars) wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in Semester 1 2018 and does not include consideration of student background and equity.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds	ATAR
Highest rank to receive an offer	99.95
Median rank to receive an offer	99.90
Lowest rank to receive an offer	91.80

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