Bridging and enabling studies
If you don't meet subject prerequisites or entry requirements for Melbourne degrees there are bridging and enabling programs you can study to qualify for entry.
Bridging programs
University of Melbourne English Language Bridging Program
If you're an International student and need to develop your English language and study skills before starting a degree at Melbourne, Hawthorn Melbourne offer a 10 week bridging program to prepare you for tertiary study.
See Hawthorn Melbourne – UMELBP
Bridging program for overseas-trained professionals
If you're an overseas-trained professional and need to undertake some study in order to meet the entry requirements to practise your profession in Australia, you may be eligible to enrol in a bridging program.
Students doing an approved bridging study for overseas-trained professionals with an Assessment Statement may be eligible for FEE-HELP.
Enabling studies
If deemed eligible, you can undertake a subject in assessed mode through the Community Access Program (CAP) to qualify for initial entry to a Melbourne degree.
To do this you need to apply for single subject study and clearly indicate in your application that you're applying for an enabling offer (in the section "Purpose for Study"). There are a wide range of single subjects you can choose from, both at an undergraduate and graduate level. You can find these in the University of Melbourne Handbook.
Being accepted into an enabling single subject does not guarantee entry into Melbourne degrees.
Enabling study eligibility and fees
To be considered for enabling studies, you need to be an Australian citizen or humanitarian visa holder and be able to provide evidence that you are completing a specific subject in order to satisfy course prerequisites.
For undergraduate degrees, you may be eligible for enabling study if:
- you are taking a subject to satisfy course prerequisites (and/or the English language requirement) as specified in undergraduate course applications, or
- you are taking subjects to demonstrate likelihood to succeed through the Non-school leaver entry pathway
For graduate degrees, you may be eligible for enabling study if:
- you've included a conditional offer, in your single subject/CAP application, that clearly states you need to complete a specific single subject in order to qualify for entry into an award course, or
- you provide a link to a website, in your single subject/CAP application, that clearly identifies the single subject you are applying for as a prerequisite for an award course, or
- you've included an official letter or email, in your single subject/ CAP application, from the faculty or graduate school that clearly states the single subject you are applying for is a prerequisite for an award course
- you're applying for one of the eligible single subjects in the table below:
Subject name | Subject code | Course for which it may satisfy a prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
Advanced Chemistry for BioSciences | CHEM10009 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Architecture Design Studio: Earth | ABPL20027 | Master of Architecture |
Architecture Design Studio: Water | ABPL20028 | Master of Architecture |
Architecture as Political History | ABPL30066 | Master of Architecture |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | BCMB20002 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Biology of Cells and Organisms | BIOL10004 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Chemistry 1 | CHEM10003 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Chemistry 2 | CHEM10004 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Formative Ideas in Architecture | ABPL30053 | Master of Architecture |
Foundations of Design: Representation | ARCH10001 | Master of Architecture |
Genetics and the Evolution of Life | BIOL10005 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Global Foundations of Design | ABPL10004 | Master of Architecture |
Human Physiology | PHYS20008 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
Introduction to Architectural Design | ABPL30065 | Master of Architecture |
Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo | ABPL30050 | Master of Architecture |
Principles of Human Structure | ANAT20006 | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
The following table illustrates the differences between standard CAP and Enabling study.
| Enabling study | Community Access Program (CAP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Available to | Australian citizens, humanitarian visa holders, some New Zealand citizens | All |
| Mode taken | Assessed | Assessed or non-assessed |
| Tuition fee | Same | Same |
| Payment of tuition fee | Eligible for FEE-HELP | Must be paid up-front |
| Tuition fee discounts (for University of Melbourne staff and their immediate families or for University of Melbourne alumni) | Not eligible | Eligible |
| Eligible for credit? | Not eligible (except in some instances for students who gained entry via the non-school leaver entry pathway) | Eligible in some instances. Please refer to Gaining credit for single subject study/CAP |
To find out about more about fees, see Single subjects – fees and payments