Aspire Early University Study
Study an undergraduate subject to get an early conditional offer at La Trobe.
Applications close 4 July.
What’s the Aspire Early University Study program?
Our Aspire Early University Study program rewards high performing Year 12 students who’ve studied first-year uni subjects with an early conditional offer to La Trobe.
You can study one or a pair of first-year uni subjects. We’ll use those La Trobe subject results to create a La Trobe Entrance Score, and we’ll use that – or your ATAR, whichever is higher – to assess your application.
Who is eligible to apply?
You can apply if you’re in your final year of VCE, HSC or IB – including if you’re an unscored student. Eligibility criteria and conditions apply, so check out the application steps and criteria section for further details.
Benefits of the Early University Study program
Early conditional offer
You’ll receive an early conditional offer for your course, so you can know what your future holds.
Get real uni experience
Explore your passions and get a head start into uni life by completing a subject at La Trobe.
Aspire benefits
You’ll gain access to a huge range of benefits, such as financial support for overseas exchange, exclusive events with Aspire peers and more. Explore all benefits.
How do I apply for the Early University Study program?
- Complete the school endorsement form [PDF].
- Supply your Year 11 results confirming a 70% average and relevant support documents.
- Submit your application via the Apply now button.
If you’re studying one first-year uni subject, you need to:
- be in your final year of VCE, HSC or IB – including if you’re an unscored student
- supply your Year 11 results showing an average grade of 70%
- provide a statement of support from a teacher or coordinator.
If you’re studying two first-year uni subjects, you need to:
- be enrolled in at least four VCE 3 and 4 subjects, including at least one English or EAL
- have at least one VCE Units 3 and 4 enrolment during the year you study your uni subjects
- be eligible to be awarded the VCE and demonstrate high-achieving results (B/70% pass average)
- provide a principal’s letter of recommendation, as well as your Year 11 results.
If your application is successful, you’ll receive an early offer, which is conditional on:
- meeting the standard course prerequisites and any extra requirements for your chosen course
- meeting the Aspire ATAR for your course (or equivalent from further study)
- placing your Aspire course in your VTAC/UAC preference list.
Confirmed offers will only be released during the first round of offers via VTAC/UAC.
FAQ
Yes! You can apply for all Aspire programs you’re eligible for to increase your chances of getting an early conditional offer.
Yes! Course caps apply, so register your interest and be the first to know once more information is available.
Yes! You can study either a single or a pair of first-year uni subjects, however eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
First semester starts on 28 February 2022 and second semester on 18 July 2022. You’ll study 100% online, so your La Trobe study will be alongside your Year 12 subjects.
You’ll be eligible to apply for most undergraduate programs excluding some courses that have limited places like Bachelor of Dentistry and Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical).
You’ll also need to meet any other requirements for entry such as prerequisites or additional entry criteria (eg completion of the CASPer test for teaching courses) and complete the VCE, IB or interstate equivalent. If your university subjects are part of a Bachelor’s degree that you go on to enrol in, you’ll get credit for the subject(s) once you enrol – saving you HECS and giving you a head start.
Your conditional early offer will allow you to nominate your chosen La Trobe course for matching either your ATAR (if you receive one) or your La Trobe Entrance Score, whichever is higher. We’ll hold your spot – it’s guaranteed as long as you meet the entry requirements and successfully complete your VCE, IB or HSC.
Interest area | Subject name | Semester | Prerequisites and requirements if you’re studying two uni subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal studies and anthropology | Introduction to Aboriginal Australia | 1 | N/A |
Transforming Local Communities | 2 | N/A | |
Accounting Note: The subjects are included in external professional accreditation with CA/CPA and require participation in an in-person examination. The examination can be taken at any La Trobe campus. | Accounting for Management Decisions | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Accounting |
Accounting and Information Systems | 2 | As above | |
Business | Organisational Behaviour | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business Management |
Foundations of Management | 2 | As above | |
Criminology | Law and (Dis)Order | 1 | N/A |
From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment | 2 | N/A | |
Economics | Economic Issues and Public Policy | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Economics |
Recessions, Inflation and Economic Growth | 2 | As above | |
Event Management | Organisational Behaviour | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business Management |
The Event Experience | 2 | As above | |
Law | Legal Institutions and Methods | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Legal Studies |
Principles of Public Law | 2 | As above | |
Media and Communication | Writing for Media | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE English Language |
Imagining Language | 2 | As above | |
Politics, Philosophy and Economics | Politics, Philosophy and Economics | 1 | N/A |
Critical Thinking and Innovation | 2 | N/A | |
Sociology | Society and Culture: Introduction to Society | 1 | N/A |
From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment | 2 | N/A | |
Writing and Literature | Pleasure, Death and the Literary Imagination | 1 | N/A |
Professional Writing | 2 | N/A | |
Health Sciences | Human Structure and Function | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology |
Infections, Pandemics and Epidemics | 2 | As above | |
Human Biosciences | Human Biosciences A | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology or Units 3 and 4 of Physical Education |
Human Biosciences B | 2 | As above | |
Science | Big Ideas in Science: Life, The Universe and Everything | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology or Units 3 and 4 of Chemistry or Units 3 & 4 of Environmental Science or Units 3 & 4 of Physics or Units 3 & 4 of Psychology |
Bad Science | 2 | As above |