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Special requirements for TPP leading to Medicine

Academic Entry Requirements

NIC welcomes all applications from all countries, and will assess each application on its own merit. NIC will only consider academic subjects when determining average student performance.

Mature-aged Entry: Applicants who are aged 21 years or above may be admitted to an academic program at NIC without meeting formal academic qualifications. Evidence of relevant work experience and other acceptable qualifications will need to be submitted at the time of applying.

Recognition for Prior Learning: Students who have previously enrolled in post-secondary or tertiary studies may be recognised for their prior learning, and may wish to apply for exemptions. Applicants will be required to supply certified copies of all academic transcripts as well as detailed course syllabus information (outlining the content of that particular subject) for an assessment. Official transcripts and syllabus information must be supplied in English.

The list of qualifications outlined below is a guide only. As not all qualifications and countries are listed, students with other credentials are encouraged to apply.

Country	Foundation Program and Extended Foundation Program (Fast track and Standard Track)	Diploma (Fast track, Standard track and Diploma (Provisional Entry Program))
Australia	Completion of Year 11 or equivalent	Satisfactory completion of the NSW Higher School Certificate (or equivalent)
Bangladesh	Completion of the General Certificate of Education with 50% average, or Year 11 (10+1) with a 70% GPA	Higher School Certificate with a GPA of 3.0
Chile	Completion of the Licencia de Educacion, average below 5.0-5.7	Completion of the Licencia de Educacion with an average of 5.7 or better
China	Completion of Senior Middle 2 with an '80% average across 4 academic subjects	Completion of Senior Middle 3 with a 70% average across 4 academic subjects
Colombia	Bachillerato with an average of 60% and below	Bachillerato with an average of 70%
HK	Completion of Form 5 with acceptable pass grades	HKDSE total score of 8 in the best 4 academic subjects across Category A and Category C subjects (minimum level 2 in each subject)
India	Completion of Year 11 - All India Senior School Certificate, Indian School Certificate, Higher Secondary School Certificate with grades of 50% or better	All India Senior School Certificate with an average of 54% across 3 academic subjects
Indonesia	SMA II average with an average of 7.2 across the best 4 academic subjects	SMA III with an average grade of 6.75 across the best 4 academic subjects
Japan	Completion of Kotogakko Year 2 with a GPA of 3.0 or better	High School Graduation with a GPA of 2.5 or better
Kenya	KCSE 'D' average, GCE 'O' levels - passes in 3 subjects	KCSE C average, Minimum of 2 passes in GCE 'A' levels
Korea	Successful completion of Year 11 with pass grades	High School Graduation Certificate with a C grade average (Mi or 6) in 4 academic subjects
Kuwait	Successful completion of Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (General Secondary Education Certificate) with minimum overall grade of 60%	Successful completion of Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (General Secondary Education Certificate) with a 75% average or better in final results
Macau	Senior Middle 2 with a 70% average	Senior Middle 3 - 70% average across 4 subjects
Malaysia	Completion of Form 5 / SPM/ Senior Middle 2 or equivalent with overall pass grade	STPM - 2 passes, Senior Middle 3 - 70% or better (across 4 academic subjects), UEC with a minimum C grade average
Mauritius	GCE 'O' levels with credit pass in 3 academic subjects	Minimum 2 passes at GCE 'A' levels
Nepal	Higher Secondary School Certificate - Completion of Year 11 with an average of 45%	Completion of the Higher School Certificate (HSC - 12th grade), 2nd Division with 55% in 4 academic subjects
Pakistan	Completion of Higher Secondary School Certificate (Year 11) with a grade average of 50% or higher	Intermediate /Higher Secondary School Certificate - 54% average across 4 academic subjects
Philippines	Completion of the High School Diploma with an average of 70%	High School Diploma and NCEE with an average of 80% with an additional year of study in a Certificate or Diploma course
Russian Federation	Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education with a GPA below 3.0	Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education with a GPA of 3.3
Saudi Arabia	Successful completion of the General Certificate of Secondary Education with an average of 50%	General Secondary Education Certificate with an average of 75% or better
Singapore	Successful completion of Sec 4 (Express) or GCE 'O' levels with 3 credit passes	Minimum 2 passes in GCE A levels
Sri Lanka	Successful completion of Year 11, or GCE 'O' levels	GCE or Sri Lankan A levels - 2 passes
Taiwan	Completion of Senior Middle 2 with an average of 60% across 4 academic subjects	Senior Middle 3 - 65% average across 4 academic subjects
Thailand	Matayom 5 with a GPA of 2.5	Matayom 6 with GPA of 2.0
UK	GCE 'O' levels with passes in 3 academic subjects, or GCSE	Minimum 2 passes for GCE 'A' levels
USA	Completion of Year 11 or equivalent with pass grades	Completion of USA High School Diploma with a GPA of 2.75
Vietnam	Completion of Year 11 (or equivalent) with a GPA of 5.0 or better across all academic subjects	Year 12 with a GPA of 6.0
Global Assessment Certificate	Contact NIC Admissions	Average GPA score of 1.0 (D or 60% or better)
Zambia	Completion of O levels or equivalent	GCE A levels with passes in 2 academic subjects
Zimbabwe	GCE O levels or equivalent, with passes in 4 subjects	Zim Sec or GCE 'A' levels with a minimum of 2 passes
IB	Successful completion of Year 1 IB	IB aggregate mark of 21 over 6 subjects

