ADMISSIONS POLICY
Approved by Academic Board 17 May 2006
1. Admission Rules
This Policy will be read in conjunction with the Admission Rules.
2. Academic Board to determine requirements for admission
Academic Board will determine the requirements to be met for entry to a course.
3. Availability of places
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs), after consultation with the Faculty
Deans, will determine the number of commencing places available for each course in
each semester/year. Separate quotas will be determined for Commonwealthsupported and fee-paying places. Offers may be made only within the parameters of
such approval and specific approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
must be obtained for any variation from such parameters.1
4. Administration of admission processes
Admissions will be administered on behalf of the University by designated
Admissions Officers through the Manager, Admissions, in accordance with the
Admission Rules, this Policy and related policies. The Manager will liaise with Heads
of School and/or their nominees regarding the selection of qualified applicants.
5. Consistency of entry requirements when courses offered on multiple
campuses
Notwithstanding different state/territory frameworks, the substance of ACU National
entry requirements for any course will be as consistent as possible across
states/territory, provided that different cut-offs may apply for the same course offered
on different campuses.
The Admissions Officer(s) will record the basis for ranking of applicants in such
circumstances.
6. Fee paying places
6.1 The entry score for fee-paying places available to domestic or international
students may be lower than the cut off for Commonwealth-supported places by not
more than 2 OP points or 5 UAI, ENTER or TER points or ranks, provided that any
such applicant must nevertheless satisfy the minimum eligibility requirement for
admission to ACU National and must satisfy all other entry requirements prescribed
for the course.
1
See Annual Allocation of Commonwealth Grant Scheme Places and Development and Application of
the Admissions Model.
6.2 Where an undergraduate course has available fee-paying places as well as
Commonwealth-supported places, the University will fill its Commonwealth-supported
places before offering fee-paying places to domestic students.
6.3 The number of eligible fee-paying, UniAccess and non-award students who may
transfer to Commonwealth-supported places will be capped at 30% in total of the
commencing load in the relevant course (nationally). Applicants will be assigned a
rank based on their GPA and offers will be made on the basis of academic merit.
The applicant’s rank must be at least equivalent to the published minimum rank cutoff for the course in the relevant offer round.
APPENDIX 1
ADMISSION CUT OFFS – 2005/2006 – MAIN ROUND OFFERS
COURSE
VICTORIA – VTAC
Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Business (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Music (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Psychology (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Social Science (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling) (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Social Science (Youth Studies) (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Business (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Information Systems
(Melbourne)
Bachelor of Information Systems (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Theology (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Ballarat)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Midwifery (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Arts (Ballarat)
Bachelor of Nursing (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Nursing (Ballarat)
NSW and ACT – UAC
Bachelor of Arts (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
(Strathfield/North Sydney)
Bachelor of Arts (ANU)/Bachelor of Social Work (Canberra)
Bachelor of Environmental Science (North Sydney)
Bachelor of Social Work (Canberra)
Bachelor of Social Work (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Business (North Sydney)
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Information Systems
(North Sydney)
Bachelor of Information Systems (North Sydney)
Bachelor of Theology (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Theology (Canberra)
Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Social Work (Canberra)
Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Social Work (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Education (Habilitation) (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Canberra)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Secondary)
2005
2006
ENTER CUTOFF
72.60
73.10
Individual
Individual
69.80
71.05
Individual
Individual
73.70
67.35
n/a **
ENTER CUTOFF
67.60
76.00
Individual
Individual
69.80
70.95
68.75
Individual
76.70
66.55
n/a **
n/a **
n/a **
71.55
65.15
73.50
n/a **
n/a **
65.55
78.10
69.15
UAI CUT-OFF
73.85
83.20
n/a **
n/a **
74.00
62.85
70.35
76.75
75.45
92.80
77.90
81.70
69.75
UAI CUT-OFF
70.90
78.65
ANU cut-off
67.00
Individual
Individual
81.05
80.10
72.15
ANU cut-off
65.35
Individual
Individual
73.70
74.60
72.80
66.15
68.00
71.15
68.30
N/A
Individual
76.65
85.15
77.00
65.25
67.75
69.90
66.40
70.15
71.05
67.15
86.10
75.25
not offered 2005
Computing (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Secondary)
Humanities (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Secondary)
Mathematics (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Secondary)
Technology (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Secondary) Visual
Arts (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Strathfield)
Bachelor of Nursing (North Sydney)
QUEENSLAND – QTAC
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Information Systems
Bachelor of Information Systems
Bachelor of Theology
Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Bachelor of Nursing
** Less than 10 offers, ENTER score not published.
83.10
77.05
70.60
70.10
71.40
76.45
77.60
76.45
73.20
64.05
OP CUT-OFF
14/69
13/72
15/66
16/63
14/69
16/63
16/63
12/74
15/66
9/82
15/66
73.49
64.10
OP CUT-OFF
18/59
17/62
17/62
18/59
18/59
17/62
18/59
15/62
16/64
11/77
14/69
APPENDIX 2
CALCULATION OF RANK
For applicants other than year 12 school leavers, ACU National will adopt the
common schedules* developed by the respective TACs in order to assign a rank and
to align those ranks with the relevant UAI, ENTER and OP scores. These include
applicants who –
(a)
(b)
(c)
completed year 12 studies in a previous year and have not completed at
least 12 months of full-time tertiary study;
have completed at least 12 months of full-time tertiary study (equivalent of
eight full-time units), in which case the rank will be calculated having
regard to the grade point average achieved;
have other relevant education, training and experience or evidence of
their ability to undertake tertiary study.
* Examples of the types of qualification or prior learning recognized in
such schedules include  Previous Year 12
 Previous Australian tertiary study
 TAFE qualification
 Tertiary foundation or preparation course
 Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) – Multiple choice. STAT
results are valid for 3 years
 Overseas qualifications
 Vocational experience
 Personal Competency Statements (Queensland)
In any state/territory where such schedules are not in use by the TAC, ACU National
will utilise comparable schedules.