Find your UniSTART Pathway

There are two pathways with UniSTART

You can earn your place in an undergraduate degree with one of two pathways.

Take UniSTART Academic

If you do not meet the academic requirements of your chosen undergraduate program, but meet its English requirements, enter UniSTART Academic. You will develop practical skills in areas such as critical thinking, communicating, reading and writing as part of the introductory pathway course Learning to Learn at a Global University.

Before transitioning into a degree program, you will then need to complete an introductory course in your chosen field – either business and management, design and communication, or science and technology.

Pathway entry requirements

Academic requirements
GPA 6.0/10.0 or more
English requirements
Completed UniSTART English, English for University (Advanced), or IELTS Academic 6.5+ (no band below 6.0)

The academic courses in UniSTART are prepatory courses, with no credit going toward an undergraduate degree.

Take English for University followed by UniSTART Academic

If you need to fulfill both English and academic requirements for your chosen undergraduate program, complete English for University before studying UniSTART Academic. 

You will develop your English skills first, before practical skills in areas such as critical thinking, communicating, reading and writing as part of the introductory pathway course Learning to Learn at a Global University.

Before transitioning into a degree program, you will then need to complete an introductory course in your chosen field – either business and management, design and communication, or science and technology.

Pathway entry requirements

Upon successful completion of English for University, you will be eligible to enter UniSTART Academic.

Academic requirements
GPA 6.0/10.0
English requirements
Completed RMIT English for University Upper Intermediate or IELTS Academic 5.5+ (no band below 5.0)

If your English score is below these requirements, consider English for University.