Undergraduate

You can be considered for any undergraduate degree, with the exception of the Bachelor of Midwifery and the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine.

Please note: if you’re interested in Music and Performing Arts

Before you can be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts or Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts/Bachelor of Arts, you will need to complete an audition If you are applying through the SRS, make sure that you get your audition in early. More information can be seen here, and you can also contact the School of Creative Industries at musicauditions@newcastle.edu.au or on +61 2 49854500.

After receiving your SRS application, we will look at:

• Your performance in Year 11
• The ratings provided by your high school in areas such as your capacity for tertiary education and your motivation to achieve long-term goals.
• Applicants whose Year 11 results and Schools Ratings suggest that you are on track to meet our admission requirements will receive a full offer of admission in November Round 1.
• NOTE: School ratings of applicants are confidential and are not released to applicants. For more information, please visit the University Admission Centre SRS page.

The University of Newcastle will begin making SRS offers in November Round 1. To be considered, ensure that you have:

• Your SRS application in with UAC by 18 September 2023; and
• The University of Newcastle, as your 1^st preference by midnight on 3 November 2023.

How can I get prioritised accommodation?

Living on campus is an exciting (and very popular) experience. The good news is that if you accept your Schools Recommendation Scheme offer to study with us and have submitted an accommodation application (including adding the SRS access code), Student Living will prioritise your accommodation application for Callaghan campus.

See below for more information:

1. You can submit an accommodation application at any time (if you haven’t already) via our Student Living Portal
2. On Monday 13 November 2023 eligible SRS students will receive an e-mail from the Student Living team with the SRS access code that must be included / entered into your accommodation application.  Please ensure you check your spam folder so you don’t miss out.
   1. If you’ve already completed an accommodation application please go back to the portal and add your SRS access code on the ‘Update Your Details’ tab
   2. If you haven’t completed an accommodation application yet, hurry!  You can enter the SRS access code during the application process and please note you will be automatically waitlisted and we will be in touch again when we have an offer for you.
3. If you have previously applied for accommodation via the Early Entry Program, you do not need to put in another accommodation application.
4. Eligible SRS students wishing to take advantage of our prioritised accommodation offer must have accepted their SRS offer to start studying in Semester 1 2024 AND submitted a completed accommodation application by Sunday 19th November 2023, and don’t forget to include the SRS code.

Please note:

• Prioritised accommodation is for an offer to live on campus and not a specific room preference. Student Living cannot guarantee that you will receive an accommodation offer, however your accommodation application will be prioritised.
• A list of excluded postcodes is below and is in place to prioritise those living out of our Callaghan campus’ local areas.
• All applicants need to commence residency with us in Semester 1 2024 (and therefore start studying at this time). If you choose to defer your studies you will need to re-apply for accommodation as per the standard process and enter the non-prioritised pool of applicants

^{*Prioritised accommodation at Callaghan excludes students located in the following postcodes: 2259,2261 2262, 2263, 2264, 2265, 2267, 2278, 2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2286, 2290, 2287, 2289, 2290, 2291, 2292, 2293, 2294, 2295, 2296, 2297, 2298, 2299, 2300, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325, 2326, 2327, 2334, 2335, 2420, 2421.}

The University has a range of scholarships available including over 40 scholarships available to students who receive an early Schools Recommendation Scheme offer. Full details are available on our Scholarships page.