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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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