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English language requirements 2008 and beyond

All Monash applicants must satisfy the minimum English language requirements of the university. You can meet these requirements in one of the following ways:

  • Studying at an institution where English is the language of instruction
    You have studied in an institution where English is the language of instruction and assessment for the entire institution. You must have satisfactorily completed either:
    • at least the equivalent of the three semesters of a university course (if the institution was not in Australia, you must have completed this within the last two years), or;
    • at least the equivalent of a three-year tertiary program (if the institution was not in Australia, you must have completed this within the last five years).
    Documentary evidence in the form of a letter or transcript is required from the institution at which the study was undertaken.

  • Studying English at Year 12 or equivalent
    You have achieved a satisfactory level of performance in an English subject at Year 12 or equivalent level. For Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students, this means a study score of at least 30 in units 3 and 4 in a VCE English subject or 35 in units 3 and 4 in VCE ESL English is required for postgraduate study.

  • English language proficiency tests
    You have undertaken one of the below English language proficiency test within 24 months prior to your study commencement date and have achieved the following results:
English test
Result required

IELTS (International English Language Testing System - academic test)

  • minimum test score of 7
  • no individual band score less than 6.5

Paper-based TOEFL (American Test of English as a Foreign Language)

  • minimum test score of 600
  • a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5

Internet-based TOEFL (American Test of English as a Foreign Language)

  • a score of at least 100 overall
  • a Writing score of at least 24+
  • no score lower than 20 on the other sections of the test.


For more information please go to the University English language requirements web page.