Admissions information for international students
Bachelor of Biomedical Science

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Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE

Applicants with qualifications at a diploma level who have achieved an average of at least 80% will be considered for these courses. Those from a TAFE background with medical laboratory diplomas will be given preference.

University

Applicants are required to demonstrate their preparedness and aptitude for study by undertaking two single units, even if they have completed the VCE prerequisites or their equivalents. It is recommended that applicants choose units that correspond to the VCE prerequisite studies for this course (see below) or units that form part of the course.

Applicants require at least a distinction average (70%) in recent studies to be considered for admission.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English, a study score of at least 25 in chemistry and in one of physics, mathematical methods (either) or specialist mathematics.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

English at a minimum of grade five at standard level or four at higher level. Chemistry, and one of Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Physics at a minimum of grade four at standard level.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either:

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores
Qualification	Clayton
International Baccalaureate	30
GCE A level	11
All Indian Senior Secondary Certificate	81%
Hong Kong A level	10
ISC of the CISCE India	76%
MUFY (best eight units made up from Parts A and B)	280
Ontario Grade 12	81%
RMIT & La Trobe Foundation Year	85%Av
Sri Lanka A level	12.5
STPM Malaysia	9.67
Swinburne Foundation Year	85%Av
Uni of Melbourne Foundation Year	80%Av
UNIPREP Indonesia	8.2
UNSW Foundation Year	8.2

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.

Semester two (July)