Fantastic facilities and programs
ECU City is our exciting new campus in the centre of Perth CBD that's due to open for classes in 2026.

It's the future of university education — a place where technology, industry and creativity meet to deliver the creative thinkers the world needs. Located in the heart of Perth's commercial, cultural and entertainment districts, ECU City will feature state-of-the-art spaces for study and collaboration, cutting-edge learning and technology facilities, and world-leading performance venues.

ECU also has a wide range of courses across a number of study areas with highlights including:

• Offering one of the most comprehensive Arts and Humanities Schools in the southern hemisphere.
• Our Business and Law students have access to state-of-the-art facilities including the Digital Hub, SMART Lab, Law Moot Court, Centre for Business Development, Business Bureau and Tax Clinic.
• The latest Graduate Outcomes Survey shows 93% of our graduates are in full-time employment within 3 years of completing their degrees, above the national average.
• We offer a comprehensive range of medical and health science courses and are ranked 45 for Sports-related courses in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
• ECU has a reputation for producing some of the highest quality nursing and midwifery graduates in Western Australia and is recognised as a top 100 nursing program worldwide.
• ECU is the only Australian university recognised as an International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
• And we are very proud to be home to WAAPA, one of the world's leading performing arts academies.

Why Choose ECU?

• Our undergraduate students have rated ECU top public university in Australia for their overall experience, skills development and student support and services in the 2023 QILT Student Experience Survey.
• ECU is also ranked top of all Western Australian universities for undergraduate teaching quality, overall experience, skills development, student support and learning resources survey categories.
• ECU has maintained its long-standing 5-star rating for undergraduate teaching quality for 18 straight years, equal to the best in Australia. Five-star ratings have also been achieved for students' overall experience, student support, skills development and learning resources. These undergraduate ratings also put ECU again at the top of all Western Australian universities.

Think ATAR is the only pathway to uni? Think again. An ATAR of 70+ may give you more course options, but there are other pathways into university that don't even require an ATAR.

At ECU, we believe people from all backgrounds should have the opportunity to access a university education. That's why we've created a range of innovative admission pathways.

Our pathways cater for applicants with varying qualifications, such as Year 12 studies, Vocational Education and Training qualifications, tertiary studies, and work and life experiences, and we provide the support and flexibility to anyone wanting to further themselves through education.

While ECU will make every effort to offer you a place in your chosen course, attaining the minimum academic and English competency isn't an automatic guarantee. Sometimes the number of eligible applicants is greater than the number of places. Where this occurs, offers will be made on a competitive basis.

Academic entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to ECU, applicants must meet ECU's minimum academic requirements through one of our admission pathways. In addition, applicants may also be required to:

• achieved WACE or equivalent (School leaver applicants only); and
• satisfied ECU's minimum English requirements; and
• met any course specific prerequisites.

English competency requirements
Applicants must meet ECU's minimum English requirements. Equivalencies will be considered.

In addition to meeting the minimum English and academic requirements entry to WAAPA and Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Music Education is also dependent upon a successful audition and/or interview and/or folio presentation of previous work and/or practical/theoretical test.

Audition/interview information will be published on the ECU website in July. Check our website for up-to-date information.

How to apply
All applicants are required to apply directly to ECU (ecu.edu.au/apply) and upload supporting documentation.

For further enquiries contact futurestudy@ecu.edu.au or refer to the WAAPA website.

Apply through TISC if you:

• WA Year 12 students must apply through TISC, unless you are applying for courses at the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Music Education major, or for Summer UniPrep.

Apply directly to ECU if you:

• Are applying for a WAAPA course or the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Music Education major;
• Are not a school leaver;
• Have previously been made an offer of a place in a course at ECU or with WAAPA (excluding current Year 12 students enrolled in UniPrep School) and now:
• want to be considered for an alternative course at ECU; OR
• wish to take up your deferred offer from 2025; OR
• have discontinued from your course at ECU and now wish to resume your studies in that course (Readmission).

There's more than one way into an undergraduate course at ECU. Whether you're a Year 12 student or returning to study after time away, we have options to help you reach your study goal.

ATAR

If you meet our minimum academic and English requirements and have and have or will obtain an ATAR, you may meet the entry requirements for your chosen undergraduate course.
If your ATAR doesn't meet the course requirements, you have some options:
• If you've attended a school on our ECU Access List, your selection rank may be adjusted upwards, potentially allowing you to meet the course requirements.
• You may be eligible to apply through our Experienced Based Entry Scheme (EBES) or the Creative Humanities Portfolio Entry (CHPE) pathways
• You could consider applying for another course with a lower ATAR requirement
• You may also want to consider the UniPrep course as part of your application.

Experience based entry scheme

If you meet ECU's minimum academic and English requirements you may be eligible to be considered through our Experience Based Entry Scheme (EBES).
This pathway assesses your ability to succeed in higher education based on the portfolio of evidence you submit. It is designed for:
• school leavers with a near-miss ATAR for their chosen course;
• school leavers who successfully completed at least 3 ATAR courses and 1 General course; and
• other applicants, who may or may not have completed Year 12.
Some courses do not accept EBES applicants. Check the course entry requirements for your chosen degree for more details.
Your Experience Based Entry Scheme (EBES) application must include:
• an introductory letter;
• a resume;
• two written references; and
• copies of any certificates, awards or academic records if applicable (school leavers must also submit their most recent school report).
EBES applicants will be assessed on criteria such as your motivations for study and your preparedness for tertiary education. