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This registration standard sets out how an applicant for registration can demonstrate to the Boards that their competency in speaking and communicating in English is sufficient to practise the Chinese medicine, chiropractic, medical radiation practice, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry or psychology profession. For more information please visit the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

This standard applies to all applicants for initial registration.

It does not apply if you are applying for non-practising registration or if you are a student.

What must I do?

If you are applying for initial registration you must demonstrate your English language competency in one of the following ways:

1.

a) all of your primary and secondary education which was taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country,

b) tertiary qualifications in the relevant professional discipline, which you are relying on to support your eligibility for registration under the National Law, which were taught and assessed solely in English.

OR

2. You have a combination of secondary education and tertiary qualifications, where you have undertaken and satisfactorily completed:

a. at least two years of your secondary education which was taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country,

b. tertiary qualifications in the relevant professional discipline, which you are relying on to support your eligibility for registration under the National Law, which were taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country.

OR

3. You have undertaken and satisfactorily completed at least six years' (full time equivalent) continuous education taught and assessed solely in English, in any of the recognised countries, which includes tertiary qualifications in the relevant professional discipline which you are relying on to support your eligibility for registration under the National Law.

OR

4. You achieve the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests and meet the requirements for test results specified in this standard:

a. the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

NOTE: We will only accept test results:

i. from one test sitting, or

ii. a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if:

• you achieve a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and
• you achieve a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and
• no score in any component of the test is below 6.5

Before submitting your application, make sure to go through the checklist to ensure your application is eligible for submission.

Note: You must submit your scholarship application by the application closing date.

Domestic applicants apply using the following two-step process:

1. Submit an application via the online HDR Application Portal
2. Submit a scholarship application via the online Scholarship Application Form.

International applicants apply using the following two-step process:

1. Submit an application via the online HDR Application Portal
2. Submit a scholarship application via the online Scholarship Application Form.

If you are not applying for a scholarship, please submit your application form and supporting documents via the online HDR Application Portal by the application closing date.

• Have you ensured by the application closing date you will satisfy the entry requirements for your chosen program, including eligibility for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia?
• Have you provided official academic transcripts for any tertiary studies that you completed at a university other than UWA?
• Have you provided a personal statement outlining the reasons for applying for the program (maximum of one page)?
• Have you asked your academic referees to complete the referee's report by the application closing date in the Psychology Reference Portal?
  • Please note there is a subscription cost of $AUD45 to use the Psychology Reference Portal.
• Have you provided a Curriculum Vitae, which includes:

1. The names and contact details of two academic referees supporting your application.
2. Details of any occupational or practical experience of relevance to the program.

• Have you secured a PhD coordinating supervisor from the School of Psychological Science?
• All international applicants: Have you provided certified IELTS results no more than 2 years old?
  
  

The inherent academic requirements (given below) of the Master of Clinical Psychology and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology describe the skills and abilities that are fundamental and necessary to achieve the learning outcomes of these courses.

They are offered to guide students/applicants in making decisions about their suitability for undertaking these courses. It is intended to offer students/applicants information about the inherent academic requirements needed to complete the course.

You are expected to adhere to all professional and ethical guidelines and codes whilst on internal and external placement. Note that this includes guidelines about gathering informed consent from clients, as each service will have their own procedures and forms. You are also expected to consult their supervisor for information on other local policies and procedures that should be observed. Australian Psychology Society's (APS) Code of Ethics: https://psychology.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/ethics-and-practice-standards/aps-code-of-ethics

UWA is committed to including all students in the university community. We aim to foster an environment that welcomes all students.

Reasonable adjustments

Students with health conditions, disabilities, or other circumstances may be provided with a reasonable adjustment to facilitate their learning and skill acquisition needed to complete this course. We can put into place reasonable adjustments in our teaching and/or assessment methods for students depending on the student's needs, provided that any adjustments do not compromise the inherent academic requirements of the course.

Consideration is also given to a student's cultural and religious background/belief which may impact on participation on a course.

The inherent requirements described below are to help guide you as you decide whether you can meet these requirements. Please read these inherent requirement statements carefully. As you do so, reflect on challenges that you might experience in meeting and maintaining them.

If meeting these requirements might be a challenge for you related to a health condition, disability, or otherwise, you should discuss your concerns with UniAccess.

Externally accredited

The UWA Master of Clinical Psychology and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology meet Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accreditation requirements and provide graduates with the necessary qualification to apply for registration as a psychologist in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Key psychology practice skills are embedded and assessed throughout these programs.

