About your offer and how to accept it
RMIT will make an offer after your application is assessed as successful. The time taken to assess your application depends on the prerequisites that need to be met. Postgraduate and art and design applications often take longer than other programs. You can check the progress of your application online.
You must accept your offer of a place by the date on your letter or it will lapse. As soon as you accept your offer you need to organise a flight and an international student visa to make sure that you arrive in Melbourne in time to find accommodation and RMIT.
Your application is assessed
If your application is successful You will receive a Letter of Offer for a place at RMIT University.
- You must accept the offer by the date stated in the letter. An offer may be withdrawn by RMIT if a program is full so it is important to accept your offer as soon as you can.
- If you decide not to accept the offer, you must immediately send us a letter or fax explaining your reasons for declining the offer.
- If you want to defer your offer for one or two semesters (a maximum of up to one year), see here on how to defer: www.rmit.edu.au/international/defer
If your application is unsuccessful
You will receive a letter stating why you have not met the selection prerequisites or that quotas have been filled. Check the other RMIT study options available to you.
About Your Offer
International Services will send you a Letter of Offer and an Offer Response Form inside the Welcome to RMIT handbook. You need to read the refund policy and accept this offer before the expiry date or the offer will not be available.
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Unconditional Offers
You have a place in the program you have applied for and must accept the offer before the date printed on the offer letter.
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Conditional Offers
You have a place in the program if you meet certain conditions stated on your letter of offer. These may include forwarding your examination results to RMIT or an improved English language test score.
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RMIT Pathway Offers
You must meet the conditions of the first program you plan to study before accepting your pathway offer. For example, if you are accepted for a pathway program for Foundation Studies followed by a diploma or degree program, you must meet the conditions for the Foundation Studies program before accepting the pathway offer. You must accept the offer before the expiry date printed on the offer letter.
Sponsored studentsSponsored students must also include a letter of authority from their sponsor that states the name of the program you have been offered and who will pay your tuition and overseas student health cover fees.
How to accept your offer
You must send the following documents to International Services before the expiry date printed on your offer letter. After this date your place of offer will be unavailable.
- Completed Offer Response Form (pdf)
- Certified evidence that you have met the conditions specified on your offer letter (if applicable). If this information is not available by the offer expiry date you must include the reason and date you expect to submit this information to International Services.
- Payment to International Services of a deposit for tuition fees and overseas student health cover (OSHC) as stated on your Letter of Offer. After you have enrolled in your program, your tuition fees will be subject to annual adjustments and will not be fixed for the duration of your study. RMIT University reserves the right to adjust annual tuition fees to take into account increases in University and program delivery costs. However, the University undertakes that any adjustment factor will not exceed 7.5% per annum (also note that tuition fees do not include extra expenses such as student health cover, books, equipment, materials and excursions). You should read the RMIT refund policy before sending your acceptance documents.
- Pathway programs: If you are accepting a second program as part of pathway offer you will also need to pay the supplementary fees stated in the offer letter.
For more information check the RMIT student visa information page and your nearest Australian diplomatic mission.
Conditional offers and fee payments
You will receive a refund if you are paying for a conditional offer and are unable to meet the conditions.
Book your airline ticket
Seats are in heavy demand at the beginning of each semester so book an airline ticket as soon as you accept your offer.
Your enrolment package and student visa
After we have received your acceptance documents we will send you an enrolment package.
This contains:
- your Confirmation of Enrolment for the Purpose of Granting a Student Visa (e-COE);
- an acceptance letter confirming your program fee and your overseas student health cover (OSHC) payment;
- an RMIT Arrival Guide containing information on pre-departure and living in Australia.
You will need to apply for your student visa through an Australian diplomatic mission or one of RMIT’s representatives.
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