Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine

Entry requirements

• A completed High School Certificate with the minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors) or equivalent.
• Successful completion of two university level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
• A completed AQF Certificate III or higher level qualification.
• A completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
• Prior to commencement of the first placement, students are required to provide evidence of their immunisation and vaccination status, and evidence of certification for Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Anaphylaxis management, a completed Australian National Police Check, and a Working With Children Check.
• Students will be required to purchase a clinical uniform and instruments at the beginning of Year 1 of this course. Additional expenses will be incurred for attending external work-integrated learning (WIL) placements and intensive schools including return travel and accommodation in all years of the course.
• To complete a proportion of the clinical hours in this course, students will require access to a registered podiatrist for supervision purposes. This might be at a podiatry clinic local to the student's home or could be in the on-campus university clinic.
• IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking) or equivalent test (including PTE, OET and TOEFL iBT).
• We will accept ELP scores over a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
• The student has achieved a minimum overall score of 7 in IELTS (or equivalent test) in each sitting, and
• Achieved a minimum individual score of 7 in IELTS in each component across the two sittings, and
• No score in any component of the test is below 6.5 in IELTS.
• If sitting the test over two sittings, results must be from the same acceptable test. For example, both IELTS tests.
• Attended and satisfactorily completed either an undergraduate degree or at least four years of any combination of secondary or tertiary education, including at least two years between years 9 to 12, taught and assessed solely in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, UK or USA.