Foundation equivalencies

Achieve the results below in recognised Foundation programs for entry into different levels of study.

Please visit the 'Entry Requirements' section of your preferred program to get the Australian standard academic entry requirement and to check whether there are any program-specific selection tasks and requirements.

Trinity College Foundation Studies Monash University Foundation Year

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	50%	50%	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	60%	50%	50%
Associate Degree	60%	60%	60%	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	65%	65%	60%
Bachelor Degree	70%^	70%	70%	60%
Bachelor Degree	75%	75%	75%	60%
Double Degree	70%	70%	70%	60%

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	50%	50%	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	60%	50%	50%
Associate Degree	60%	60%	60%	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	65%	65%	60%
Bachelor Degree	70%^	70%	70%	60%
Bachelor Degree	75%	75%	75%	60%
Double Degree	70%	70%	70%	60%

UNSW Foundation Studies

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	D	5	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	C-	5	D
Associate Degree	60%	C-	6	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	C	6.5	C-
Bachelor Degree	70%^	C+	7	C-
Bachelor Degree	75%	B-	7.5	NIL
Double Degree	70%	C+	7	C-

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	D	5	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	C-	5	D
Associate Degree	60%	C-	6	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	C	6.5	C-
Bachelor Degree	70%^	C+	7	C-
Bachelor Degree	75%	B-	7.5	NIL
Double Degree	70%	C+	7	C-

University of Sydney Foundation Program

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	D	5	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	C-	5	5
Associate Degree	60%	C-	6	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	C	6.5	6
Bachelor Degree	70%^	C+	7	6
Bachelor Degree	75%	B-	7.5	NIL
Double Degree	70%	C+	7	6

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	D	5	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	C-	5	5
Associate Degree	60%	C-	6	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	C	6.5	6
Bachelor Degree	70%^	C+	7	6
Bachelor Degree	75%	B-	7.5	NIL
Double Degree	70%	C+	7	6

Swinburne University Foundation Year Deakin College Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation Program/Foundation Studies Program La Trobe Melbourne Foundation Studies

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	50%	55%	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	60%	55%	50%
Associate Degree	60%	60%	60%	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	65%	65%	60%
Bachelor Degree	70%^	70%	70%	60%
Bachelor Degree	75%	75%	75%	60%
Double Degree	70%	70%	70%	60%

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	50%	55%	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	60%	55%	50%
Associate Degree	60%	60%	60%	NIL
Bachelor Degree	65%*	65%	65%	60%
Bachelor Degree	70%^	70%	70%	60%
Bachelor Degree	75%	75%	75%	60%
Double Degree	70%	70%	70%	60%

ARAMCO College Preparation Program (CPP)

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average2	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	Academic IELTS 5.5 (no band less than 5.0) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	D+
Associate Degree	60%	Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	D+
Bachelor Degree	65%*	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.0 with a minimum score of 3 in 2 or more AP courses	C+
Bachelor Degree	70%^	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.0 with a minimum score of 3 in 2 or more AP courses	C+
Bachelor Degree	75%	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.3 with a minimum score of 4 in 2 or more AP courses	C+

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English1	Average2	Pre-requisites
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	Academic IELTS 5.5 (no band less than 5.0) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	D+
Associate Degree	60%	Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent	GPA 2.5 with a minimum AP score of 2	D+
Bachelor Degree	65%*	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.0 with a minimum score of 3 in 2 or more AP courses	C+
Bachelor Degree	70%^	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.0 with a minimum score of 3 in 2 or more AP courses	C+
Bachelor Degree	75%	Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent	GPA 3.3 with a minimum score of 4 in 2 or more AP courses	C+

NCUK International Foundation Year (IFY)

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English Requirement1	Academic Requirement	Pre-requisites
		English Requirement1	Academic Requirement	Pre-requisites
		(IFY English Module Score)	(IFY Total Points)	(IFY Grade)
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	Overall D and minimum D for each band	72 (DDD)	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	Overall C and minimum D for each band	72 (DDD)	D
Associate Degree	60%	Overall C and minimum D for each band	88 (DCC)	D
Bachelor Degree	65%*	Overall B and minimum C for each band	104 (BCC)	C
Bachelor Degree	70%^	Overall B and minimum C for each band	112 (BBC)	C
Bachelor Degree	75%	Overall B and minimum C for each band	120 (BBB)	C

RMIT Programs	Australian Standard	English Requirement1	Academic Requirement	Pre-requisites
		English Requirement1	Academic Requirement	Pre-requisites
		(IFY English Module Score)	(IFY Total Points)	(IFY Grade)
Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma	50%	Overall D and minimum D for each band	72 (DDD)	NIL
Associate Degree	50%	Overall C and minimum D for each band	72 (DDD)	D
Associate Degree	60%	Overall C and minimum D for each band	88 (DCC)	D
Bachelor Degree	65%*	Overall B and minimum C for each band	104 (BCC)	C
Bachelor Degree	70%^	Overall B and minimum C for each band	112 (BBC)	C
Bachelor Degree	75%	Overall B and minimum C for each band	120 (BBB)	C

Notes:

1 Some programs require higher English results, please refer to program summary website for information on English proficiency requirement.

2 Based on completion of a minimum 48 credit hours from three trimester studies.

* Excludes Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) and the Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations) (all streams). These programs are assessed on a case by case basis.

^ Excludes Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours), Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours), Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours), Bachelor of Design (Communication Design), Bachelor of Arts (Textile Design), Bachelor of Design (Animation and Interactive Media), Bachelor of Design (Games), Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design, Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education), Bachelor of Criminology and Psychology and the Bachelor of Design (Digital Media). These programs are assessed on a case by case basis.

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