Student applications

Non-school leavers

We welcome applications from non-Year 12 applicants. We value the life skills, experience and other qualifications that non-school leavers bring to the profession.

Applicants must apply through VTAC regardless of prior learning or qualifications. Applicants must complete and submit a ‘VTAC Personal History' online form if they want other information to be considered. This might include information about work, community experience or reasons for applying. Applicants may wish to provide other documentation in support of their application; for example a CV, personal statement, written references etc.

All nursing and midwifery undergraduate courses require a Special Tertiary Admissions Test Multiple Choice (STAT MC) where the applicant has not completed Year 12 (or equivalent), or any tertiary study (minimum Certificate IV) within the last 10 years (from commencement date of the course applied for). Enrolled nurses applying for nursing courses are not required to sit the STAT MC.

Year 12 school leavers

Applications for undergraduate courses should be made via the Victorian Tertiary Admissions System (VTAC).

Enrolled nurses

The School of Nursing and Midwifery welcomes applications from enrolled nurses.

Enrolled nurses who hold a Diploma of Nursing and are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) can be granted up to 8 credit points of recognition of prior learning (RPL) in the Bachelor of Nursing, or up to 5 credit points of RPL for the combined degrees.

For enrolled nurses who do not hold a Diploma of Nursing, yet are registered with the NMBA, RPL will be assessed on an individual basis.

As RPL is spread across the three years of the course, students have a reduced study load for the duration of the course. RPL is granted for Trimester 1 of the course and studies commence in July (Trimester 2) or November (Trimester 3) of the first year.

Students who elect to accept RPL for any unit must ensure they have achieved the intended learning outcomes for that unit and are current in that knowledge and clinical skill.

Enrolled nurses wishing to commence one of our nursing degrees can apply via VTAC for either early round (November) or main round (January) VTAC selection for commencement in Trimester 2.

Enrolled nurses may also apply for Trimester 2 or 3 commencement by direct application at Deakin Application Portal.

NIKERI Institute

National Indigenous Knowledge Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute applicants must apply via the institute.

You’ll need to complete a declaration statement and application form. If your application is successful, you’ll then be invited to an interview.

Learn more about how to apply through NIKERI Institute

Overseas nurses

Are you an overseas qualified registered nurse with Australian permanent residency?

For further information on how to obtain registration as a general nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), please contact the School of Nursing and Midwifery to discuss our pre-registration program.

Contact us

Prospective Student Enquiry Centre
1800 693 888
myfuture@deakin.edu.au

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