Bachelor of Science in High Performance Computational Physics (Honours)

Entry Requirements:

Domestic applicants:

• SACE Stage 2: Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Physics.
• IB: Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (HL) and Physics (SL grade 4/ HL grade 3).
• MathTrackX is an online bridging program available as a recognized alternative to Mathematical Methods.

Prerequisites

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Physics

Selection Criteria

• Recent Secondary Education
• Applicants with recent secondary education are those whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the last two years.
• However, if you completed your secondary education more than two years ago, you may still be able to be considered on the basis of your secondary schooling.
• You must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study (48 units).
• You compete for a place with your Selection Rank (ATAR plus any applicable adjustment factors).
• Applicants who have studied Physics 1 and/or Mathematics 1 at the University of Adelaide (or equivalent) must have achieved at least a credit grade average for these courses.
• Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway.
See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
• Higher Education Study
• You must have completed at least six months full time equivalent higher education study (the number of courses and units will vary depending on your prior institution however at the University of Adelaide, this equates to 4 courses / 12 units).
• Applicants who have studied Physics 1 and/or Mathematics 1 at the University of Adelaide (or equivalent) must have achieved at least a credit grade average for these courses.
• A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for each separate program you have undertaken (apart from some double degree programs where the GPA is combined).
• You are ranked on the basis of your best GPA.
• Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway.
See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
• Applicants who have studied Physics 1 and/or Mathematics 1 at the University of Adelaide (or equivalent) must have achieved at least a credit grade average for these courses.
• Work and life experience
• To be eligible to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as as pathway for entry, you must be 18 years or over before 1 February 2024.
• If you have studied at higher education level in the last two years (for 2024 entry this means you were enrolled in either 2023 or 2022), you must not have accumulated more than a TOTAL of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education study (ie.
including any study prior to 2022).
• If you meet this criteria, you will be ranked according to your result in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT).
• Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components.
• Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway.
See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.

International applicants:

• Advanced Mathematics
• Physics

Selection Criteria

• English Language Requirements
• Australian Year 12
• Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject
• English Tests accepted by the University of Adelaide
• IELTS: Overall 6.5
• Reading 6
• Listening 6
• Speaking 6
• Writing 6
• TOEFL: Overall 79
• Reading 13
• Listening 13
• Speaking 18
• Writing 21
• Pearson: Overall 58
• Reading 50
• Listening 50
• Speaking 50
• Writing 50
• C1 Advanced: Overall 176
• Reading 169
• Listening 169
• Speaking 169
• Writing 169
• Academic Entry Requirements