Graduate Certificate (General)

Admission Requirements:_x000d_ Completion of an Australian Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a similar discipline._x000d_ Applicants with a minimum of five (5) years of approved work experience will be considered for admission to this course._x000d_ Other Requirements:_x000d_ Postgraduate Australian Qualifications Framework qualification (AQF) - Successful completion of at least one year of full-time academic study completed in the standard duration, excluding approved intermission, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies at VU._x000d_ Undergraduate Australian Qualifications Framework qualification (AQF) - Successful completion of at least two years of full-time academic study completed in the standard duration, excluding approved intermission, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies at VU._x000d_ Study at an accredited institution in an English-speaking country where English is the language of instruction completed no more than two years prior to enrolment at VU. - Successful completion of at least two years of full-time academic study (at undergraduate degree level) completed in the standard duration, excluding approved intermission, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies at VU. Successful completion of at least one year's full-time academic study (at a Masters's degree level or higher) completed in the standard duration, excluding approved intermission, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies at VU._x000d_ Study at an institution within a non-English speaking country, but where English is the medium of instruction and assessment for the whole institution, completed no more than two years prior to enrolment at VU. -  Successful completion of at least two years of full-time academic study (at undergraduate degree level or higher) completed in the standard duration, excluding approved intermission, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies at VU._x000d_ _x000d_ English Requirements:_x000d_ IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking._x000d_ TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 79. Section scores no less than - Listening: 19, Speaking: 19, Reading: 18, Writing: 22_x000d_ Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 58-64 with no section score less than 50_x000d_ CAE (Advanced): Overall score of 176. No individual band is less than 169_x000d_ VU English - English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 6): Achieved.