Entry Requirements
International students enrolling at ECU need to satisfy Academic Entry
Requirements, English Language Proficiency and any
other special course requirements as specified.
For Undergraduate study, students will generally need to have successfully
completed secondary school. Country specific information is listed in the table below. Certain Undergraduate courses also have special entry requirements.
For Postgraduate students, please see the 2008
Postgraduate Courses and Fees Listing for academic entry requirements.
Advanced Standing / Credit Transfer / Exemptions:
For more information about recognised prior learning, please click here.
ECU UNDERGRADUATE MINIMUM ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (subject to change without notice)
Country |
Qualifications and General Entry Requirements |
Entry to ECU courses (except Law) |
Law |
| Bangladesh |
High School Division Pass in First Division |
65% |
78% |
| Brunei |
A Levels*
Pass on a Completed Accredited Diploma |
5 |
7 |
| Canada |
Canadian Grade 13 (Ontario)***
General High School Diploma |
65
60% |
75
72% |
| China |
Successful Completion of 1 year of study at a recognised tertiary or higher education institution |
|
|
| Denmark |
Secondary Education |
6 |
7.5 |
France |
Completion of the Baccalaureat General/Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement du Second Degre'/Diplome de Bachelier de L'Enseignement du Second Degre or Baccalaureat de Technologique (high school leaving certificate) at a Lycees (senior secondary School) |
10 |
14 |
| Germany |
Successful completion of Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife or Reifezeugnis (secondary school leaving certificate) |
|
|
| Ghana |
A Levels* |
5 |
7 |
| Hong Kong / Macau |
HKAL Levels* |
5 |
7 |
| India |
Higher Secondary Certificate or equivalent |
65% |
78% |
| Indonesia |
SMA III |
7.3 |
8.5 |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma |
Minimum of 24 points (Minimum of 28 points for Law) consisting of aggregate from 3 higher level
& 3 subsidiary level |
24 |
28 |
| Japan |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary
or higher education institution |
|
|
| Kenya |
Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education 7 subjects (excluding
Kiswahili) 1st Division |
B |
A |
| Korea |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary
or higher education institution |
|
|
| Middle East (Includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and
United Arab Emirates) |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary
or higher education institution |
|
|
| Malawi |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| Malaysia |
STPM or A levels* |
5 |
7 |
| Mauritius |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| Namibia |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
Nepal |
Proficiency Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate |
65 |
78 |
| Norway |
Certificate of Upper Secondary Education –(Vitnemal) |
4 |
5 |
| Pakistan |
Higher Secondary School or Intermediate Certificate pass in 1st
Division |
65% |
78% |
Poland |
Successful completion of Matura |
|
|
Russia |
Successful completion of one year of an approved Bakalavr/Specialist Diploma (Average 4) |
|
|
| Seychelles |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| Singapore |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| South Africa |
Completion of the Senior Certificate with matriculation exemption endorsement by the Matriculation Board or the South African Certification Council Senior Certificate. Completion of six subjects is required, with a minimum of three at the higher grade (HL or HG) and one of the higher grades to include English |
|
|
| South/Latin America |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary or higher education institution |
|
|
| Sri Lanka |
Sri Lankan A Levels* |
6 |
8 |
| Sweden |
Upper Secondary (Avangsbetyg)** |
3 |
4 |
| Tanzania |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5
|
7 |
| Thailand |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary or higher education institution |
|
|
| Turkey |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary or higher education institution |
|
|
| United Kingdom |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| Uganda |
Uganda Advanced Certificate in Education (UACE)* |
5 |
7 |
| USA |
High School Graduation Diploma with SAT above 1100 in Maths and
Critical Reading. Both Maths and Critical Reading must be above 400. |
1100 |
1300 |
| Vietnam |
Successful completion of one year of study at a recognised tertiary
or higher education institution |
|
|
| WA Foundation Program |
Subject to annual change |
53 |
65 |
| WA -TER, NSW - UAI, VIC - ENTER, SA - SACE**** |
Subject to annual change |
55 |
80 |
| Zambia |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
| Zimbabwe |
GCE A Levels or equivalent* |
5 |
7 |
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| PIBT |
Completion of University Diploma course at Perth
Institute of Business and Technology (PIBT). Students may commence
partial enrolment at Edith Cowan University if they have passed 7
Diploma units while at the same time studying the remaining unit at
PIBT. Exemptions will be granted on full completion of your course
at PIBT. |
|
Successful Completion of the Certificate IV in University Foundation Studies (Law)***** |
Please note:
If your country is not listed or your qualification is not listed, please contact ECU International for more details on the entry requirements for your country. E-mail: iso@ecu.edu.au
* A-Level points score is calculated on principal level passes exclusive of the General Paper and local languages.
