Essential requirements for admission
The following programs have essential application requirements which must accompany your application. These may include supporting documentation that must be attached to your application, or the completion of external tests or supplementary forms.
Your application will not be assessed until all essential requirements are provided. If you are required to complete an external test or submit a supplementary form, we will be notified when this is complete and will then assess your application.
View the essential application requirements for the program you are applying for below:
Non-award courses
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Advance to University |
| XC17 |
TAFE courses
Undergraduate courses
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Education courses | ||
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) | 1. All applicants must complete and submit this online supplementary application form. 2. For applicants applying for the hybrid stream, the ECE Workplace Agreement Letter must be completed and uploaded with your other application documentation. | TK5 |
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) | All applicants are required to have their non-academic capabilities assessed as part of their application. This is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. There are two non-cognitive online tests available which are designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes.
| TY5 |
Bachelor of Education (Primary) | TZ5 | |
Bachelor of Secondary Education | TN5 | |
Bachelor of Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education Teaching) | TN5 | |
Health courses | ||
Bachelor of Nursing | HN5 | |
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | HL5 | |
Arts courses | ||
Bachelor of Performing Arts | All applicants for the Performing Arts degree must attend an audition to assess your suitability for the program. You will need to complete and submit the form below to indicate your experience within performing arts and the location of your audition. You will need to submit the form prior to, or directly after you have submitted your online application. We will be notified of your submission via email. Complete the audition application form. | QP5 |
Bachelor of Visual Arts | All applicants for the Visual Arts degree must attend an interview and folio presentation to assess your suitability for the program. You will need to complete and submit the form below to apply for an interview and you will be required to submit images of your art work and an example of your writing. We will be notified of your submission via email. Complete the application for interview. | QM5 |
Honours courses
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
To capture additional details that are relevant to admission to the Honours degrees, you will need to complete a supplementary application form. This should be completed prior to, or directly after, you have submitted your online application. We will be notified of your submission via
email. | HS8 |
Bachelor of Business (Honours) | BD8 | |
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Honours) | PX8 | |
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) | SH8 | |
Bachelor of Science (Honours) | SZ8 | |
Bachelor of Sport Management (Honours) | PM8 |
Postgraduate courses
To capture additional details that are relevant to admission to the following postgraduate degrees, you will need to complete a supplementary application form. This should be completed prior to, or directly after, you have submitted your online application. We will be notified of your submission via email.
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Graduate Certificate in Research | Complete the research proposal form | RE4 |
Graduate Diploma of Mining | Complete the supplementary application form. | EQ4 |
Postgraduate health courses
The Immunisation Verification Form will need to be completed at the time of enrolment for placement purposes.
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Child and Family Health | HM4 HN9 | |
Neonatal Care | HM4 HN9 | |
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health | HM4 | |
Graduate Certificate of Health (Acute Care Nursing) | Download the Letter of Support form | HN4 |
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) | Download the Employer Statement of Support form | NP9 |
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery | MW4 |
Postgraduate psychology courses
To capture additional details that are relevant to admission to the Master of Psychology degrees, you will need to complete the entrance survey and provide a referee report. These should be completed prior to, or directly after, you have submitted your online application.
The ‘Referee Reports’ must be submitted via HODSPA's new psychology reference site. We will receive a notification once this has been completed. Please ensure two referee reports are submitted, one academic reference and one professional reference.
The 'entrance survey' must be completed via Qualtrics. We will receive a notification once this has been completed.
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Master of Psychology (Clinical) | 1. Provide your academic and professional references via psychologyreference.com.au site. 2. Complete the entrance survey. | YL9 |
Master of Professional Psychology | YM9 |
Postgraduate teaching courses - GET
To capture additional details that are relevant to admission to the Master of Teaching degrees, please submit the 'supplementary application form', and provide referee details via the 'Referee Report form'. These should be completed after you have submitted your online application.
Applicants to the Master of Teaching (Primary) or the Master of Teaching (Secondary) courses, are required to complete a non-cognitive online test as part of their application. Designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes, applicants can complete the Altus Suite or they may choose to complete the Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire.
Course name | Essential requirements for admission | Federation course code |
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Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) | TX9 | |
Master of Teaching (Primary) | 1. Complete the supplementary application form 2. Provide your referee details. 3. All applicants are required to have their non-academic capabilities assessed as part of their application. This is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. There are two non-cognitive online tests available which are designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes.
| TY9 |
Master of Teaching (Secondary) | 1. Complete the supplementary application form 2. Provide your referee details. 3. All applicants are required to have their non-academic capabilities assessed as part of their application. This is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. There are two non-cognitive online tests available which are designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes.
| TZ9 |