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Course selection

If you are a currently enrolled La Trobe student and wish to apply to change your course, please refer to information provided here.

You are considered a domestic non-school leaver if you are:

  • not a current Year 12 student; and
  • a citizen or permanent resident of Australia; or
  • a permanent humanitarian visa holder in Australia; or
  • a citizen of New Zealand
  • You are considered to be living overseas and applying for online study if you are intending to undertake online study outside Australia or New Zealand.
  • Citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand applying under this category may not be eligible for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs).
  • Citizens or permanent residents of countries other than Australia or New Zealand applying under this category are not eligible for an Australian student visa.

Your highest attained qualification is based on your study history. Only post-secondary claims with a Completion status of "The entire qualification is complete" or "The entire qualification will be completed this year" are counted towards determining your highest attained qualification. If you make any changes to study history, please allow 2 working days for these claims to be assessed.

Based on your highest level of post-secondary attainment, you are not eligible to apply for graduate entry courses. However, you may still be eligible to apply for other tertiary courses.

Add course/s

There are no courses available for the filters selected. Please select another study level above.

There are no courses available for the filters selected. Please select another level or location above.

Please search for a course above to add it to your application.

You may be eligible for special consideration of your application. You'll have an opportunity to submit a Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) application after you have submitted your course application.

What you will need to prepare for your application 

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Personal details

If you have academic results completed in a previous name, you need to add it here. Names that have been matched against results cannot be deleted.

Other legal name: 1

This citizenship category applies only for overseas students intending to study outside Australia. Australian student visas will not be granted for online courses.

Address

What is your permanent residential address? (this cannot be a PO box address)

How long have you lived / did you live at your permanent residential postcode?

Mailing address

What is your mailing address? (the primary address where you receive mail - postal box is accepted)

Contact details

Please provide at least one contact number

Student identification

A unique student identifier (USI) is your lifelong education number. You must submit a valid USI before your first study period census date and you will need a USI to be able to apply for Government financial HELP-loans. If you do not have a USI you can create one here.

If you have are having difficulty obtaining a USI please contact the Future Students Centre

About you

La Trobe University is required to collect the following statistical information for the Department of Education and Training (DET). Your application will not be affected by providing this information.

Indigenous Information

Are you Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

By identifying as being of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander descent, you will be able to access advice on entry to the University and enrolment procedures. For more information, contact Indigenous student services.

Disability information

Parent/Guardian information

What is the highest level of education completed by your parent(s) / guardian(s)? If you have more than two, answer for the two you spend/spent the most time with.

Parent/Guardian 1 details

Parent/Guardian detail 2

Out-of-home care

Do you have difficult circumstances that mean you live in formal out-of-home care?

E.g Have you ever been in foster care, residential care, kinship care or been a ward of the state? For more information on types of out-of-home care, please visit the Department of Education and Training's out-of-home care web page.

Military Service

If you have academic results completed in a previous name, you need to add it here. Names that have been matched against results cannot be deleted. If you have previously tried to delete a name and it is still appearing, please contact VTAC. Delete requests may take up to 2 working days to appear below. Do not re-submit previous requests.

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Your study history

When you apply for a course at La Trobe, we’ll use the information provided in your application to assess your eligibility for credit. To apply for credit for specific units from a previous course, simply upload the information and supporting documents required https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/getting-started/new-students/advanced-standing when you submit your course application.

 

If you receive an offer for a course at La Trobe, your credit entitlement will be confirmed with your offer, or as soon as possible.

Admissions Tests

The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is designed for non-school leavers to demonstrate their aptitude for tertiary study.

If you are planning to sit the STAT this year, you will need to submit a seperate booking request through https://www.acer.edu.au/stat/ prior to the appropriate application closing dates.

Have you undertaken the STAT in _YEAR_ or more recently, or are you planning to take the STAT in the current year?

Most recent year you will take/have taken the STAT

Secondary education details

What secondary studies have you completed?

Secondary studies includes any study you have completed or will completed before you commence the course/s you’re applying for.

Secondary studies claim: 1

What year will you/did you complete your secondary study?

Please only claim your final year of NCEA

Month you undertook the examination (if you will not/did not complete the IB diploma, choose May as the month)

Make sure that you authorise the release of your IB results to us. This is done through your school.

If you have undertaken GCE A levels or AS level studies in a different year, you will need to claim these studies separately.

