Admissions information for international students
Bachelor of Arts (Communication)

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Entry requirements

International entry requirements

Equivalent Australian Year 12.Please note English proficiency requirements must be met.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE

A minimum of Certificate IV with at least distinction grades is required to be considered for admission.

Recommended studies include courses that have high humanities content, eg professional writing and editing, liberal arts, media and communications, justice studies, marketing and public relations.

Some advanced standing may be granted for TAFE studies.

University

Applicants will be considered for admission with two single units completed at a credit average. Additional units (above the minimum of two) will enhance a student's application. Students are encouraged to consider units that relate to the arts or social sciences. Credit for any other previous studies will only be granted from those completed no more than 10 years prior to admission, however qualifications gained more than 10 years prior can be used for admission.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

English at a minimum of grade four at standard level.

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.5 in Reading and Listening and 6.0 in Writing and Speaking; or TOEFL 580 with a TWE of 4.5; or a computer-based TOEFL 237 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5; or an Internet-based TOEFL score of 90 with 22 in Writing and no section lower than 20

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores
Qualification	Gippsland
International Baccalaureate	24
GCE A level	7
All Indian Senior Secondary Certificate	65%
Hong Kong A level	6
ISC of the CISCE India	60%
MUFY (best eight units made up from Parts A and B)	220
Ontario Grade 12	65%
RMIT & La Trobe Foundation Year	70%
Sri Lanka A level	9
STPM Malaysia	8.33
Swinburne Foundation Year	80%Av
Uni of Melbourne Foundation Year	65%
UNIPREP Indonesia	6.5
UNSW Foundation Year	6
MC USA Year 12 plus SAT	1710

Applications

Semester one (March)

Current VCE or IB students studying in Victoria should apply online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Application forms for off campus (distance education) studies can be accessed online. The forms are then submitted to the faculty.

Semester two (July)