Admission Requirements

The general requirement for admission to postgraduate coursework study at UTS is an Australian bachelor's degree or overseas equivalent. However, for some courses, other qualifications and experience may be considered, including:

• Graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, or a TAFE diploma
• Substantial work experience, substantiated with letters from employers

English language requirements apply to both international and domestic students.

I have an assessable qualification undertaken in English

An assessable qualification is a qualification undertaken in English from an approved country. An assessable qualification includes:

• Senior secondary studies comparable with the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC)
• One full year of Australian or comparable tertiary studies, including RATE Associate Diploma and Advanced Diploma, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, and postgraduate studies
• Comparable AQF Diploma and Advanced Diploma
• Australian or comparable non-award studies and tertiary preparation courses, with a full-time equivalence of one year.

I have completed a course taught in English

If you do not have an assessable qualification from one of the above countries, you may still be able to satisfy the English language requirement. If you have successfully completed no less than the equivalent of one year full-time study of a secondary/post-secondary course that is taught in English (equivalent to the level of Australian Year 12 or higher), you satisfy the UTS English language requirement. However, your course must be delivered by an institution that is:

• Public or private
• Accredited by a government, and
• Recognized by UTS.

I have completed another acceptable qualification or program in English

The following is also recognized by UTS as meeting the English language requirements:

• UTS College Academic English Level 5 (AE5). You must have achieved a “Pass” for courses with an English language admission requirement of IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in writing
• UTS College Academic English Level 6 (AE6). You must have achieved a “Pass” for courses with an English language admission requirement of IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in writing
• High school English mark equal to or greater than 75% from Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, or Switzerland
• Australian TAFE (NSW) Certificate IV in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). In 2018, the EAP test replaced Certificate IV and will be recognized by UTS as meeting minimum English Language Proficiency requirements from 2019.
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE):
  • For courses requiring an IELTS academic overall score of 8.0, you must receive an overall CPE score of 200 or above
  • For courses requiring an IELTS academic overall score of 7.5, you must receive an overall CPE score of 191 - 199
  • For courses requiring an IELTS academic overall score of 7.0, you must receive an overall CPE score of 185 – 190
  • For courses requiring an IELTS academic overall score of 6.5, you must receive an overall CPE score of 176 – 184
• Successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program subjects ‘English A: literature’ or ‘English A: language and literature. This is applicable if the Diploma Program was taught in a language other than English.
• A result of level 4 or above in the core subject English in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination.