Bachelor of Criminology in Criminal Behaviour

Entry Requirements:

• For Criminology:
• Enabling courses (in Year 12):
Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch FlexiTrack High Program in Year 12
• TLC Learning for Tomorrow in Year 12
• Minimum academic requirement:
• Higher Education:
You have completed university study in Australia, including a bridging or enabling course.
• Recent Secondary Education: You are finishing high school this year or have done so in the last two years.
• Vocational Education & Training: You have completed an apprenticeship or a VET course at TAFE or another private training provider.
• Work & Life Experience: You have completed an aptitude test or spent time away from study for work.
• Minimum English requirement:
• Evidence of completing Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level (domestic applicants only), OR
• Evidence of completing a minimum of 2 years study at TAFE or an RTO (domestic applicants only), OR
• A STAT Written English score of 140 or higher, OR
• Scaled mark of 50 or higher in one of the following:
• English ATAR
• Literature ATAR
• English as and Additional Dialect (EALD)
• For Law:
• Enabling courses (in Year 12):
No direct entry.
• Minimum academic requirement: No direct entry.
• Minimum English requirement: No direct entry.
• University study:
• For Criminology:
• Successful completion of 2 units at an Australian University or Open Universities Australia (OUA)
• For Law:
• Successful study at AQF level 7 (or equivalent) achieving either one semester with a minimum 70% GPA; or two semesters with a minimum 67% GPA.
Applicants via this pathway may be requested to attend an interview.
• Pre-Law:
• For Law: Successful completion of Pre-Law course with a 60% average.
• Murdoch Institute of Technology (MIT) courses:
• For Criminology:
• Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch University Preparation Course with a minimum of 50% in every subject.
• Foundation Studies Course with a minimum of 50% in every subject.
• For Law:
• Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch University Preparation Course with a minimum average mark of 78% or higher with a minimum of 70% in the ‘Introduction to Academic Communication’ unit
• Foundation Studies Course with a minimum average mark of 78% or higher.
• Enabling courses (after Year 12):
• For Criminology:
• Successful completion of one of the following:
• OnTrack Flex, OnTrack Sprint or K-Track at Murdoch University.
• For Law: No direct entry.
• Portfolio entry:
• For Criminology and combined Criminology courses:
A successful portfolio application that demonstrates relevant aptitude and ability in a related learning area.
• Extenuating circumstances:
• Western Australian Universities Foundation Program (WAUFP):
• For Criminology:
CPS 54 or higher.
• For Law: CPS 70 or higher.
• Law Start:
• Successful attendance and completion of LAW START, an ability and aptitude Evaluation Pathway.
• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE):
• For Criminology:
Overall Position (OP) of 13 or lower.
• For Law: Overall Position (OP) of 6 or lower.
• Minimum Selection Rank (WA/ACT/NSW/NT/SA/TAS/VIC):
• For Criminology:
70
• For Law:
90
• GCE A Levels:
• For Criminology:
Minimum of 6 points taken from the best 2 or 3 subjects where A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 (AS Levels are equivalent to half points e.g. A=2.5, B=2 etc.) or higher.
• For Law: Minimum of 12 points taken from the best 2 or 3 subjects where A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 (AS Levels are equivalent to half points e.g.
A=2.5, B=2 etc.) or higher.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma:
• For Criminology:
Total score of 24 or higher.
• For Law: Total score of 33 or higher.
• Diploma or Advanced Diploma AQF level 5-6:
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of a Diploma or Advanced Diploma.
• For Law: No direct entry.
• Certificate IV AQF level 4:
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of a Certificate IV.
• For Law: No direct entry.
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT):
• For Law: No direct entry – consider Pre-Law pathway.
• Mature Age Pathway (MAP):
Admission is based on relevant work and life experience. Applicants must also meet the English Language Competency requirements for the course.
• For Law: No direct entry – consider Pre-Law pathway.

Language Proficiency Requirements:

• For Criminology:
• You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.
• For Law:
the information provided above applies to all students, regardless of their nationality or residency status.