Students applying for admission to the Foundation Program for Medicine are assessed individually. Please see the below table as a guideline. For more information contact NIC at info@nic.nsw.edu.au.

Country	Foundation Program for Medicine
Australia	Successful completion of year 12 or the Higher School Certificate and achieving a minimum average of 70% or above
China	Senior Middle 3 with an average of 80% across 4 academic subjects
Hong Kong	HKDSE total score of 12 points across 4 academic subjects (Category A). The English paper is not included in this calculation.
Malaysia	SPM/O Levels with a minimum A average across 5 academic subjects
Mauritius	O Levels with an A average across 5 academic subjects
Pakistan	Cambridge O Levels with an A average across 5 academic subjects
Singapore	Singapore Cambridge O Levels with an A average across 5 academic subjects. Satisfactory score based on the best 3 H2 level subjects.
Thailand	Matayom 6 with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
UK	Cambridge O Levels with an A average across 5 academic subjects
USA	High School Diploma with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Vietnam	Diploma of General Education with an average grade of 8
Zimbabwe	A Levels with a minimum B average across the best 3 academic subjects.

English Language Requirements – Foundation Programs

English Course	Extended Foundation Program	Foundation Program AND Extended Foundation Program leading to Health Sciences	Foundation Program for Medicine AND Foundation Program leading to Health Sciences
IELTS (academic test only)	5.0 with no band less than 4.5	5.5 with no band less than 5.0	6.0 with no band less than 5.5
TOEFL (ibt)	59	71-78	79 and above
TOEFL	500/173	527/197	550 or 213
University of Newcastle’s ELICOS programs	65% or more in the three skill areas and 60% or more in the 4th area of the Intermediate exam	65% or more in the three skill areas and 60% or more in the 4th area of the Upper Intermediate exam	60% or more in all 4 skill areas of the EAP exam
NSW HSC (Year 12)	ESL Band 2	ESL Band 3	ESL Band 4
SPMC1119	D8	C6	B4
Pearson Test of English (Academic)	41	48	57
GCE O level English	D8	C6	B4
HKDSE Use of English/HKCEE or Form 5 English	Contact NIC	2	3

English Language Requirements – Diploma Programs

English Course	Diploma + Provisional Entry Program (PEP)	Diploma (Fast track and Standard track)
IELTS (academic test only)	5.5 with no band less than 5.0	6.0 with no band less than 5.5
TOEFL (ibt)	71-78	79 and above
TOEFL	527/197	550 or 213
University of Newcastle’s ELICOS programs	65% or more in 3 skill areas and 60% or more in the 4th area of the Upper Intermediate Exam	60% or more in all 4 skill areas of the EAP exam
NSW HSC (Year 12)	ESL Band 3	ESL Band 4
SPMC1119	C6	B4
Pearson Test of English (Academic)	49	57
GCE O level English	C6	B4
HKDSE Use of English/HKCEE or Form 5 English	2	3

Special requirements for Foundation Program for Medicine

IELTS requirement of 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) prior to commencement of the FPM.
Students may only commence studies in February each year.
Students will be enrolled as per the academic calendar.