Flexible Entry - Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Programs

The Faculty of Arts may offer Flexible Entry to Commonwealth Supported places in selected undergraduate degree and/or combined degrees.

The Flexible Entry quota will be a maximum of 10% of the available Commonwealth Supported places in each nominated undergraduate degree or combined degree, but the Faculty reserves the right to make fewer, or no Flexible Entry offers in any particular program, depending on the quality of the demand and the number of places available.

Where a secondary qualification other than the NSW HSC has been completed, the equivalence of those results to the NSW HSC results required under the General Eligibility Criteria and/or the Selection Criteria will be as judged by the Faculty.

For all programs except 511207 Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications), only the UAC application is required - no additional application or supporting material is required, or will be considered by the Faculty of Arts.

For 511207 Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications), two applications are required - one to UAC and another direct to the Faculty of Arts.

To be eligible to be considered for Flexible Entry a prospective student must:

1. be a UAC applicant in the appropriate application round for a Commonwealth Supported place in one of the degrees in which Flexible Entry is offered;
2. have completed secondary studies in the year prior to that in which they intend to commence their degree candidature;
3. have a UAI within 5.00 of the expected cut-off for Commonwealth Supported places in the degree/s that they intend to commence; and
4. have achieved Band 5 - Band 6 in English Advanced in the HSC.

For the degrees:
511200 Bachelor of Arts
511208 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
511213 Bachelor of Music Studies / Bachelor of Arts *
511214 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
511215 Bachelor of Socio-Legal Studies
511225 Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences
511227 Bachelor of International and Global Studies
511220 Bachelor of Liberal Studies
511300 Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Social Work

* Additional selection criteria - audition requirements for the Bachelor of Music Studies.

From those who satisfy the General Eligibility Criteria:

1. Flexible Entry offers will be made to those who achieve Band 5 - Band 6 in a 2 unit, or Band E3 - Band E4 in an Extension unit in an HSC Category A language, other than English or English as a Second Language.
2. if the Flexible Entry quota has not been filled, the Faculty will consider those with Band 5 - Band 6 results in any 2 unit, or Band E3 - Band E4 results in any Extension unit from the following:

• Aboriginal Studies
• Ancient History
• Drama
• English Extension 1
• English Extension 2
• History Extension
• Legal Studies
• Modern History
• Music 1
• Music 2
• Music Extension
• Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
• Society & Culture
• Studies of Religion II
• Visual Arts

Additional Selection Criteria

For the degrees:
511214 Bachelor of Arts & Sciences
511220 Bachelor of Liberal Studies

Section 2 above will also include the following:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth & Environmental Science
• Geography
• Information Processes & Technology
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Extension 1
• Mathematics Extension 2
• Physics
• Software Design & Development

For the degree:
511207 Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications)

From those who satisfy the General Eligibility Criteria, Flexible Entry offers will be made to those who display the best combination of aptitude for the course and relevant experience, as assessed from the separate Flexible Entry application required by the Faculty of Arts.

Selection criteria include:

1. work experience
2. media portfolio: production, creation, presentation
3. references
4. personal statement

Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications) Flexible Entry Application Form. Please only include the material requested on the Application Form as additional material will not be considered.

How to apply for the Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications):

• Download a Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications) Flexible Entry Application Form or obtain one from the Faculty of Arts Office.

Submit the Flexible Entry Application Form by Wednesday 7 January 2009 to:

Flexible Entry
Faculty of Arts Student Administration Services Unit A14
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

(Phone: 9351 3129; Fax: 9351 5333)

Those successful in gaining a Flexible Entry place will receive a UAC Main Round CSP offer. No separate advice will be issued to those who are unsuccessful. If there are CSP places yet to be filled after the UAC Main Round, those unsuccessful in the Main Round will be considered again in the UAC Late and Final Rounds, when the same Eligibility and Selection Criteria will apply.