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The University of New South Wales

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

There will be a total of 208 Commonwealth Supported Places available for entry in 2013, including 52 places under the Rural Students Entry Scheme (for applicants with a significant rural background).  Eight places are being offered under the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme and 52 places as Bonded Medical Places.  There will be no domestic fee-paying places. 

The majority of places are usually offered to school leavers, with some places offered to applicants who have partly completed or completed an undergraduate degree.  There is also a special entry scheme for applicants in the BMedSc program at UNSW.

Special consideration is also given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants via a special entry scheme.

Selection into the course will be based on:

• Performance in Year 12;
• Performance in tertiary studies (if one year or more completed);
• Performance in UMAT; and
• Performance in a semi-structured interview.

Applicants are required to:

1. Complete the online application form on the Faculty’s website by 30 September 2012;

AND

2. Apply via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) by 28 September 2012 or by 30 November 2012 (late fee applies).

For further information, see www.med.unsw.edu.au.

Bachelor of Optometry, Bachelor of Science

There will be approximately 90 places available for entry in 2013.  It is anticipated that for direct entry there will be 70-75 Commonwealth Supported Places, 5–10 international fee-paying places and no domestic fee-paying places.  In addition, it is anticipated that for alternative entry into Year 2 there will be around 12 Commonwealth Supported Places and a couple of international fee-paying places.

Direct entry selection into Optometry/Science is based on:

• Performance in UMAT;
• Academic Performance (Year 12 and/or tertiary record as appropriate).

All Australian and New Zealand students applying for entry are required to take UMAT and apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

International students who reside in a country where UMAT is offered are required to take the UMAT unless they have completed a diploma/degree in optometry.

Students applying for alternative entry into Year 2 of Optometry/Science must:

• have completed the required subjects’ equivalent to those in the first year of Optometry/Science while enrolled in Science at the University of New South Wales;
• have not undertaken post-secondary studies prior to enrolment in Science at the University of New South Wales.

Students applying for alternative entry to Year 2 need to take UMAT.  Selection for alternative entry to Year 2 will be based on:

• Performance in UMAT;
• Performance in Year 12 (to be competitive this would need to be an ATAR or equivalent of at least 90.00); and
• Performance in required first year subjects completed while enrolled in Science at the University of New South Wales.

Students should apply directly to the University of New South Wales for alternative entry to Optometry/Science.

For further information, see www.optom.unsw.edu.au.