Entry Requirements
The first year of this course is currently available full-time on campus only.
Applicants must have completed at least one complete year (preferably two years) of industry placement after their secondary school education.
Marcus Oldham maintains a flexible policy in relation to entrance criteria and judges each applicant on their individual merits. Ideally, applicants will:
- Be at least 18 years of age by day 1 of the academic year (generally the beginning of February)
- Have successfully completed secondary education (mature age applicants accepted on merit)
- Have completed at least 12 months in an industry placement following secondary school
- Have a strong desire to pursue a career in the agricultural industries
All applicants are required to have a VCE or equivalent qualification. Applicants that have not completed VCE or equivalent will have to demonstrate significant post-secondary school experience.
The requirement for pre-entry experience is subjective based on the applicant’s circumstances. In some cases, it will be acceptable for an applicant to have completed their pre-entry experience on their home property. The preferred situation is that all applicants have had significant exposure to two or more farming systems, one of which may be the home property.
For direct entry into either the second of the program, applicants will need to contact the Director of Agribusiness to discuss eligibility for advanced standing. If advanced standing is to be granted for all or any part of a year of study, there may still be a requirement to satisfactorily complete either one or more selected units or specifically designed bridging units.
Students must meet the requirements of the College’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
The course entry criteria for international students requires some additional processes. See further details about entry requirements for international students.
All applications for undergraduate study are assessed using the same ranking scale based on a combination of academic results, work experience, and an interview. The Marcus Oldham ranking score for all undergraduate courses is based on the following:
Secondary Education results or Higher Education study qualification | 0 to 25 |
Post School years of experience | 0 to 25 |
Personal interview assessment of Maturity, Motivation/Interest, Industry Knowledge, General Impression of willingness to succeed at study. | 0 to 50 |
TOTAL ranking score is out of – | 100 |
For further information on the application process for entry into this program, please see the policy and procedure documents on our policy and procedure page.
Appeals regarding enrolment decisions can be made via the academic appeals process, as outlined in this document.
To assist applicants to compare Marcus Oldham with other Australian Universities and Higher Education providers, the table below shows the numbers enrolled for each standardised category. Marcus Oldham does not offer places based solely on ATAR, Higher Education Study or VET. Because of this, all enrolments are considered to be in category (C) or (D).
Student profile: Marcus Oldham College | All Undergraduate Courses | AGRIBUSINESS | |||
Applicant background | Full year intake 2018 | Full year intake 2018 | |||
Number of students | Percentage of all students | Number of students | Percentage of all students | ||
(A) Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
(C) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories) |
38 | 44% | 21 | 65.6% | |
(D) Recent secondary education:
Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the impact of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) | 48 | 55% | 10 | 31.3% | |
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, school’s recommendation with no minimum ATAR) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
International students | <5 | <5% | <5% | <5% | |
All students | 87 | 100.0% | 32 | 100.0% | |
Notes: “<5” – the number of students is less than 5.
N/A – Students not accepted in this category |