Please see below your step-by-step guide for domestic students who are completing their Deakin College Diploma in June 2022 and transferring to Deakin University in July 2022.
The following transfer criteria apply:
Click on the Application Form below and ensure this form is submitted before 5pm, 15 June, 2022.
The form is online and will take about 1 minute to complete. A chat box is also available at this site to assist you.
When completing the application:
Please note: Immediately after submitting your application Deakin University will send you an email acknowledging receipt of your application after your submission. If you do not receive the email, please contact pathways@deakin.edu.au to confirm receipt of your application.
If you are not sure whether you have received a reply search your email for the words “conditional offer”.
Deakin College will forward your results to Deakin University on the day they are released.
If you have sat for a deferred exam, your results will not be sent to Deakin University until the results are finalized. As a result, you may receive an email from the University advising that you have not been offered a place.
You should contact pathways@deakin.edu.au to inform them that your results have not been finalized due to having sat a deferred exam.
By Thursday 30 June 2022, Deakin University will send you an email outlining your application outcome (for T2, 2022 intake) regardless of whether you were offered a place or not.
If you do not receive an email by the next day please send an email to: pathways@deakin.edu.au
If you don’t get a 50 WAM then you need academic counselling by Deakin College. If you do not get the WAM for their desired course but get higher than 50 then you need to change your preference at www.deakin.edu.au/deakin-college-transfer to a course or campus that has a lower WAM.
Please read your offer carefully. You must comply with the instructions in your offer. If you encounter any issues, please contact your Faculty as soon as possible to discuss the problems.
You are required to enrol online as per the instructions in your offer email.
You will also need to timetable yourself after you enrol using STAR.
You can also now get a student ID card.
Deakin University conducts an Orientation session specifically for graduating Deakin College students. This aims to address the differences in study styles and expectations between Deakin College and Deakin University, as well as assist Deakin College students to learn about Deakin Cloud and Deakin Sync so that they start their studies at the University fully prepared.
Please also attend your Faculty Orientation.
Congratulations! You are now ready to commence at Deakin Univeristy.
Trimester 2, 2022 classes commence on Monday 11 July 2022.
Deakin College holds “Transferring to Deakin University” information sessions towards the end of each trimester for students who will be completing their Deakin College Diploma.
Students (Australian/Permanent Resident Students/Humanitarian Visa Holder/New Zealand citizens) who successfully complete their Diploma course at Deakin College, that is, having completed and passed eight units, will be eligible to apply for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in second year of the relevant Deakin University undergraduate degree.
The following transfer criteria apply:
Transfer to some degrees requires specific Deakin College units to be completed in order to receive the appropriate credits.
Deakin College students who complete their Deakin College course within the normal timeframe for completion (based on full-time enrolment) are considered for entry to Deakin University courses on the basis of the conditions which applied at the time they commenced the Deakin College course.
Deakin College students who complete their Deakin College course in a timeframe beyond the normal completion period (based on full-time enrolment) are considered for entry to Deakin University courses on the basis of the conditions that are in place at the time they apply for entry to Deakin University.
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) | Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Business≠ | 8 credits | B 60 WAM WF / C 50 WAM |
2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) | 8 credits# | B 60 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Commerce ≠ | 8 credits | B 60 WAM WF / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Business Analytics | 8 credits# | B 60 WAM C 50 WAM |
3 years |
| Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws | 7 credits# | B / WF / WB / C 70 WAM | 4 years |
| Bachelor of Business Analytics | 8 credits# | B 60 WAM C 50 WAM |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Laws | 8 credits# | B / WF / WB / C 70 WAM | 3 years |
| Bachelor of Property and Real Estate | 8 credits* | B 60 WAM C 50 WAM |
3 years |
| Bachelor of Property and Real Estate / Bachelor of Commerce | 8 credits# | B 60 WAM C 50 WAM |
3 years |
| Bachelor of Property and Real Estate / Bachelor of Laws | 4 credits# | B / C 70 WAM | 4.5 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Arts | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | |
| Bachelor of Communication (Advertising) | 8 credits# | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media) | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) | 8 credits | WP / C 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours) | 8 credits | WP / C 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) | 8 credits | WP / C 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) | 8 credits | WP / C 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) | 8 credits | WP / C 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) | 8 credits | B 50 WAM WF 50 WAM |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Design (3D Animation) | 8 credits | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies) | 8 credits | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) | 8 credits | WF 50 WAM | 3 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation | 8 credits | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Arts | 8 credits | B 50 WAM / WF 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Information Technology≠ | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence | 8 credits | B / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Cyber Security | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Computer Science | 8 credits | B / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Biomedical Science≠ | 8 credits# | B 70 WAM WP 60 WAM |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science ≠ | 8 credits# | B 50 WAM WP 50 WAM |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Nutrition Science | 8 credits# | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Health Sciences ≠ | 8 credits | B / WP / WB / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Psychological Science ≠ | 8 credits | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion | 8 credits# | B / WP / C 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Deakin degree | Number of credits (up to) | Campus and WAM requirement (Australian) |
Minimum duration at Deakin to complete the degree |
| Bachelor of Biomedical Science≠ | 8 credits | B 70 WAM WP 60 WAM |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Science≠ | 8 credits# | B / WP 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability) | 8 credits | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) | 8 credits | B 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Forensic Science | 8 credits | WP 50 WAM | 2 years |
| Bachelor of Zoology and Animal Science | 8 credits | WP 50 WAM | 2 years |
B – Melbourne Burwood Campus
WP – Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
WF – Geelong Waterfront Campus
WB – Warrnambool Campus
C – Cloud Campus (Online)
≠ choice of majors limited and not available on all campuses
≈ on conditions places are available
# These degrees require students to take additional first year degree units when they transfer to Deakin University. The degree may therefore take longer to complete.
* Students must complete MMP111 Introduction to Property and MMK277 Marketing Management to get the number of credits listed.