If you have undertaken A levels or AS level studies in a different year, you will need to claim these studies separately.

We cannot access these results electronically. You must supply good quality, A4, legible copies of your results as soon as possible but before any relevant documentation deadlines. You can upload documentation through your user account screen.

Please provide a copy of your secondary qualification results. To assist us in your application assessment, it is beneficial to have a statement of equivalence qualification from the VCAA.

Please add another claim if you have completed any senior secondary subjects:

  • In a year other than what you entered above (e.g. you completed a year 12 subject in year 11) OR
  • As part of a different curriculum or qualification (e.g. an IB subject)?

Post-secondary education details

Have you undertaken post-secondary or tertiary study?

Post-secondary studies includes any study you have commenced, completed, deferred, attempted or are still undertaking.

Recognition of prior learning will be assessed with your application, you will be able to provide supporting documents after submitting your application.

 

If you have undertaken any studies at La Trobe University, this must be added as a study claim. Failure to do so may result in offer being rescinded.

To be eligible for a course transfer, you must add a study claim for the La Trobe University course you are currently enrolled in.

Based on your course selection, you are required to enter a post-secondary /tertiary education claim. If you do not, you cannot proceed. Please either select ‘yes’, and enter a claim, or return to course select and choose another course.

Please enter your current La Trobe University course details below.

Have you undertaken any previous La Trobe studies? If so, please include these in your educational claims.

Post-secondary studies claim: 1

We cannot access these results electronically. Please supply us with good quality, A4, legible copies of your results and completion certificate as soon as possible. You will have an opportunity to upload documents through your user account screen.

Did you enrol for this course through Open Universities Australia ?

You’ve indicated that you undertook post-secondary studies overseas. To support your application, you’ll need to provide good quality copies of your results or completion certificate as soon as possible. You can upload this documentation after you have submitted your application.

Please add any other Post-secondary studies you have commenced, completed, deferred, attempted or are still undertaking.

You have not made the appropriate level claim for the following course(s): 
courses

Please adjust either your education claims or your preferences.

Summary

Any study or results you indicate here must be supported by documentation, which can be uploaded towards the end of the application process. 

 

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Course selection

Preference number and title

Location: location

Start date: start date

Duration: duration

Fee type: fee type

Teaching Area A: area

Teaching Area B: area

Personal details

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Family name

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Have you previously undertaken any secondary or tertiary studies using a different name?

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Given name

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Date of birth

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Citizenship and residency

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Date when visa was granted

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Visa sub class code

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Is your visa a humanitarian visa?

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In what country were you born?

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What year did you first enter or anticipate arriving in Australia?

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What is the principal language spoken at home?

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Residential Address

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Suburb/Town

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How many years have you lived at this address?

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Is your mailing address different from your residential address?

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Postal Address

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Contact information

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About you

Indigenous information

Are you Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

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Name of indigenous community

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Location of indigenous community

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Disability Information

Do you have a disability, impairment or medical condition which may affect your studies?

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Disability conditions

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Other condition

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Do you want to receive information from courses on support services, equipment, or facilities which may assist you in your studies?

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Parent/guardian information

Your first parent/guardian is/was:

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What is the highest level of education completed by your first parent/guardian?

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Your second parent/guardian is/was:

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What is the highest level of education completed by your second parent/guardian?

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Out of home care

Do you have difficult circumstances that relate to the formal out-of-home care?

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Military Service

Are you a current or former member of the Australian Defence Force?

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Your study history

Admissions Tests

Have you recently taken the STAT or are you planning to take the STAT in the current year?

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Most recent year you will take/have taken the STAT

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Secondary education details

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What year will you/did you complete your secondary study?

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Where did you undertake this secondary study?

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State

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What is/was your secondary study program?

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What is/was the name of your secondary study

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Level completed

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Enter the school name

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Name of secondary program

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Student / candidate number

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Month you undertook the examination

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Post-secondary/Tertiary education details

Would you like to add any post-secondary/tertiary education details?

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Institution

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State

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Institution

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Study Level

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Name of Qualification

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Year completed

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Completion status

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Did you enrol for this course through Open Universities Australia ?

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Declaration and consent

Declaration

Consent

I provide the consent to ask personal, identifying information to Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) for the allocation of a Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN).

Please note that if you answered 'No', you may not be able to apply for HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or similar government loans schemes, which help students cover course fees.