Domains

The Master of Clinical Psychology and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology courses are professional courses. They leads to registration as a psychologist in Australia. As such, all students who enter the program must have fundamental skills needed to practice that are assessed throughout the course to meet required competencies.

Students are required to undertake placements in Australian healthcare contexts throughout the course, which means that they will work with people from diverse backgrounds (e.g., all genders, different faith backgrounds).

Below we describe five domains that are needed to be successful in this course:

• Communication
• Emotional and Behavioural
• Cognitive - both Scientific and Clinical
• Relational
• Sustained Performance
  
  

Description

Students require strong communication skills, such as understanding and responding to nonverbal and verbal communication accurately, appropriately, and in a timely manner. This includes a solid command of English, both oral and written. They also need to be able to communicate respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds, such as gender, culture, religion, and sexual orientation.

Justification

Understanding and demonstrating accurate, timely, coherent, and respectful communication (nonverbal, verbal, oral and written) is also fundamental to safe practice in the discipline. Communication skills are needed to:

• Coordinate care
• Complete clinical tasks in a time-sensitive way, such as writing reports and progress notes, writing letters to and conferring with clients and relevant others (e.g., organisations, practitioners)
• Forming a therapeutic relationship with clients
• Conversing with supervisors, staff and peers/colleagues

Communication skills are required to liaise with others inside and outside the organisation. There will be a requirement for presentations to small and large groups of allied health staff and community stakeholders. Communication skills are also needed to participate in tutorial, simulation, clinical and placement discussions.

Adjustments

- For verbal communication, adjustments must address the need for timeliness, accuracy, coherence, and clarity across various formats (e.g., individual presentations, group presentations).

- For nonverbal communication, adjustments must facilitate the student recognising, interpreting, and responding to non-verbal cues appropriately, as well as showing and interpreting one's own nonverbal behaviour (e.g., facial expressions, posture, body language, and attire) and understanding how others might interpret this.

- For written communication, adjustments must address impairments in order to meet the need for writing with clarity, cogency, coherence, and accuracy, as well as the need for timely completion.

Exemplars

For example, students in either of these courses must:

• Write reports based on assessment findings and maintain other necessary written clinical documentation
• Communicate with other healthcare providers and their supervisors in both written and oral formats in a timely manner
• Orally communicate with clients as well as peers, staff, community medical and/or clinical practitioners
• Participate in public speaking and class presentations
• Demonstrate, interpret, and be aware of nonverbal communication, such as attentional cues and postural cues
  
  

This section is divided into:

• Ethical and legal
• Emotional and Behavioural regulation

Ethical and legal

Description

The capacity to show ethical and legal practice and conduct are integral to the program and the discipline. Students will need to be aware of their obligations as a provisional psychologist and should show knowledge of:

• The Australian Psychological Society (APS) Code of Ethics, the APS Ethical Practice Guidelines, and the APS Code of Conduct
• The key Australian legislation governing the organisation of the profession [e.g., Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2010 (WA) & Mental Health Act (2014)]
• The broader legislation, practice standards, policies, and professional guidelines with which provisional and endorsed psychologists must interact

Justification

Ethical conduct in accordance with our codes, guidelines, and policies enables safe and competent practice. Complying with these codes, guidelines and policies ensure that the wellbeing of clients are not placed at risk. Students must be able to understand and conduct themselves in keeping with a range of codes, guidelines, policies, and regulatory requirements, etc., that govern their practice.

Adjustments

Adjustments must ensure that the student will meet provisions of the relevant codes, guidelines, and legislation in an ongoing manner.

Exemplars

In addition to the conduct requirements of the University, students in this course must:

• Conduct themselves in accordance with the ethical principles and other professional requirements of clinical practice
• Understand and comply with codes, guidelines, and other policies in a range of workplaces, and adapt to that environment in a way that enables professional and ethical conduct

Emotional and Behavioural regulation

Description

The regulation of emotions and behaviours is needed to function effectively and competently in the course. Whilst students are supported as they learn the competencies of the course, these courses are demanding. Consequently, emotional and behavioural stability is needed to work constructively. This includes maintaining objectivity and professionalism across diverse environments and contexts that can be challenging and unpredictable. Students are thus required to "function and adapt effectively and sensitively in a demanding role" (Brett et al., 2016, p. 31), within the context of their course.

