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Guaranteed Entry

Select your UAC preferences with confidence. Find out what selection rank you need to guarantee entry to your dream course.

How it works

Guaranteed Entry gives you a confirmed place in an eligible degree with available places if you achieve the required selection rank and meet any other admission criteria.

Your selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors you receive through our entry schemes.

To receive an offer in a degree with Guaranteed Entry, you must:

  • list one of the available courses as your highest eligible preference
  • achieve the required selection rank
  • meet any other admission criteria for your course, for example, a mathematics prerequisite or an audition/portfolio.

If you don’t meet the guaranteed selection rank, you may still be eligible to receive an offer depending on the availability of places in the course.

Adjustment factors increase your selection rank based on factors such as your performance in HSC subjects, the location of your school or your eligibility for entry schemes.

Adjustment factors don't change your ATAR, they change your selection rank for a particular course. If you are not eligible for adjustment factors, your selection rank is your ATAR.

Domestic students completing other qualifications (e.g. IBAS and VCE) may also be eligible for adjustment factors, which will be applied to your ATAR equivalent rank.

If you meet the guaranteed selection rank and all admission criteria for your course, you will be eligible to receive an offer of admission. If you receive an offer, you will be notified through .

The majority of offers are made in the first offer round after the release of ATARs. Some courses may fill up at this time. This means that for future offer rounds, you may not be made an offer even if you meet the Guaranteed Entry requirements, as there are no places available.

2026 entry

For students who will complete the NSW HSC in 2025, Guaranteed Entry applies to UAC’s December Round 2. Preferences for this round close on 18 December, and offers will be made on 23 December 2025.

Semester 2 entry

For students applying for Semester 2 entry, Guaranteed Entry will apply to the first UAC offer round in which you are eligible to receive an offer.

Interstate applicants

For students completing an interstate qualification, Guaranteed Entry will apply to the first UAC offer round in which you are eligible to receive an offer.

Eligibility

You are eligible for Guaranteed Entry if you:

  • are a domestic student applying with an Australian Year 12 qualification (such as the NSW HSC or VCE) where you are awarded an ATAR on completion
  • are a recent school leaver, that is anyone who completed Year 12 (or equivalent) less than 2 years ago, or less than 1 year ago if they have existing tertiary studies
  • meet all essential admission criteria.

Guaranteed Entry is available to students who receive an IB Admissions Score (IBAS) based on the ATAR conversion supplied by UAC. Students who obtain a converted ATAR above the guaranteed entry score for relevant courses in the round immediately after they receive their results are eligible.

Domestic students should refer to  to learn more about the conversion of IB results to an ATAR equivalent.

If you complete the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3, an Interstate Transfer Index (ITI) will be calculated by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). This will be used in the admission process as the ATAR equivalent score, provided you have fulfilled university entrance requirements as set by NZQA.

International student visa holders

Guaranteed Entry is not relevant to international students. Read the admission guide for further information:

2024 Admission Guide (for international students)

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Available courses

Explore our courses that have Guaranteed Entry available for Semester 2 intake in 2025 below, or skip to 2026 entry.

Some courses do not have a guaranteed selection rank and are indicative. These selection ranks can be used as a guide and listed under excluded courses. To be eligible for admission, you may need to achieve a higher selection rank and, for some courses, meet additional admission criteria.

Semester 2 2025 entry

Course Selection
rank
B Design (Interaction Design) 80
B Design and B Advanced Studies (Interaction Design) 80

Course Selection
rank
B Arts 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B International Studies 90

Course Selection
rank
B Commerce 95
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies 95
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B Commerce and B Arts 95
B Commerce and B Science 95

Course Selection
rank
B Economics 91
B Economics and B Advanced Studies 91
B Economics and B Arts 91

Course Selection
rank
B Advanced Computing# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Commerce# 95
B Advanced Computing and B Science# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Health)# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Dalyell Scholars)# 98
B Engineering Honours (Aeronautical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechanical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Software Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours with Space Engineering# 99
B Engineering Honours and B Arts# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Commerce# 95
B Engineering Honours and B Project Management# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Science# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Health)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Project Management 86

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience 80
B Liberal Arts and Science 70
B Liberal Arts and Sciences (Advanced) 95
B Science 80
B Science (Advanced) 95
B Science (Health) 80
B Science (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Advanced Studies 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Advanced) 95
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars including Mathematical Sciences) 98
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Health) 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Arts 80
B Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) 80

2026 entry

Course Selection
rank
B Architecture and Environments 85
B Design (Interaction Design) 80
B Design and B Advanced Studies (Interaction Design) 80
B Design in Architecture 95
B Design in Architecture (Honours) and M Architecture 97

Course Selection
rank
B Arts 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B International Studies 90
B Languages 90
B Media and Communications 95
B Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 92

Course Selection
rank
B Commerce 96
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies 96
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B Commerce and B Arts 96
B Commerce and B Science 96

Course Selection
rank
B Economics 91
B Economics and B Advanced Studies 91
B Economics and B Arts 91

Course Selection
rank
B Education (Early Childhood) 77
B Education (Health and Physical Education)^ 80
B Education (Primary)^ 85
B Education (Secondary)^ 80
B Education and B Advanced Studies (Secondary)^ 80
B Social Work 80
B Arts and B Social Work 80

^ This course has additional admission criteria.

Course Selection
rank
B Advanced Computing# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Commerce# 96
B Advanced Computing and B Science# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Health)# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Dalyell Scholars)# 98
B Engineering Honours (Aeronautical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Flexible First Year)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechanical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Software Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours with Space Engineering# 99
B Engineering Honours and B Arts# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Commerce# 96
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) and B Design in Architecture# 95
B Engineering Honours and B Project Management# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Science# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Health)# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Project Management 86

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Arts and B Laws 99.5
B Commerce and B Laws 99.5
B Economics and B Laws 99.5
B Engineering Honours and B Laws# 99.5
B Science and B Laws 99.5

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Arts and M Nursing 80
B Nursing (Advanced Studies) 84
B Pharmacy (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice# 90
B Pharmacy and Management (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice# 90
B Science and M Nursing 80
B Science (Health) and M Nursing 80

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Agricultural Science 75
B Agricultural Science Honours 75
B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience 80
B Liberal Arts and Science 70
B Liberal Arts and Sciences (Advanced) 95
B Mathematical Sciences# 95
B Psychology 85
B Psychology Honours 97
B Science 80
B Science (Advanced) 95
B Science (Health) 80
B Science (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Advanced Studies 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Advanced) 95
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Health) 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Arts 80
B Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) 80

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

The following courses do not have a guaranteed selection rank. To be eligible for admission, you may need to achieve a higher selection rank and, for some courses, meet additional admission criteria.

Course Indicative
selection rank
B Arts (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)^ 80
B Visual Arts^ 70
B Visual Arts and B Advanced Studies^ 70
B Economics (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)^ 91
B Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography) 96
B Applied Science (Exercise and Sports Science) 82
B Applied Science (Exercise Physiology) 91
B Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) 93
B Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 99.5
B Applied Science (Speech Pathology) 94
B Biomedicine and Health 90
B Arts and D Medicine^ 99.95
B Oral Health 92
B Science and D Dental Medicine^ 99.7
B Science and D Medicine^ 99.95
B Science and M Nutrition and Dietetics 97.5
B Music^ 70
B Music (Composition)^ 70
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Composition)^ 70
B Music (Music Education)^ 70
B Music (Performance)^ 70
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Performance)^ 70
B Veterinary Biology and D Veterinary Medicine^ 98

^ This course has additional admission criteria.