Pathways to Undergrad

If you have other assessable qualifications that can be used to generate an admissions rank, you have the option of attaching them to your application. Examples of qualifications that can be used to generate a rank include:

• Certificate III
• Certificate IV
• Diploma
• Advanced Diploma
• STAT Test Results
• Tertiary Preparation Certificate
• Undergraduate Study at other Universities

If attaching qualifications to your application, please ensure you include an certificates of completion as well as relevant transcripts. Please note that we can only accept colour copies of original documents, or copies that have been certified.

We will review any qualifications and incorporate them in the asessemnt of your application where most applicable. Don’t worry if you don’t have any additional qualifications – most students don’t and we primarily just use results from your Enabling Pathways studies.

If you’d like to apply for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) you’ll need to add the completed form to your direct application. See the Educational Disadvantage section below for more information.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) has introduced updated English language skills standards for all applicants for accredited nursing and midwifery programs.

Before being considered for admission to either the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery programs, all applicants must complete a declaration confirming that they satisfy one of the following ANMAC pathways:

• English is your primary language - You have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education (including at least two years between years 7 and 12) in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America; OR
• English is NOT your primary language – you have undertaken an accepted English Language Proficiency test no more than two years before commencement of the degree for which you are applying (evidence of test completion must be provided); OR
• You are an enrolled or registered nurse with current AHPRA registration - English language requirements will have been demonstrated for enrolled nurse registration (evidence of registration must be provided).

During your direct application to Nursing, or UAC application to Midwifery and/or Nursing, you will be presented with a questionnaire and be required to declare which of the 3 pathways above applies to you.

Accepted English Language Proficiency Tests and Required Scores*

• IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
• OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
• PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
  • 24 for listening
  • 24 for reading
  • 27 for writing
  • 23 for speaking

  *the same provision for results from two test sittings from the AHPRA registration standards apply.

  Please visit the AHPRA website for more information

Students applying for B Music and Performing Arts and/or B Music and Performing Arts / B Arts are also required to complete the additional entry requirements before we can assess their eligibility for a place in these programs. Applicants should complete the Music Selection Process as early as possible to ensure that their audition can be assessed, and we can take the application into consideration.

The University supports students who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage and recognises nine broad categories as outlined on the UAC website. If your current studies have been affected then please refer to the information available on UAC about EAS categories of disadvantage and required documents. A copy of the University of Newcastle EAS form for direct applicants is available here and within the direct enabling to undergraduate degree application. Please complete this and upload, along with supporting documentation, as part of your direct online application.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can indicate that you would also like to be considered under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Entry Scheme. If you tick the relevant box in the direct application form you'll be asked to participate in a short interview which can give you an extra few points on your University Admissions Rank (UAR) for entry into any degree that is not on the Guaranteed Admissions Scheme. You are not required to apply through UAC.

To be eligible for this scheme, you'll need to provide Confirmation of Aboriginality. An application can be submitted along with supporting documentation through the Applicant portal.

Available in Semester 1 intake only

Each year, up to 17 places are set aside for admission into the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program) for applicants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent through the Miroma Bunbilla Pre-Entry pathway. Applicants are required to submit the completed Miroma Bunbilla Program application form by the closing date. Applicants are NOT required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). For further information please refer to the Applying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student page.

Now available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2 intakes

The Newcastle Law School is offering students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and refugee backgrounds the opportunity to gain early entry to their Law degree. Recognising the need to increase the representation of people from these backgrounds in the Australian profession and allied fields, the Newcastle Law School is inviting applications from eligible students currently studying an enabling program to apply for entry to the Bachelor of Laws (Combined). Not only will students gain entry into this degree, they will have access to:

• A guaranteed place on University accommodation at the Callaghan Campus
• A pre-law orientation session
• A mentoring scheme pairing new students with more senior students and legal practitioners
• Support services coordinated through the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education and the Wollotuka Institute

For more information on how to apply for these schemes, please visit the following web pages:

• Indigenous Early Entry Scheme
• Refugee Early Entry Scheme

Now available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2 intakes

The Newcastle Law School is offering students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and refugee backgrounds the opportunity to gain early entry to their Law degree. Recognising the need to increase the representation of people from these backgrounds in the Australian profession and allied fields, the Newcastle Law School is inviting applications from eligible students currently studying an enabling program to apply for entry to the Bachelor of Laws (Combined). Not only will students gain entry into this degree, they will have access to:

• A guaranteed place on University accommodation at the Callaghan Campus
• A pre-law orientation session
• A mentoring scheme pairing new students with more senior students and legal practitioners
• Support services coordinated through the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education and the Wollotuka Institute

For more information on how to apply for these schemes, please visit the following web pages:

• Indigenous Early Entry Scheme
• Refugee Early Entry Scheme

Available in Semester 1 intake only

Each year, up to 17 places are set aside for admission into the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program) for applicants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent through the Miroma Bunbilla Pre-Entry pathway. Applicants are required to submit the completed Miroma Bunbilla Program application form by the closing date. Applicants are NOT required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). For further information please refer to the Applying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student page.

Available in Semester 1 intake only

Each year, up to 6 places will be set aside for admission into the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program) for current students in the Open Foundation program at the University of Newcastle. To be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine, you must submit a direct application by the closing date and indicate that you wish to be considered for the Excellence Through Equity pathway.

Applicants who indicate that they wish to be considered will be contacted to submit a personal statement and details of their educational disadvantages. Further information about applying as an Open Foundation student is available on the Joint Medical Program website.