Admissions
Academic Services is responsible for the selection and admission of students to coursework programs in the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences through SATAC and direct entry applications.
Information on University programs and program specific application
procedures can be found on the University's
Future Students
website.
SATAC admissions
Admissions to all undergradute programs and to most postgraduate
coursework programs is through the South
Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC)
The SATAC Guide, published about July each year, contains program
information and explains the application procedures and timelines.
The normal closing date for most undergraduate and some postgraduate
applications is in late September. Late applications may not
receive equal consideration with those lodged on time.
Direct entry
admissions
Application for admission to honours programs and certain
postgaduate programs is thorugh the University's online application
system, Apply
Online
Internal transfer
Internal transfer enables a student admitted to move from one program to another at the same or
a lower level at the University of South Australia
without applying through SATAC. Internal transfer is only permissible
between approved pairs of programs. Further information is
available in University
Policy A.7
(see Section 8) and the current list of
programs approved for internal
transfer (58Kb doc) in the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences.
The application form (49Kb doc) for internal transfer should be posted, faxed or hand delivered to reach Campus Central by 30 June for transfers to take effect for semester 2 or by 31 October for transfers to take effect for semester 1 of the following year.
Research studies
Enquiries and applications for research studies should be made to
Research Services.