Before You Enrol
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Accept Your Offer
Before you enrol you are encouraged to read through the information provided in this website to assist you in enrolling at Swinburne.
VTAC Applicants
To accept your offer you must enrol at the time and location included in your offer letter. If you do not enrol your offer will lapse.
International VTAC and International Direct Applicants
To accept your offer you must follow the instructions provided in your Swinburne International offer letter. You will not be permitted to enrol until you complete this acceptance process.
Direct Entry and Pathways Direct Applicants
To accept your offer, follow the instructions in your offer letter and enrol on the date, time and location indicated for your program/course.
Defer Your Offer
VTAC Applicants
You are eligible to defer the commencement of your enrolment for a maximum of one academic year, at the discretion of your Department Manager. You must submit a Deferral Application form to your School on or before your scheduled day of enrolment. International students should contact Swinburne International.
The deferral application form can be found at:
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Deferral Application
Document Type: Application Form
How to Apply for Credit Transfer / Recognised Prior Learning (RPL)
Swinburne may recognise the units of study you have completed at other training organisation/s through Credit Transfer. The units must be identical or equivalent to those in the course you are enrolling in. You must supply a certified copy of the original results. No fees apply to units for which you obtain credit transfer.
Recognition of Prior Learning or RPL is an assessment process that acknowledges the skills and knowledge obtained through learning achieved from work or life experiences that is outside the formal education and training system. Through RPL you may be able to finish your course in a shorter amount of time. Evidence will be required and fees apply for RPL enrolments.
If you are an international student you will already have received advice about exemptions as part of your offer.
You can discuss applying for RPL or Credit Transfer with your Enrolling Officer.
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Application for Credit Transfer
Document Type: Application Form
How to get to and around Swinburne
For maps and information on how to get to and from Swinburne Campuses by public transport please click on the links below.
| Croydon Campus | |
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| Parking | There is free parking available on campus. |
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| Hawthorn Campus | |
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| Parking | There is no parking available on campus. Limited parking is available in the Wakefield St multi-deck facility and in the shopping precinct near campus; however, time limits and parking fees apply. |
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| Lilydale Campus | |
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| Parking | There is ample parking on campus. Follow Jarlo Drive through campus until you reach the parking area. Please observe the parking signs and restrictions. |
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| Prahran Campus | |
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| Parking | Parking around the Prahran campus is very limited and public transport is a much better option. |
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| Wantirna Campus | |
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| Parking | There is free parking available on campus. |
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Understanding Room Numbers
Room numbers at Swinburne University contain all the information that you need to find that particular room. Each room number is made up of two letters followed by numbers eg TD214. The letters tell you what building the room is in and the first number indicates the level in that building eg. TD214 will be in the TD building on level 2. The full room number (TD214) will appear on the door of the room when you get there so you will know you are in the right place.