Justification

Students will be exposed to "highly complex human situations and will be required to have behavioural stability to manage these events competently and professionally" (Brett et al., 2016, p. 31). Students must manage the often taxing demands and workload inherent in either of these programs as this ability helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of those with whom they interact, such as clients, peers, supervisors, and professional colleagues. They need to be receptive to reflective of constructive criticism, and respond appropriately to constructive feedback.

Adjustments

Adjustments for emotional and behavioural regulation must address the student's need to develop/redevelop and maintain emotional and behavioural regulation skills.

Exemplars

Students in this course must manage their emotions and behaviours:

• When working with people from a wide range of backgrounds in highly demanding and, at times, unpredictable and potentially distressing clinical contexts
• When working with clients whose beliefs challenge or are discrepant to the student's own beliefs (e.g., discrepant personal, religious, or cultural beliefs); the student must be able to deal with these in a way that does not adversely affect the quality of the clinical service the client is accessing
• In response to constructive feedback from supervisors, peers, and others
• To form responsive and respectful working relationships
  
  

Description

Cognitive skills must be demonstrated to undertake these courses---which integrate science and practice---and to engage in safe and competent practice in the discipline. The capacity to demonstrate a range of scientific and clinical skills is also essential to maintaining effective client care in clinical psychology or neuropsychology placements.

Cognitive - Scientific skills

Students must show the cognitive skills needed to function as a trainee in these courses, which includes showing the ability to find and digest scientific literature to inform clinical psychology/neuropsychology practice; numeracy skills that show the ability to collect, interpret, and inform clinical psychology/neuropsychology practice; and reasoning and analytical skills that show the ability to make logical inferences based on evidence to inform practice.

Students must also show the cognitive skills needed to work as a scientist-practitioner, and thus demonstrate the capacity to be a producer and a consumer of new clinical knowledge. In addition to the preceding skills, cognitive skills involve the capacity to evaluate the current state of knowledge in an area and to frame a question scientifically and a means of answering it. Additionally, adequate comprehension of abstract concepts and critical thinking skills are essential for safe and effective care.

Cognitive - Clinical skills

Students must demonstrate the following:

• That they are aware of and respect professional and personal boundaries
• The ability to self-reflect (e.g., on their own emotions and behaviour, supervisor input) in order to inform their current and future practice
• The capacity to engage in clinical and ethical reasoning using a range of sources, keeping in mind professional standards and guidelines
• The ability to make effective use of their supervision time
• The ability to Integrate theory and practice
• Good time management skills, completing tasks within expected timeframes, especially within their clinical practice (to conform to professional and clinic requirements)
• That they can locate, digest, and apply appropriate and relevant information

Justification

To successfully complete either of these courses, students must have the cognitive abilities to understand psychological theories, the scientific literature, and how these inform effective practice with their clients. Students' understanding is key to them undertaking a scientific-practitioner approach with best-practice principles, as taught throughout the courses for the benefit of clients. These skills are integral to sound clinical reasoning and assessment/intervention delivery, ultimately ensuring safe practice with clients. These skills are also needed to complete the research component of the courses.

Adjustments

Reasonable adjustments to the course must address the student's ability to show scientific and clinical skills in an ongoing manner.

Exemplars

Students in either of these courses must:

• Show that they understand and can use a range of scientific methods to collect information
• Identify relevant theory and evidence-based scientific knowledge, and use this to inform their clinical practice and make sound clinical reasoning and related decisions
  
  

Description

These courses require students to form and maintain healthy working relationships with a wide range of clients, peers, and other professionals. Strong social skills and the capacity to resolve conflict are needed, as students are required to develop these relationships often under stressful circumstances with people across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds. Students need to quickly engage with and maintain rapport with child and adult clients over time, and express empathy and use other relevant active counselling skills to effectively working with clients.

Justification

Strong relational skills that enable the formation of effective therapeutic relationships with clients from diverse backgrounds and across the age span are fundamental to effective service provision. These skills are essential to forming effective working relationships with other professionals to the benefit of clients and their families/significant others.

Adjustments

Adjustments must address the requirement for the student to form positive and professional relationships with clients that are consistent with ethical codes and practice guidelines and must enable the student to show the effective use of relational skills across the range of clinical tasks required by the program.

Exemplars

Students in this course must be able to:

• Reliably and rapidly establish, and sustain, rapport with clients when on placements
• Build healthy working relationships with other professionals whilst on placement (e.g., supervisors, staff, peers, colleagues)
• Appreciate personal and professional boundaries and respect those boundaries in their actions
  
  

Description

The courses require reliable and sustained physical and mental functioning. Students need to show consistent, sustained physical and mental performance during busy and/or challenging clinical circumstances (e.g., throughout a busy clinic day) such that they maintain professionalism in providing quality client care and in interactions with peers and professionals.

