Selection Process
If you meet the prerequisites then you are eligible to be considered for selection by the selection committee.
Pre-Veterinary Stream
Australian students
The Veterinary Science course has a quota on the number of students that be admitted in any year. The number of students selected may vary each year.
Selection is based on a combination of factors, including performance at high school. Applicants will have completed an Australian Year 12 program and have received an Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER), a UAI (New South Wales students), or a TER (all other states except Queensland).
The best-qualified applicants are chosen first and selection continues until the course quota is full. Approximately ten (10) school-leavers are selected to enter the pre-veterinary year stream each year.
A Selection Committee will allocate applicants to one of three groups:
- 1. Clearly In Rank
- This group contains those applicants judged clearly to be accepted, against the current ENTER/UAI/TER score
- 2. Clearly to be rejected
- This group contains those applicants who did not meet the entry requirements or academic standards for selection.
- 3. Middle group
- This group contains those remaining applicants who will be ranked on the middle-band criteria approved for the course as stated in the current VTCA Guide. For further information about these criteria, contact the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Center (VTAC).
See more information regarding the University's Principles of Selection. Also see the Faculty's current entry requirements for further details.
International students
The Veterinary Science course has a quota on the number of students that be admitted in any year. The number of students selected may vary each year.
Selection is based on a combination of factors, including performance at high school, and in the case of some international students, any other previous study.
Those international applicants who are currently studying for, or have completed, an Australian Year 12 program will have received an Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER), a UAI (New South Wales students), or a TER (all other states except Queensland).
The remaining applicants will have received an equivalent international score or level(s) of academic merit, which will be considered. Contact the International Centre for a list of the current guaranteed and minimum academic entry standards, as well as indicative entry requirements.
The best-qualified applicants are chosen first and selection continues until the course quota is full.
A Selection Committee will allocate applicants to one of three groups:
- 1. Clearly In Rank
- This group contains those applicants judged clearly to be accepted, against the current ENTER/UAI/TER or equivalent score
- 2. Clearly to be rejected
- This group contains those applicants who did not meet the entry requirements or academic standards for selection
- 3. Middle group
- This group contains those remaining applicants who will be ranked on the middle-band criteria approved for the course as stated in the current VTCA Guide. For further information about these criteria, contact the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Center (VTAC).
See more information regarding the University's Principles of Selection.
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Australian students
Selection will be based primarily upon academic merit and performance in university studies already completed. This is assessed particularly in respect to performance in the prerequisite subjects, but the whole academic record is also considered. See the current entry requirements for further details on prerequisite study.
The Selection Committee may consider any experience the applicant may have had in fields relevant to veterinary science and call for referee reports and employer references to assist in the selection process, or require the applicant to attend an interview to elucidate on any of the matters contained in the application or in the criteria listed above.
No preference is given to graduates over non-graduates.
International students
Entry into this course is principally based upon academic merit. This is assessed particularly with reference to performance in the prerequisite subjects, but the whole academic record is also considered. See the current entry requirements for further details on prerequisite study.
The Selection Committee may consider any experience the applicant may have had in fields relevant to veterinary science and call for referee reports and employer references to assist in the selection process, or require the applicant to attend an interview to elucidate on any of the matters contained in the application or in the criteria listed above.
No preference is given to graduates over non-graduates.
Deferrals
Please note that successful applicants may not apply to defer commencement of the Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree, this applies to both the pre-veterinary route and direct entry. Students can reapply, and the application fee will be waived for international students.
Further Information
See more information regarding the University's Principles of Selection.
Overseas qualified veterinarians
If you have obtained a veterinary qualification from an overseas university you should note that places for entry beyond the first year are limited. Selection would be restricted to those with outstanding academic records. You are strongly advised, in the first instance, to attempt the National Veterinary Examination through the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc.
Postal address:
Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc.
Level 11, 470 Collins Street,
Melbourne, 3000
Tel: (+61 3) 9620 7844
Web: http://www.avbc.asn.au/