University of Melbourne Extension Program

Entry requirements

The program is for high-achieving students in their final year of high school.

To be eligible for the Program you must:

• Be a domestic student. If you're an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, you're considered a domestic student
• Be eligible for the award of the VCE or IB* in Victoria in the year you intend to participate (including having at least one VCE Units 3 and 4 or IB equivalent enrolment during the year in which you undertake the Extension Program); and
• Be undertaking a normal full-time VCE or IB load over Year 11 and 12. By the conclusion of your secondary studies, you must have completed a minimum of four VCE Units 3 and 4 subjects (the University strongly encourages you to have completed five VCE Units 3 and 4 subjects or equivalent IB subjects); and
• Have at least a B+ average across non-prerequisite/non-corequisite subjects (Units 1 and 2 plus any Units 3 and 4 subjects you have already completed); and
• Meet the prerequisite or corequisite subject requirement for the specific subject (noting that where a prerequisite is completed this must be used for selection and takes precedence over a corequisite); and
• Satisfy the academic standard and any additional requirements of the specific subject.

_{*International Baccalaureate (IB) students are not eligible to be enrolled in the University of Melbourne Extension Program with the VCAA, and are not eligible to receive an ATAR contribution.}

Entry requirements

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Forms you’ll need to complete and submit

• Parent/Guardian Permission Form
• Teacher Recommendation and Principal Approval Form

Please follow the instructions on these forms carefully to ensure that your application is complete.

Find out How to apply