Justification

Students must maintain professionalism in their activities and be able to consistently work across a range of demanding contexts to provide clients with safe and effective services. Students need to complete full-day placements that require sustained physical and mental health performance at a busy clinic service, with early evening appointments sometimes needed, such that they provide consistent quality care.

Adjustments

Adjustments must address the need for the student to maintain consistent professional and ethical conduct over sustained periods.

Exemplars

Students in this course must:

• Participate fully in classes, lectures, workshops, clinical meetings or other clinic- and/or research-related activities throughout the day and potentially in the early evening
• Engage in reliable and professional interactions with clients, peers, and other professionals
• Attend to the content of clients' sessions throughout a busy day in a placement and appropriately recognise and manage their own emotions so as to not impact the quality of interaction or service that the client receives throughout the day/week
• Sustained physical energy during a busy clinical day, with appointments during the early evening possible, in order to complete a tasks in a timely manner
• Perform certain procedural skills such as administering neuropsychological/psychometric tests in a timely manner, which involves dexterity (e.g., being able to perform tasks involving fine motor skills, such as grasping and manipulating materials and recording client's verbal responses), and differentiating sounds, speech and alarms in a clinical environment

Brett, M., Harvey, A., Funston, A., Spicer, R., & Wood, A. (2016). The Role of Inherent Requirement Statements in Australian Universities. Retrieved from Access and Achievement Research Unit latrobe.edu.au/aaru May 2021

Johnson, A., Allan,T., Phillips,K., Azzopardi,T., Dickson,C., Goldsmith,M & Hengstberger-Sims, C. (2011). Inherent Requirements of Nursing Education (IRONE), Western Sydney University School of Nursing & Midwifery and Student Equity & Disability Services.

Whilst developing these Inherent Requirements, we also consulted those at other Australian universities. With thanks to:

University of Western Sydney - Inherent Requirements http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ir
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University of the Sunshine Coast - Inherent Requirements https://www.usc.edu.au/current-students/student-support/inherent-academic-requirements/master-of-psychology-clinical-and-master-of-professional-psychology-inherent-academic-requirements

Applicants must be eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Prospective students must ensure that they only submit an application for entry into the program if they would meet the provisional registration requirements by the time they receive an offer into the program.

New students must apply for provisional registration as soon as they accept their offers. Students must maintain provisional registration for the entire duration of their enrolment in the degree.

• Have you provided academic transcripts of any tertiary studies that you completed at a university other than UWA?
• Have you provided a Curriculum Vitae, including relevant professional and clinical experience and training (4 pages max)?
• Have you contacted two referees and ensured they have completed the online reference form?
• Have you submitted a personal statement briefly outlining (a) why you would like to study the GCAD; (b) your autism-related professional, personal or lived-in experience; and (c) how you intend to use the GCAD knowledge and skills in your professional practice (maximum one A4 page)?

This pathway requires a minimum of five years' unpaid or paid work, study or other experience, since completion of your undergraduate degree.

Resume

Please attach a resume outlining your professional and other relevant experience, including details on each employment or other position (dates, tasks performed).

Personal statement

Please attach a statement setting out the unpaid or paid work, study and/or other experience you have undertaken since completing your undergraduate degree that demonstrates your competency to study in the JD course.

• Intellectual rigour
• Time management
• Self-management and self-reflection
• Learning and achievement through service activities
• Understanding and experience of collaborative learning
  
• Reading skills
  
• Writing skills
  
• Analytical skills
  
• Critical thinking skills
  
• Communication skills
  
• Accepting and responding to feedback
  
• Understanding the importance of and a demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning
  
• Emotional intelligence

Personal statement

Please attach a statement describing your circumstances, ensuring that you explain how your academic achievement has been impacted by these circumstances. Disadvantages can include Personal, Social, Cultural, Financial, Educational, LGBTQI, Medical. The statement should not exceed 500 words. If the panel requires further information you may be asked to provide additional details. Where appropriate, please include supporting statements or documentation relevant to your application, for example, statements of support from a professional or support person who has knowledge of your disadvantage. If you have held an Australian temporary protection or humanitarian visa in the past 7 years, please attach evidence of this to your application.

