VTAC offer guide: Undergraduate degrees

The requirements in this section are only applicable if you are accepting an offer into one of the following courses:

• Bachelor of Aviation
• Bachelor of Aviation/Bachelor of Business
   

Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting)

Your bachelor or double bachelor degree offer also includes a place in the Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting), which is your flight training.

To enrol in this course, you will need to read and accept the terms and conditions. Follow the unique link to the registration page in your offer letter (emailed to you with the subject line 'Welcome to Swinburne') to proceed.

Medical

To be able to obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) you will be required to pass a Class 2 medical examination as specified by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). To operate commercial flights with passengers, you are required to hold a Class 1 medical. Further information on the medical process can be found on the CASA website.

You can proceed with your enrolment now, however you will be required to obtain a Class 1 medical prior to your first training flight in unit AVF80001 (in approximately week 3 of your first semester). Delays in obtaining the medical may delay the progression of your flight training.

Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)

Students will be required to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) to undertake flying training. Details can be found on the CASA website.

You can proceed with your enrolment now, however you will be required to obtain an ASIC prior to your first training flight in unit AVF80001 (in approximately week 3 of your first semester). Delays in obtaining the ASIC may delay the progression of your flight training.

First Aid Certificate

Your course includes a professional placement as part of your assessment. You are required to hold a current Australian First Aid certificate/CPR certificate to undertake any placement units. You can proceed with your enrolment, but this requirement must be fulfilled by the end of your first year of study.

Working with Children Check

Your course includes a professional placement as part of your assessment. You must have both a valid National Police Record Check (NPRC) and a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) to undertake your placement. You can proceed with your enrolment, but this requirement must be fulfilled by the end of semester one in your first year of study.

For information about the WWCC and how to apply for one, please visit the Victorian State Government’s webpage about WWCC.

Further information will be provided to you on how to complete these requirements when you commence your studies.

Please note that you must accept your offer and enrol into this course by the specified deadline, or your offer will lapse. This date appears on your offer letter email from Swinburne.

The requirements in this section are only applicable if you are accepting an offer into one of the following courses:

• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media and Communication
• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science

Our Swinburne Law School courses provide practical opportunities for students in the classroom and through work experience, and we support our students to find placement opportunities within host organisations. You can proceed with your enrolment, but prior to graduation, all law students will be required to complete three (3) professional placements of 20 days duration each.  For more information please email lawschool@swinburne.edu.au.

Please note that you must accept your offer and enrol into this course by the specified deadline, or your offer will lapse. This date appears on your offer letter email from Swinburne.

You cannot defer your studies in this course.

Immunisations

This course requires up-to-date evidence of immunisations. If you are not able to provide up-to-date evidence, you will not be able to attend the clinical placement component of this course.
Find out more information about the minimum immunisation requirement. 

Additional immunisations may be required in response to any changes in Government policy or the specific requirements of the organisation you attend for your clinical placement.

Please proceed with your enrolment. You will be provided further information about the immunisation requirement in your initial weeks of classes.

Police Check

Bachelor of Nursing students attend a clinical placement and are required to have National Police Record Check on an annual basis. If you are unable to provide a current National Police Record Check, you will not be able to attend the placement component of this course. 
Find out more about applying for a National Police Record. 

If you have lived overseas for more than 12 months in the past 10 years, you are also required to provide a police check from your country of residence (including an English translation) and/or a statutory declaration stating that you have never, in another country, been convicted of any crime.

Please proceed with your enrolment. You will be provided further information about the National Police Record Check requirement in your initial weeks of classes.

Working with Children Check

Your course includes a professional placement as part of your assessment. You must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) to undertake your placement.

For information about the WWCC and how to apply for one, please visit the Victorian State Government’s webpage about WWCC.

Please proceed with your enrolment. You will be provided further information about the WWCC requirement in your initial weeks of classes.

English language skills requirement

Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing must meet the English language skills requirements to become a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Boards of Australia (NMBA). Find out more about the English language skills requirements.

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Students enrolled in this course may be required to apply for and receive an acceptable NDIS Worker Screening Check prior to commencing placement with an NDIS provider. The relevant fee is the responsibility of the student.

Nursing Placements

Nursing Placements can occur at any time during the course, including during the school holidays, Christmas and Easter holidays.  Students need to be available to attend nursing placements at all times during the course.  It is advised that holidays are not booked prior to allocation of nursing placements as alternative nursing placements may not be available, therefore impeding progress in the course.

Additional Costs

Students should allow approximately AU$450 for a nursing uniform and equipment. Students can purchase some of these items from any supplier, however the Swinburne University of Technology branded nursing uniform is only available from the Swinburne University bookshop.

These items remain the student's personal property.

To be eligible for progression into the fourth year (honours year), students must achieve a minimum of a distinction average (70%) in core psychology units at the third year level.

Due to limited places in the honours year, the required average may be increased, however students with an average of at least 75% will be guaranteed a place in the fourth year.

