ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Academic Requirements
All applicants must:
- Be a minimum 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.
Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Admissions Procedure
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 Admissions Procedure
- 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
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
Requirements |
Minimum Score/Duration |
|
Undergraduate Requirements |
Postgraduate Coursework Requirements |
|
Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 Program |
Applicable |
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 |
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Academic |
Overall 6.0 |
Overall 6.5 |
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – Paper Based Test |
500 (min. 4.5 TWE – Test of Written English) |
577 (min. TWE 4.5) |
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Internet Based Test (iBT) |
60 (min.18 in writing) |
79 (min.20 in writing and no other band <18) |
Pearson Test of English (PTE) |
50 (no skill score < 42) |
58 (no skill score < 50) |
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) |
Level B2 (169) |
177 (no skill < 169) |
Duolingo English Test |
105 |
115 |
Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Admissions Procedure