Entry requirements

Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in two discipline areas that meets AITSL specialised requirements.

Applicants will also be asked to complete an assessment of their non-academic attributes.

Applicants with a Bachelor's degree from countries other than Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland will be required to complete IELTS (or equivalent): Overall 7.0 with Listening 7.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 7.5.

All students need to pass a CASPer test or VU ANAA interview prior to admission.

All students need a 3.5 GPA average for entry into the course.

Additional information

Prior to entry into the second year of full time study, students in this course will have to sit the LANTITE test in order to demonstrate that their literacy and numeracy skills are within that expected of the top 30% of the population in Australia. The LANTITE test is a national government requirement for initial teacher education programs.

Students should note that they will be subject to a Working With Children Check before practice placements, in accordance with Department of Education and Training policy.

Satisfactory achievement of the benchmark for literacy and numeracy is a requirement to graduate from the program.

English language requirements for masters degrees

You will need to provide evidence that you have achieved one of the following levels of English language proficiency:

• IELTS: overall score of 6.5, no band less than 6.0
• TOEFL: overall score of 79
• PTE: overall score of 58-64, no section score less than 50
• CAE: overall score of 176, no individual band less than 169
• VU English – English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 6): achieved.