Students in this course who do not meet this standard for entry into fourth year will be eligible for the award of a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences subject to the completion of the requirements of that award.

Undergraduate education courses:

Before you begin your enrolment, there are a few things you need to know.

The requirements in this section are only applicable if you are accepting an offer into one of the following courses:

• Bachelor of Education Studies
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
• Bachelor of Education (Primary)
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching)
   

Police Check and Working with Children Check

Your course includes a professional placement as part of your assessment. You must have both a valid National Police Record Check (NPRC) and a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) to undertake your placement. Please proceed with your enrolment, and you will be provided further information about the NPRC and WWCC requirements in your first semester of study.

For information about the NPRC and how to apply for one, please visit Victoria Police’s webpage about the NPRC. For information about the WWCC and how to apply for one, please visit the Victorian State Government’s webpage about WWCC.

National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

The requirements in this section are only applicable if you are accepting an offer into one of the following courses:

• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
• Bachelor of Education (Primary)

To be eligible to graduate, students must pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students, which is required to become a registered teacher. This test is run externally at the applicant’s expense. For more information visit the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

If you have been issued a packaged offer for the Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation and the Bachelor of Education (Primary), successful completion of your diploma allows you to meet the entry criteria for the bachelor degree.

Progression to the Bachelor of Education (Primary) is also conditional upon you passing the Casper selection test to assess your non-academic, personal and professional attributes. The Casper test is an Australian Government requirement and all applicants to this degree must sit the test. We would recommend sitting the Casper test towards the end of your diploma studies, and you’ll receive an email reminder of this closer to the time. Further information and availability of Casper tests can be found on the Altus webpage.

To begin, you'll need to generate a password to sign in to the Swinburne Application website.

1. Go to Swinburne self-service password management portal to generate your password
2. Your username will be your new Swinburne student ID (as shown on the email you received from us)

1. Log in to eStudent with your Student ID and password, and click on the Offers tab.‌
2. Click the Respond button on the offer that you wish to accept
3. Review the details of your offer; then click the Accept button
    

If you’ve completed prior study or have work experience relevant to the course you’re enrolling in, you may be able to apply for academic credit. However, it’s recommended you enrol in your units and complete your timetable now according to your course planner, and make any changes to your unit enrolment after any applicable academic credit has been applied.
 

1. Click on the My Enrolment tab

2. Accept our terms and conditions; click on the words Read and accept. 

3. If you are asked for further details e.g. your parent/guardian details, click on the word Provide, then enter your details and click the Update information button to submit. If you are not asked for further details, proceed to the next step.

4. If you’re asked to submit your Request for Commonwealth Support, select Provide (this form is mandatory to confirm your Commonwealth Supported Place). If you’re eligible and wish to apply for HECS-HELP, you can do this on the same form. 

5. Refer to your course planner to check which units to enrol into and how many you should be doing.
6. You can find information to help you with your unit selection by viewing the planning your course structure pages on our website. If you wish to view a sample timetable, refer to your course planner to guide your unit selection, then visit the online timetable planner.
7. If applicable to your degree, you may be prompted to select a major. To do this, click the Select hyperlink from the option line below your course title. Click Save changes to study planner and expand the major. 

8. In the grey search box, select the year you are enrolling in, study period and location as per your course planner.
9. Select the units you wish to enrol in. Choose the teaching period from the drop-down menu in the grey bar. If there is no choice, we will select the period for you.
10. You may be able to study some units online, or partly online and partly in a classroom on campus. If you can see these options, choose your preference.
11. Select the Enrol checkbox on the right-hand side for each unit you’re enrolling in. Then select Enrol at the bottom of the screen.

12. Select Confirm Enrolment to finalise enrolment.

Note: Make sure your enrolment matches your course planner. You need to study some units in a certain order. If you enrol in units in the wrong order it can affect future units you’re able to study and how long it takes you to complete your course.

Unique Student Identifier

This reference number is a government requirement for all students doing a nationally recognised course. It creates a secure online record of your training and qualifications. If you don’t have a USI, get one now.

From 1 January 2021, commencing higher education students will need a USI to be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) and Commonwealth financial assistance (HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or OS-HELP).

We recommend obtaining one now prior to sorting out your fees.

Your fees will vary based on the course and units being studied. To learn which fees you need to pay and when, and what government financial assistance you may be eligible for, see paying your fees.

To make a payment:

1. Select My Financials.
2. Select Make a payment from the left-hand navigation.

To apply for government assistance (HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and SA-HELP):

1. Select My Financials.
2. Select HELP forms from the left-hand navigation.
3. Select Add New for a new application.
4. Provide your details and select Submit.

You can now register into classes for the units you have enrolled in. If you’re studying only online-delivered units, you don’t have a timetable and can skip this step. If you have enrolled in individual units, you need to set up your timetable:

1. Click on the Class Timetable tab
2. To register into a clash-free timetable, select the Register into clash-free classes button on the right of the screen. If the timetable generated doesn’t suit, you may have some options on this screen to change it. To learn more about registering into classes, see setting up your class timetable.

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