ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Academic Requirements
All applicants must:
- Be a minimum of 18 years of age prior to course commencement
Bachelor of Business:
- Have a formal qualification considered equivalent to an Australian Year 12. International applicants should refer to the list of overseas qualifications accepted by AIHE for entry into the Bachelor of Business degree.
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Satisfactory completion of a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7 or higher) or an international equivalent is required. Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Admission Policy
- International equivalencies for an Australian Bachelor degree are assessed on an individual basis and will depend on the duration, institution and country of the degree awarded
Graduate Certificate in Management (GCM)
Academic Requirements (All students)
An Australian Bachelor’s Degree or an international
An Australian Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree or an international qualification equivalent to AQF level 6, plus 2 years’ of
- Industry experience at supervisory level or,
At least five years’ industry experience which
- Includes at least three years’ management/ supervisorial experience.
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Applicants with Higher Education Study
Applicants who have undertaken any higher education study within the last ten years since leaving school, may be eligible for admission to an AIHE course with credit transfers (advanced standing).
For more information on this process, see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.
Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) Study
Applicants who have undertaken any VET study within the last ten years since leaving school may be eligible for admission to an AIHE course with credit transfers (advanced standing). For more information on this process, see Course Credit/Recognition of Prior Learning.
Mature Age Students
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
AIHE understands that preparation for study is not restricted to formal educational attainment and that valuable intellectual and skills development can be gained through wide-ranging experiences. We will review applications on a case-by-case basis from persons of at least 21 years of age, who do not have formal qualifications for entry but who seek admission to courses on the basis of their educational and skills development through experience and informal study.
English Language Requirements
| Minimum Score/Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Requirements | Bachelor of Business Requirements | Master of Business Administration Requirements | Graduate Certificate in Management Requirements |
| Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 Program | Applicable | N/A | N/A |
| Successful completion of an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) qualification (Certificate IV or higher) no more than two years prior to commencing studies at AIHE | Minimum duration of one year of full-time study | N/A | Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree at minimum |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Academic including One Skill Retaken Certificate | Overall 6.0 (min. sub-score 5.5) |
Overall 6.5 (min. sub-score 6.0) |
Overall 6.0 (min. sub-score 6.0) |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Internet Based Test (iBT) | Overall 70 (min. sub-score 59) | Overall 87 (min. sub-score 70) | Overall 70 (min. sub-score 70) |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE)* | 46 (no skill score < 36) | 56 (no skill score < 46) | 46 (no skill score < 46) |
| Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) | Level B2 (169) | 177 (no skill score < 169) | 169 (no skill score < 169) |
| Duolingo English Test | 105 | 115 | 105 |
* The conversion of IELTS scores into PTE is in line with the 2024 comparison instructions by Pearson PTE at https://www.pearsonpte.com/research/scoring.
** The conversion of IELTS scores into Duo Lingo English Test and TOEL iBT is found at https://englishtest.duolingo.com/scores
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