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Foundation Year entry requirements

Taylors College has one overriding Admissions Policy – we will not accept your application if we do not think you are able to pass our program.

Academic assessment for entry

As a guide, applicants for the Accelerated program must have achieved superior grades in English and relevant subjects.

Students applying for the Standard and Standard Intensive programs must have achieved at least average grades in English and relevant subjects.

The Extended program is designed for students who do not qualify for the Standard program or students who want to develop a more solid foundation in key subjects such as Mathematics or the Sciences.

Forecast results are accepted where appropriate.

English Language

TAFY

Course	Accelerated	Standard	Certificate in Pre-Foundation Studies
IELTS	6.0 (No band less than 6.0)	5.5 (No band less than 5.0)	5.0 (No band less than 5.0)
TOEFL Paper	550 TWE 4.0	525 TWE 3.5	500 TWE 3.0
TOEFL iBT	79 Writing 19	71 Writing 16	61 Writing 13
GCE O Level	B4	C6	D7
GCE A Level	C	D	E
HKCEE	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2
HKALE Use of English	D	E	E
SPM	B4	C5	C6
NCEA (without IELTS)	Minimum 4 credits at Level (or higher) in Reading Minimum 4 credits at Level 2 (or higher) in Writing Plus 48 credits at Level 2 with no fewer than 12 credits in each of three subjects (including Mathematics)	Minimum 4 credits at Level 1 (or higher) in Reading Minimum 4 credits at Level 1 (or higher) in Writing Plus 40 credits at Level 2 with no fewer than 12 credits in each of three subjects (including Mathematics)	Minimum 2 credits at Level 1 (or higher) in Reading Minimum 2 credits at Level 1 (or higher) in Writing Plus 38 credits at Level 1 with no fewer than 12 credits in each of three subjects (including Mathematics)

MUFY

Academic assessment for entry

Standard 26 weeks:
As a guide, applicants for the Standard 26 weeks program must have achieved superior grades in English and relevant subjects.

Standard 33 weeks:
Students applying for the Standard 33 weeks programs must have achieved at least average grades in English and relevant subjects.

Extended program:
The Extended program is designed for students who do not qualify for the Standard programs or students who want to develop a more solid foundation in key subjects such as Mathematics or the Sciences.

Forecast results are accepted where appropriate.

English Language

Course	Standard (26 weeks)	Standard (33 weeks)	Extended*
IELTS	6.0 (No band less than 5.5)	5.5 (No band less than 5.5)	5.0 (No band less than 5.0)
TOEFL Paper	550 TWE 4.0	525 TWE 3.5	500 TWE 3.0
TOEFL iBT	79 Writing 19	71 Writing 16	61 Writing 13
GCE O Level	B4	C6	D7
GCE A Level	C	D	E
HKCEE	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2
HKALE Use of English	D	E	E
SPM	B4	C5	C6

Students are expected to test at the above scores at Orientation
* AL3 and AL4 countries – Taylors English Language Preparation required.

UWAFP

Course	Accelerated (30 weeks)	Standard (36 weeks) Standard (40 weeks)	Extended (60 weeks)*
IELTS	6.0 (No band less than 6.0)	5.5 (No band less than 5.5)	5.0 (No band less than 5.0)
TOEFL Paper	550 TWE 4.0	525 TWE 3.5	500 TWE 3.0
TOEFL iBT	79 Writing 19	71 Writing 16	61 Writing 13
GCE O Level	B4	C6	D7
GCE A Level	C	D	E
HKCEE	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2
HKALE Use of English	D	E	E
SPM	B4	C5	C6

Students are expected to test at the above scores at Orientation.
* AL3 and AL4 countries – Taylors English Language Preparation required.

USFP

Course	Standard (33/34 weeks)	Standard (40 weeks)	Extended (59 weeks)*
IELTS	5.5 (No band less than 5.5)	5.5 (No band less than 5.0)#	5.0 (No band less than 5.0)
TOEFL Paper	525 TWE 3.5	525 TWE 3.5	500 TWE 3.0
TOEFL iBT	71 Writing 16	71 Writing 16	61 Writing 13
GCE O Level	C6	C6	D7
GCE A Level	D	D	E
HKCEE	Level 3	Level 3	Level 2
HKALE Use of English	E	E	E
SPM	C5	C5	C6

Students are expected to test at the above scores at Orientation.
* AL3 and AL4 countries – Taylors English Language Preparation required.
#The requirement for all students entering the Standard Program for the Economics/Commerce stream is IELTS 5.5 No band less than 5.5 (or equivalent)

Academic

Country
Australia	Year 11
Bahrain	Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Bangladesh#	Higher Secondary School Certificate/Intermediate Certificate (Yr 11 or 12)
Brunei	GCE O Level (or forecast)
China#	Gao Er or Gao San (Year 11 or 12)
Germany	Intermediate School Leaving Certificate (Yr 11)
Hong Kong	HKCEE
India#	Standard XI or Standard XII or equivalent
Indonesia	SMU 2 or SMU 3
Iran#	High School Diploma/Pre University Certificate
Japan	Year 2 or Year 3 Upper Secondary School Certificate
Kenya	GCSE O Level or Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education
Korea	Certificate Grade 11 or 12 Senior High School
Kuwait	General Secondary School Certificate
Macau	Form 5 or Senior Middle 2
Malaysia	SPM (or forecast), Senior Middle 2 or UEC (or forecast)
Oman	Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Pakistan#	Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate (Yr 11 or 12)
Qatar	General Secondary Education Certificate
Russia#	Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat)
Saudi Arabia	General Secondary Education Certificate
Singapore	GCEO Level Forecast/Preliminary
Sri Lanka#	Sri Lankan GCE O Levels and A Levels
Taiwan	Senior High School Year 2 or 3
Thailand	Matayom 5 or Matayom 6
Turkey#	State High School Diploma
United Arab Emirates	General Secondary Education Certificate
Vietnam#	Year 11
Other countries	Please contact us for more information.

#Subject to Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) criteria.
Note: Entry requirements are subject to change.

Available to International Students only in Australia

Entry to the Foundation program is for international students only in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

International students who are granted Australian Permanent Residency after accepting a place in the course may complete the Foundation program, but cannot be guaranteed entry to the University under the conditions set down for international students.

Auckland Foundation program is available to International Students, New Zealand permanent residents (PRs) and New Zealand domestic students in New Zealand.

Eligibility for Monash University

You must be at least 17 years of age by 31 December 2010 to be eligible for admission to Monash University in 2011, unless you have achieved academic results that place you in the top 15% of the qualified applicant pool.

If you do not meet the above criteria, but would otherwise have been offered a place, you will be offered a deferred place to be taken up when the age criterion is met.

The Dean of a faculty may choose to admit a student who has not yet attained the age of 18 years but has achieved excellent results, or who has achieved the age of 17 years but achieved results slightly below those required.