TAFE/VET pathways to higher education
Your VET qualification is the perfect platform to launch into one of our exciting degrees and invest in your future career.
Expand your horizons with a Federation generalist degree, or pursue an area of interest with the intensity and depth of a career-specific program. Our degrees are practical, productive and purposeful.
Develop the skills to think critically, creatively, and to communicate effectively. Transferring to a higher education course will take you further, help you make friends and broaden your professional network - You'll also have more opportunities for professional placement and work-integrated learning opportunities.
Are you eligible for credit?
Having completed a VET program with a registered TAFE or private provider, you may be eligible for credit into a degree within a similar field of study. Below is a list of some of our more popular pathways, and an indication of likely credit.
Note: each undergraduate subject (in years 1 and 2) is worth 15 credit points. A full-time student will generally undertake 8 subjects per year.
VET qualification^ | Federation University degree | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus any industry qualification at Certificate III or above | Associate Degree of Vocational Education and Training Additional entry requirements apply (industry experience) | 120 |
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus any industry qualification at Certificate III or above plus Diploma of VET TAE50111 or TAE50116; or Diploma of VET Practice 21697VIC | Associate Degree of Vocational Education and Training Additional entry requirements apply (industry experience) | 150 |
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Diploma of Community Services CHC52015
Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs CHC53215 Diploma of Mental Health CHC53315 Diploma of Youth Work CHC50413 | Bachelor of Community and Human Services | 120 |
| Diploma of Nursing HLT54115 | Bachelor of Nursing | 120 |
| Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015 | Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) | *Nil |
| Bachelor of Physiotherapy | *Nil | |
| Diploma of Justice 22320VIC | HK5 Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice | 120 |
| Advanced Diploma of Justice 22321VIC | HK 5 Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice | 180 |
| Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care CHC50113 | Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) | 90 |
| Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) | 120 | |
| Diploma of Project Management BSB51415 | Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Applied Management Additional entry requirements apply | 120 |
| Diploma of Business Administration BSB50415 | Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Applied Management Additional entry requirements apply | 120 |
| Diploma of Leadership and Management BSB51915 | Bachelor of Applied Management Additional entry requirements apply | 120 |
| Bachelor of Professional Accounting | 60 | |
| Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management BSB61015 | Bachelor of Professional Accounting | 120 |
| Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Applied Management Additional entry requirements apply | 180 | |
| Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resource Management) BSB60915 | Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Applied Management Additional entry requirements apply | 180 |
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Any TAFE diploma plus Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management BSB61015 plus work experience | Bachelor of Applied Management | 240 |
| Diploma of Accounting FNS50217 | Bachelor of Professional Accounting | 120 |
| Advanced Diploma of Accounting FNS60217 | Bachelor of Professional Accounting | 180 |
| Diploma of Graphic Design CUA50715 | Bachelor of Communication Design | 120 |
| Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design CUA60315 | Bachelor of Communication Design | 180 |
| Diploma of Information Technology ICT50115 | Bachelor of Information Technology Bachelor of Information Technology (Big Data Analytics) Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Information Systems) Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Security) | 120 |
| Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice) Stream is subject to additional entry requirements (competitive entry) | 60 | |
| Diploma of Digital Media Technologies ICT50915 | Bachelor of Information Technology Bachelor of Information Technology (Big Data Analytics) Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Information Systems) Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Security) | 90 |
| Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice) Stream is subject to additional entry requirements (competitive entry) | 30 | |
| Diploma of Conservation and Land Management AHC51116 | Bachelor of Environmental and Conservation Science | 120 |
| Diploma of Engineering - Technical MEM50212 | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) Bachelor of Mechatronic Systems Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Information Engineering) (Honours) | 60 |
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Diploma of Sport SIS50319 and Diploma of Business BSB50215 | Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science | Nil* |
| Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) | 30 | |
| Bachelor of Business | 120 |
* Entry pathway only - completion of these VET programs meets entry requirements. ^Qualification must be obtained from a registered TAFE or private provider (RTO).
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Keep in mind that while completion of a certificate-level program may not earn credit towards a degree, in many cases a VET certificate may satisfy entry requirements. Check the Course Finder for all entry requirements into your degree.
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