Apply for advanced standing

Create a student account

Once you have received a course offer, you can go to Get Started at Melbourne and create your student account.

Ensure you have all your documentation ready when you apply. You will need to provide an official and complete syllabus or subject description for each subject from your previous place of study, and a copy of your academic transcript.

Prepare your application

Ensure you have all your documentation ready when you apply. You will need to provide an official and complete syllabus or subject description for each subject from your previous place of study, and a copy of your academic transcript.

Take some time to read through the course handbook and the course planning resource page for your degree and intended major to see how credit could potentially fit in to your study plan.

Please note that there are limits to how much advanced standing you can be awarded and policies around how credit is granted. Refer to the Advanced Standing policy for further details.

You can find out what advanced standing you may be eligible to receive using our credit database.

Apply online

Apply online here. You'll need your University of Melbourne student username and password.

If you have previously completed subjects at the University of Melbourne, you may be eligible to have these subjects cross-credited to your new course.

If you are applying for exempt advanced standing (credit for a subject that is deemed substantially equivalent to the one you have completed) you will need to note the University of Melbourne subject name and number in your advanced standing application.

If you cannot find a subject match, you may still be able to apply for general advanced standing provided it fits within the course rules. General advanced standing is credit granted in relation to an unspecified discipline area, subject, or group of subjects.

In your application you will need to provide an official and complete syllabus or subject descriptions from your previous place of study, and a copy of your academic transcript. Provide as much detail as possible so you can be assessed for the maximum amount of credit.

Please be mindful that as you can only submit one application, please ensure you provide all information, academic transcripts and documentation you would like to be assessed in your application.

Submit your application before the closing date and wait for a response

Timely applications for 2025 Mid Year close at 11:59pm (AEDT) 23 July 2025. You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as you receive your offer of admission. If you submit your application by the timely closing date, you should receive notification of an outcome by the start of semester. Ensure you check your new University of Melbourne student email account for any correspondence from our Admissions team.

If you receive advanced standing in your offer letter but it doesn't appear on you study plan, submit an enquiry. Select ‘credit for prior study’ and attach your offer letter. We will then update your study plan.

Late applications

Late applications may be accepted up until the end of the first week of semester and we aim to provide an outcome by the end of the second week of semester.

Applications received after this will be actioned, but it is possible that credit received may not be applied in the current semester.

You must apply for advanced standing on entry or in your first year of study.

Receiving the outcome

An email will be sent to your new University of Melbourne email account with the outcome of your advanced standing application. If you need help planning your course with credit you can book an appointment with a Course Planning Advisor or submit an online enquiry.

If you wish to appeal your outcome you will need to submit an enquiry. Please note that you must provide new information that has not already been considered and any relevant supporting documentation to be reassessed.

Rescinding credit

If you need to rescind or decline part or all of the credit you have received, you can submit an enquiry. Enter "Rescind credit" in the Subject field and the subject name/s and number/s that you wish to rescind in "Enquiry description".