Applied Physics

Undergraduate academic requirements

The University’s minimum academic entry requirement for bachelor's and associate degrees is the successful completion of one of the following:

• Australian Year 12 (Victoria)

  The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

• Australian Year 12 (other states)

  The Australian Senior Certificate of Education for the State deemed equivalent to the VCE

• New Zealand Year 13 qualifications

  The National Certificate of Educational Achievement

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

  Satisfactory completion of the International Baccalaureate, including English

• Foundation Studies

  A Foundation Studies program offered by a registered TAFE, university or private provider that is accredited as a certificate IV or compliant with the Australian National Standards for Foundation Studies

• International secondary schooling

  A qualification recognized by RMIT as equivalent to an Australian Senior Certificate of Education

• Australian higher education studies

  Satisfactory completion, on an award or non-award basis at any university (including Open Universities Australia), of at least two programs (subjects) at undergraduate level equivalent in volume of learning to at least 24 RMIT University credit points

• International tertiary studies

  Satisfactory completion of study equivalent to at least 48 RMIT credit points in a program assessed as equivalent to an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification of level 5

• Australian vocational education studies (VET/TAFE)

  The satisfactory completion of an AQF-accredited award at Certificate IV or above

Postgraduate academic requirements

The University entry requirement for graduate certificates, vocational graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, vocational graduate diplomas and master by coursework programs is that you must hold:

• A bachelor's degree, or
• An appropriate level of advanced professional experience relevant to the discipline area

English proficiency

Associates

• IELTS

  6.0 (no band less than 5.5)

• TOEFL iBT

  Overall score 60 (with minimum score of 10 in Reading, 9 in Listening, 16 in Speaking and 19 in Writing)

• PTE

  50

• CAE

  169 (with no less than 162 in any component)

Undergraduate

• IELTS 7.0

  (no band less than 6.5)

• TOEFL iBT

  Overall score 94 (with minimum score of 19 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 24 in Writing)

• PTE

  65

• CAE

  185 (with no less than 176 in any component)

Postgraduate

• IELTS

  8.0 (no band below 7.5)

• TOEFL iBT

  Overall score 110 (with a minimum score of 27 in Reading, 27 in Listening, 24 in Speaking, and 29 in Writing)

• PTE

  79

• CAE

  200 (with no less than 191 in any component)

English proficiency waivers

• Students from English-speaking countries may have the requirement waived
• The validity period for English proficiency tests for admission to RMIT academic programs is 3 years prior to program commencement

Documents required

• Copy of your passport (if available)
• English translations of all documents
• Syllabus (if applying for credit)
• Resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
• Personal statement
• References from employers (if applicable)
• Letter from the scholarship provider (if applicable)
• Documentation relating to selection tasks (if applicable). Pre-selection kits, folios etc are required by some programs
• Research proposal with two research supervisors' names and list of prior research publications (for Master by research and PhD program applications only)

Fee information

• Undergraduate tuition

  from AUD$29,350 to AUD$72,000 per year

• Postgraduate tuition

  from AUD$11,520 to AUD$49,920 per year

Funding

International Tuition Fee Bursary

• The International Tuition Fee Bursary will cover 10% of eligible RMIT international student tuition fees for Semester 1 2022
• Bursary automatically applied to tuition fees after census date
• Deadline

  Student must be enrolled in classes with a census date between 1 January - 30 June 2022

International Excellence Scholarship of 20% tuition fee reduction

• Achieve an overall 70% or equivalent in the last completed qualification

Deadlines for applications: February Semester - January 15 July Semester - May 31

Pathway to Victoria Scholarship

The Pathway to Victoria Scholarship has been made possible by funding from the Victorian Government through Study Melbourne. It is available to new commencing international students with a packaged offer letter. The total value of the scholarship is AU$2,500, a one-off payment to be paid into RMIT student account after the census date of first pathway program towards tuition fees.