A= 5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points, D=2 points, E=1 point
**Avgangsbetyg or Gymnasiegenjor
***Average best 4 Ontario Academic Course
****Entry requirements differ by State. To determine if your qualification meets ECU's entry requirements, please contact us on iso@ecu.edu.au
*****Students must obtain a course average of 75% or better (based on eight successfully completed units), in no more than three semesters
ENGLISH ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
|
Undergraduate English Entry Requirements |
IELTS |
An overall band score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6)
* Business students please see Special English Language Requirements below
|
TOEFL |
Minimum score of 550 including TWE of 5 (or a Computer based TOEFL
score of 213 with an essay rating of 5 or better)
* Business students please see Special English Language Requirements below |
TOEFL iBT |
80 with no score below 20 |
GCE O Levels |
Grade C or better |
WAUFP |
50% plus pass in ELACS |
TEE |
Pass in English or English Literature |
International Baccalaureate Diploma |
Minimum Grade 3 at higher level for an English subject |
Other |
Other acceptable qualifications can be obtained from ECU International |
|
Postgraduate English Entry Requirements |
IELTS |
An overall band score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6)
** Business students please see Special English Language Requirements below
|
TOEFL |
Minimum score of 573 including TWE of 5 (or a Computer based TOEFL
score of 232 with an essay rating of 5 or better)
** Business students please see Special English Language Requirements below
|
TOEFL iBT |
88 with no score below 22 |
Other |
Other evidence of English language proficiency may be acceptable.
Details can be obtained from ECU International |
Edith Cowan University's TOEFL institution code is 8936.
SPECIAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate programs:
Business Students
A 3-year trial has been approved for an IELTS score for students entering UNDERGRADUATE courses within the Faculty of Business and Law as follows:
a) IELTS: overall band score of 6.0 with no sub-band below 5.5; or
b) TOEFL: 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computerised) (If TOEFL permitted by Visa requirements)
Undergraduate Education programs
An IELTS score of 7.0 (no individual band less than 6.5) or a TOEFL score of 627 (paper based) or 263 (computer based).
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - three year program K45
An IELTS score of 6.5 with no individual band less than 6.5.
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - one year degree conversion program K46
An IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 for Listening and Reading and 7.0 for Speaking and Writing.
Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) H96
An IELTS score of 7.5 (no individual band less than 7.0) or a TOEFL score of 650 (paper based) or 280 (computer based).
Postgraduate programs:
Business Students
A 3-year trial has been approved for an IELTS score of overall band score of 6.0 no band less than 5.5 for entry into POSTGRADUATE coursework courses in the Faculty of Business and Law with the exception of the 12-unit MPA which will still require overall band of 6.5 no band less than 6.
Students accepted on the basis of the IELTS 6.0 score will be required to undertake a Faculty approved ESL unit during their first semester of study. This unit will replace an elective so the normal course duration will not be affected. In the first semester of study students will be limited to undertaking 3 units (1 of which will be the ESL unit).
Students applying for the 12-unit MPA who meet academic entry requirements, but who cannot meet the IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6), but who do meet the newer lower requirement, will be required to undertake the 16-unit program.
Graduate Diploma of Education programs
An IELTS score of 7.5 with no band less than 7.0 or TOEFL score of 650 (paper based) or 280 (computer based).
All other postgraduate Education programs
An IELTS score of 7.0 with no band less than 6.5 or TOEFL score of 600 (paper based) or 250 (computer based).
Master of Occupational Therapy Practice I06
An IELTS score of 7.5 (no individual band less than 7.0) or a TOEFL socre of 650 (paper based) or 280 (computer based).
All Postgraduate Psychology programs
An IELTS score of 7.0 with no band less than 6.5 or TOEFL score of 627 (paper based) or 263 (computer based).
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