Process and timelines

Applications for the Equity and Diversity pathway are assessed by the UWA Law School after the pathway applications close on 6 January 2025.

Successful applicants who gain a place in an Assured Pathway to Podiatric Medicine will commence in a UWA Bachelor's degree and on completion progress to their assured place in the postgraduate Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM).

The Assured Pathway place in the DPM is conditional on:

• successful completion of a UWA bachelor's degree with DPM prerequisites and a minimum selection GPA of 5.0 and appropriate prerequisite units; and
• retention of international student status

Assured Pathway students who undertake the Podiatric Health and Medical Sciences extended major within their bachelor's degree will commence the DPM in the second year and can complete both degrees with five years of study. Students may choose to do a different major or bachelor's degree in which case it will take a minimum six years of study to complete both degrees.

Minimum ATAR of 94 or equivalent, for example:

14 - GCE or Cambridge Advanced Level Examination*

35 - International Baccalaureate

78 - UWA Foundation Program (UWA College)

74 - Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)

Assured Pathway students must complete a UWA bachelor's degree before commencing the DPM. In addition to English language competency requirements, there may be other prerequisites depending on the chosen major.

It is recommended to study ATAR or equivalent Chemistry and Maths Applications or higher, however school leavers who have not completed these subjects can undertake bridging units as part of their bachelor's degree studies.

• International applications for the International Assured Pathway to Podiatry open 1 March and close 31 August the year prior to commencement.
• Applications are via UWA's online application system. International students may also apply via an authorised international education agent.
• Applicants whose final results are not available by the application closing date must submit a Predicted ATAR form (fillable RTF 917KB).
• The School of Allied Health plans to hold interviews during October.
• Timing of course offers to be advised.
• Applicants who attain a place in the International Assured Pathway to Podiatry will commence their UWA bachelor's degree in semester one (late February).

• Final ranking will be based on ATAR or equivalent and interview score.
• Up to three places will be offered for the International Assured Pathway to Podiatry.
• Students who are offered an International Assured Pathway to Podiatry may defer commencement for one year. Students who must meet a national service obligation may defer for up to two years.
• Progression into the DPM is conditional on successful completion of a UWA bachelor's degree with DPM prerequisites and a minimum selection GPA of 5.0; and retention of international student status.

The Admissions team can help should you have any queries regarding quota eligibility.

Domestic
Australian citizens (including dual citizenship holders), permanent residents and New Zealand citizens must apply for a domestic place.

International
Applicants who are not Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens, must apply for an international place. International students who have applied or are intending to apply for Australian permanent residency or citizenship need to be aware of the following:

• An offer for an international place will lapse if residency status changes before commencement. Applicants in this situation will need to re-apply during the next admissions period for a domestic place.
• A student whose residency status changes after commencement in a course subject to quotas cannot be guaranteed a domestic place.
• International school leavers must retain their international student status to take up their postgraduate International place

School leaver (domestic or international)
A school leaver applicant is currently completing high school ATAR (or equivalent level studies) or on a gap year, and has not commenced in university degree studies or vocational training at diploma level or above. A school leaver in progress of a national service obligation is considered to be on a gap year until completion.

Graduate applicant (domestic or international)
A graduate applicant has completed or will soon complete a recognised Bachelor's degree. The earliest a student may apply for graduate entry is during the final year of their initial Bachelor's degree.

Rural (Domestic graduates and school leavers)
The Rural program is part of a Federal Government initiative to address workforce shortages in medicine, dentistry, and allied healthcare in regional, rural and remote Australia. To be eligible, an applicant's principal home address must have been in an area defined by the Department of Health as regional, rural or remote according to the Modified Monash Model (MMM) for any five years consecutively or at least 10 years cumulatively. A search engine for eligible locations can be found on the DoctorConnect website - click on Modified Monash Model 2019. The MMM 2019 rates locations based on 2016 census data on a scale of 1 - 7. If you are a domestic student who lives or has lived in areas rated MM-2 through MM-7 for the defined periods you may be eligible for consideration within the Rural quota.

Domestic school leaver applicants for Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatric Medicine or Pharmacy who believe they fit the rural definition must submit UWA's Rural Eligibility form with their TISC application to be considered for a Rural place.

Domestic graduate applicants for Dentistry, Podiatric Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy or Social Work who believe they fit the rural definition must submit UWA's Rural Eligibility form with their UWA application to be considered for a Rural place.

Domestic graduate applicants for Medicine will indicate their eligibility via GEMSAS.

