For some professional areas, a limited number of places in postgraduate courses will be allocated to highly qualified school-leaving (Year 12) students when they start at UWA.
If you gain one of these assured entry places, you can take up your place in the postgraduate course after completing your undergraduate course, provided you meet minimum academic performance requirements during your undergraduate degree and satisfy any additional test requirements.
If you don't secure one of the reserved places, don't worry. You will have another chance to gain entry to these postgraduate courses. Most people will enter these courses by competing for a place as they complete their undergraduate studies.
The areas listed in this table are a selection of the many UWA degree course pathways that lead to rewarding careers in a broad range of professional areas. See also: Assured entry pathways by specific majors.
Assured entry for highly qualified school-leavers
| Details | Dentistry | Medicine | Law | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High achievement | Rural | Outer Metro Program | High achievement | Rural | Outer Metro Program | ||
| Places available | ≈5 [1] |
≈3 [1] |
≈3 [1] |
≈42 [1] |
≈31 [1] |
≈12 [1] |
≈100 [1] |
| Minimum ATAR | 99.00 [2] | 96.00 [2] | 96.00 [2] | 99.00 [2] | 96.00 [2] | 96.00 [2] | 98.00 [2] |
| Selection criteria |
Aptitude test (UMAT) [6] |
Aptitude test (UMAT) [6] Structured interview Academic performance (ATAR) [7] |
ATAR only [7] | ||||
| Prerequisites | None | None | None | ||||
| Undergraduate degree | Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Design Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) [3] |
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Design Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) [3] |
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Design Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) [3] |
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| Undergraduate majors | Any [4] | Any [4] |
Any |
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| Condition for taking up reserved place | Completion of undergraduate degree with grade-point average of at least 5.5 [5]. | Completion of undergraduate degree with grade-point average of at least 5.5 [5]. | Completion of undergraduate degree with Grade Point Average of at least 5.5 [5]. | ||||
| Postgraduate degree | Doctor of Dental Medicine | Doctor of Medicine | Juris Doctor | ||||
Notes
- The number of places available is subject to final UWA approval in 2012.
- Achievement of the minimum ATAR is not a guarantee of securing a place.
- Entry to the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) is subject to a separate competitive entry process. The minimum ATAR for entry to B.Phil. (Hons) is 98.00.
- There are no formal prerequisites for Dentistry and Medicine; however, we recommend first-year university level study in Chemistry and Biology and Year 12 Physics.
- A grade-point average of 5.5 is equivalent to an overall subject average of approximately 70%.
- The Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test
- Australian Tertiary Admission Rank.