Minimum requirements

All applicants must meet the following minimum criteria to be eligible for admission:

Completion of the BSc/DVM Admissions Statement and associated declarations
Completion of Casper assessment. Casper is an open-response situational judgement test (SJT) that evaluates social intelligence and professionalism (for example, collaboration, equity, problem solving, empathy, ethics and self-awareness).
Proof of English language proficiency requirements. Domestic school leavers must attain a scaled mark of 50 or more in English, Literature, or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (all Stage 2 or 3).
Minimum academic performance (after any equity adjustment for domestic applicants):
- >94 ATAR (or equivalent), or
- tertiary GPA >2.5 (out of 4) or >5.5 (out of 7)

Applicants via the tertiary pathway must additionally meet the following criteria:

Minimum of one week (35 hrs) of veterinary-related experience, i.e. work experience with a veterinarian. You must provide evidence of this (see BSc/DVM Admission Statement for details).
Minimum of 1 year (full-time equivalent) or 21 credit points (or equivalent) of tertiary study in a natural science-related course.

Exclusion criteria

Applicants may be excluded from further consideration for the following:

Any ‘red flag’ from Casper assessment, or Casper Z-score below -1.75
Any substantiated misconduct or professionalism issues, or criminal record
Provision of fraudulent or deliberately misleading information in the application
Incomplete applications.

Equity adjustments

Domestic applicants who demonstrate educational disadvantage may have equity adjustments applied to academic performance scores, prior to determining minimum requirements and Z-score rankings. Only academic criteria are adjusted, non-academic criteria including Casper and interview performance are not subject to adjustment.

Equity adjustments may be applied for the following contextual factors, where they have disadvantaged academic performance:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status
Disadvantaged socio-economic background
Disability, medical condition or neurodiversity
Carer responsibilities
Difficult life circumstances
Disadvantaged or rural/remote secondary school (for ATAR only)

To receive equity adjustments, applicants must provide (i) a statement describing the contextual factor, and its impact on the applicant’s academic performance relevant to selection criteria, and (ii) supporting evidence or documentation.

The overall equity adjustment will be scaled from 1-5 based on the number, extent and cumulative impact of all contextual factors. The maximum equity adjustment will be:

+5 to ATAR (or equivalent) for school leavers
+0.5 to GPA for tertiary applicants

English proficiency requirements

See the higher standard requirements for Veterinary Science

To be admitted to the veterinary course, students who have not received secondary schooling taught and assessed solely in English in recognised countries* for at least 2 years must pass additional English proficiency tests, to meet the standards of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council.

(*Recognised countries are: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa)

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