Consideration criteria

1. Access Melbourne eligibility

   To be eligible for Study Score Consideration, you’ll need to meet the below criteria and apply for SEAS (Access Melbourne) through VTAC:

   • disadvantaged financial background
   • resident of a regional or remote area
   • difficult circumstances; or
   • or disability or medical condition.

   Check Access Melbourne eligibility

2. ATAR score

   Achieve an ATAR (or notional ATAR) of at least:

   • 72.00 for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Design or Bachelor of Science
   • 78.00 for the Bachelor of Commerce
   • 86.00 for the Bachelor of Biomedicine.

3. Study score

   Achieve a study score of at least 35 in at least one VCE subject (or interstate equivalent) that is relevant to your preferred course.

   Relevant VCE Unit 3/4 subjects are as follows:

   Bachelor of Arts: Any language subject, Australian and Global Politics, Classical Studies, Economics, English, English as an Additional Language (EAL), English Language, Geography, History, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion and Society, Sociology, Texts and Traditions.

   Bachelor of Biomedicine:  Biology, Chemistry, Mathematical Methods, Physics, Psychology, Specialist Mathematics.

   Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting, Business Management, Economics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics.

   Bachelor of Design: English, English as an Additional Language (EAL), English Language, Literature, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Visual Communication Design.

   Bachelor of Science: Chemistry, Mathematical Methods, Physics, Specialist Mathematics.

   ^ We will check your VCE study score (also known as the ‘raw’ score) for Access Melbourne study score consideration, not the VTAC scaled score.

   * Interstate Australian Year 12 subjects that are equivalent to the above VCE subjects can be confirmed on the VTAC website , or by selecting your Australian secondary school qualification in the ‘Entry requirements’ tab of the course entries on our Study site.