Indigenous (Domestic graduates and school leavers)
Applicants who identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are accepted as such by the community in which they live, or have lived, are eligible for consideration as an Indigenous applicant. Applicants must provide a person or organisation who can verify their Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status.

School leaver applicants may initially contact either the School of Indigenous Studies or the Admissions team for additional guidance regarding this pathway.

Graduate applicants may initially contact the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH) or the Admissions team for additional guidance regarding this pathway.

Broadway (domestic school leavers)
Broadway UWA is designed to ensure access to UWA courses is available to the broadest range of students with the potential to succeed at university. The program aims to increase the diversity in the student cohorts within health care courses at UWA.

Specified schools are invited to participate in this program. You are eligible for consideration as a Broadway Assured Pathway applicant if you have undertaken your entire Year 12 studies, including WACE, at a UWA Broadway school.

Broadway eligible school-leaver applicants will indicate their school as part of their TISC application. Contact the Admissions team should you have further queries.

To be considered for admission into the DPM, an applicant must:

• have a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA. Recognised bachelor's degrees are those conferred by Australian universities or higher education institutions recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework or the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR). While academic results from postgraduate study will be taken into account, postgraduate studies undertaken without a bachelor's degree cannot be accepted as an equivalent qualification
• have the equivalent of a Selection Weighted Average Mark (sWAM) of at least 65, and
• meet the prerequisites (refer to details below).

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements may be invited to an interview. After the interviews, applicants are ranked according to sWAM and interview score with the highest-ranking applicants being offered a place. Rural applicants will be ranked based on sWAM, interview score and rurality rating (equally weighted).

Students who are in progress of their first bachelor's degree may apply during their final year.

• Domestic and International applications open on 1 March and close on 31 August the year prior to commencement. Apply via UWA's online application process for postgraduate coursework studies. International students may also apply via an authorised international education agent.
• Domestic applicants who may be eligible to apply as an Indigenous applicant should contact the Admissions team or contact the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH) regarding this pathway.
• Domestic applicants who may be eligible to apply as a rural applicant should submit the Rural Eligibility form with their application.

Interview periods

• The School of Allied Health plans to carry out online interviews for shortlisted domestic and international applicants on or around 8-9 October.
• Applicants who are eligible for Indigenous entry should contact the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH) regarding interview timelines for the current admissions period.

Course offers

• Offers are planned to commence during November. Timing of subsequent round offers will depend on the outcome of previous rounds
• An offer cannot automatically be deferred; in exceptional circumstances, a deferral request may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should consider their personal circumstances and apply during an admissions period where they are prepared to commence should they receive an offer.

Applicants must complete a bachelor's degree before commencing the DPM. To be considered for a place, applicants must meet the prerequisites:

Demonstrated knowledge in two of the following areas at a tertiary level:

Physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, human biology, microbiology, genetics, immunology or biological chemistry

• Final ranking for non-rural domestic and international applicants to the DPM will be based on sWAM and interview score.
• Final ranking for rural applicants to the DPM will be based equally on sWAM, interview score, and rurality ranking.
• Final ranking for applicants who are eligible for Indigenous entry will be based on sWAM.
• Up to 35 places will be offered across all quotas. Up to 10 per cent of available places will be offered to eligible rural applicants, and up to 10 per cent of available places will be offered to eligible Indigenous applicants. Up to five places will be offered to eligible international applicants.

Applicants who are eligible for a course offer during the final year of their initial bachelor's degree will be made a conditional offer requiring them to:

• attain a minimum sWAM of 65 for semester two of the final year of their degree; and
• complete their bachelor's degree requirements by the end of the year prior to commencement.

Applicants who are in progress of their initial bachelor's degree and undertake a course of action that will result in receiving late results may not meet offer conditions. Care must be taken if undertaking any course of action which could delay the receipt of results or degree completion. This may include deferred/supplementary exams, undertaking units that fall outside normal semesters (e.g. summer units or trimester units) or going on exchange during the final year of study. Applicants who do not complete all requirements for their initial bachelor's degree by the 31 December deadline will have their offer withdrawn.

• Applicants who can meet the eligibility requirements will be ranked and shortlisted for an interview based on academic results: selection WAM for graduate applicants and ATAR or equivalent for school leaver applicants.
• Eligible applicants will be contacted with more information after shortlisting is complete.
• The interview will be a structured process allowing applicants to display some of the personal qualities considered desirable in allied health practitioners.
• Applicants who accept their interview will be provided with information and preparation material prior to the interview.