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Entry requirements See page 28 for details .

If you ’ ve completed your pre-university studies , you can apply for entry into the medicine course at Monash University . Your application will be assessed based on a combination of :

• pre-university qualifications ( e . g . A Level , International Baccalaureate Diploma , Monash University Foundation Year , South Australian Matriculation , Australian Matriculation , or STPM )

• International Student Admissions Test ( ISAT )

• adequate performance in the Multiple Mini Interviews

• English proficiency .

Pre-university qualifications You ’ ll need to have satisfactorily completed an appropriate pre-university course . Results of your pre-university studies must be available prior to the commencement of the medicine course . See page 28 for more details .

International Student Admission Test ( ISAT ) You ’ re required to undertake the ISAT . Your results will contribute towards the overall ranking for entry into the course . For further information about ISAT , including test centres and closing dates , please visit their website at www . acer . edu . au / isat or enquire at :

ISAT office Australian Council for Educational Research 19 Prospect Hill Rd , Camberwell , VIC , Australia 3124

Multiple Mini Interviews ( MMI ) The Multiple Mini Interviews will be conducted in Kuala Lumpur , Singapore and Melbourne . Other interview sites may also be announced , so please check our website and with local agents . The interview format is designed to evaluate whether you possess the relevant personal qualities to succeed in the medicine course , and you ’ ll be assessed by trained interviewers . MMI stations will comprise a series of scenarios and associated questions focusing on your relevant personal qualities such as :

• motivation

• communication skills

• critical thinking

• ethical / empathetic reasoning .

The MMI consists of four sequential interview stations . At each station , you ’ ll be interviewed for eight minutes , followed by a two-minute changeover ( i . e . 10 minutes per station ), with a circuit that takes 40 minutes to complete . If you haven ’ t been invited to participate , you cannot request for an interview .

English proficiency You must be proficient in English . This can be demonstrated through one of the following :

• Higher score in English ( Australian Year 12 equivalent )

• 1119 Bahasa Inggeris – CEFR ( SPM ) ( awarded from 2021 onwards ): A grade or above in SPM English language and CEFR B2 , C1 or C2 ; OR GCE O Level English Language – 1119 ( SPM ) ( prior to 2021 ): B grade

• IELTS ( Academic )/ IELTS One Skill Retake ( Academic )/ IELTS Online : An overall score of 7.0 or greater with no individual band less than 6.5

• TOEFL iBT / TOEFL iBT Paper Edition : An overall score of 94 or greater with 20 in Listening , 19 in Reading , 20 in Speaking and 24 in Writing

• Pearson Test of English ( Academic ): An overall score of 65 or above with no Communication Skills lower than 58

• C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency : An overall score of 185 with no skill score lower than 176

• Higher score in GCE A Level English .

Monash English Bridging is not accepted for admission into this program .

Malaysian Medical Council ( MMC ) requirements If you ’ re applying to study medicine in Malaysia , you ’ re also required to fulfil the Malaysian Medical Council ( MMC ) requirements in addition to Monash ’ s entry requirements :

• At Year 12 ( Pre-university result e . g Matriculation , Foundation , Pre-Medical program , A Levels , STPM etc ) you must have studied Biology , Chemistry and a third subject which can be either Physics or Maths

• At Year 11 ( SPM or O Levels or its equivalent ) you must have achieved a minimum of “ B ” in Biology , Chemistry , Physics , Maths / Add Maths and one other subject . However this Year 11 requirement does not apply if the Year 12 is A Levels or STPM

• You must be 18 years of age at enrollment .

Sri Lankan Nationals All Sri Lankan citizens will need to meet requirements set by the Sri Lanka Medical Council . Please visit www . srilankamedicalcouncil . org for updated details .

Indian Nationals The MMC has set additional requirements for Indian citizens to study medicine in Malaysia . Please visit www . mmc . gov . my (“ Minimum Entrance Requirements ”) for details .

Final selection The final ranked list of applicants will take into account scores in the pre-university examinations , ISAT , English , and performance at interviews .

Graduate applicants A small number of graduates are considered for entry into Monash ’ s medicine course . The selection is based on a strict criteria which may include your performance in your first degree and / or pre-university program , aptitude test , English and interviews . Please contact our admission office for more information on specific requirements .

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school leavers This course is offered to applicants who ’ ve completed their Year 12 studies ( e . g . Monash University Foundation Year , A Level , South Australian Matriculation , Australian Matriculation , or Higher Secondary Certificate ) within the last two years .

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