VTAC change of preference guide

Yes. While change of preference is open, you can move your offered course up or down, reorder your other preferences or add new courses. You can’t remove the course you’ve already been offered, and only courses listed above it will be considered in the next offer round.

Accepting and enrolling in your current offer won’t stop you from updating your preferences. Follow the enrolment steps to secure your place while you wait. If you later receive an offer you prefer, you can accept it and withdraw from your original course.

You may receive an offer for another course on your list. Courses listed above the one you’re offered will still be considered in the next offer round.

If you decide you prefer a course currently listed below your offer, move it above the offered course while change of preference is open.

You’ll automatically be reconsidered for your existing preferences in the next offer round, although not every course makes offers in every round.

You can also add, remove or reorder courses while change of preference is open.

Yes. List courses in the order you most want to study them, with your first choice at the top. Don’t rank courses by where you think you’re most likely to get in – you can only receive an offer for your highest eligible preference.

Your list can include the courses you most want to study, related courses or campus options you’d be happy to accept, and pathway courses that could help you work towards your preferred degree. Only include courses you would genuinely consider studying.

You can include up to eight course preferences in your VTAC application. List them in the order you most want to study them. You can receive only one offer in each offer round.

Change of Preference closes before each offer round while applications are considered, then reopens after offers are released. Check the VTAC key dates and update your preferences before the deadline for the offer round you want to be considered in.

No. Once you’ve paid your VTAC course application fee, there is no additional cost to change your preferences.

You can add, remove or reorder your course preferences as many times as needed while change of preference is open. Make sure you select ‘Save and exit’ each time to submit your changes.

No. Most courses make offers in the December round and all courses participate in the first January round, but they aren’t required to make offers in later January and February rounds.

After the first January round, your VTAC account may show if a course is no longer selecting applicants.

Check that you meet the course prerequisites and any additional selection requirements, such as an interview, folio or test. Some course applications or additional requirements may close before change of preference ends, so review the course information carefully.

If a deadline has passed, contact the university to find out whether you can still complete the requirements. Avoid removing a course with an early closing date, as you may not be able to add it again.

Yes. If you applied for Victorian courses through VTAC, you can update your preferences even if you live or completed Year 12 interstate.

If you applied through another state’s admissions centre, follow its change of preference process and deadlines.

International students completing an Australian Year 12 qualification can also apply through VTAC. Other international students generally need to apply directly to the institution.