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Policy - Faculty Academic Policies and Procedures

2. Admission

2.1 Selection

 

1. This policy refers to selection into the undergraduate courses of the Faculty of Health Sciences, however, the general principles apply to all selection processes within the Faculty. For each undergraduate course, a Selection Panel has responsibility for student selection.
2. The Faculty is accountable in law for its student selection decisions. It must be able to demonstrate that proper and publicly available procedures are used to consider each application, and be able to justify each selection decision.
3. The Faculty is a participant in the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) system for processing applications to tertiary courses, and must observe VTAC system rules.
4. Each course must have selection criteria and prerequisites published in the relevant VTAC guides, VICTER and Faculty promotional material, The prerequisites should be in accordance with the four sets of course prerequisites approved by the Faculty Development Committee at its meeting on 18 November 1999:
   1. English only (at prescribed grade level); or
   2. English (at prescribed grade level); plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Mathematics (any); or
   3. English (at prescribed grade level); plus two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Mathematics (any); or
   4. Courses which require a different set of prerequisites to those outlined in points i) to iii) above, should obtain the approval of the Dean.
5. There should be a Selection Officer for each undergraduate course, who has responsibility for the administration of the selection process. A Selection Panel generally comprises the Selection Officer and academic staff as determined by the Head of School.
6. A complaint or appeal concerning any decision of a Selection Panel should be referred to the Selection Officer for the course in the first instance who should review such decision in consultation with the Selection Panel, Head of School, and Academic Services Manager. The appeal if necessary should then be referred to the Dean and the University’s Ombudsman.
7. The Faculty Selection Bonus Scheme (FSBS) is a scheme that considers factors not usually considered as part of the Estimated ENTER calculation for Year 12 students. The Scheme awards bonus points for criteria such as being an Indigenous Australian, remoteness and geographic isolation in schooling, attending a school that qualifies under the regional bonus scheme, fluency in a language other than English and/or middle band factors (e.g. relevant work experience). More information can be found on the Faculty website at www.latrobe.edu.au/health/courses/undergrad.html.

Revised September 2003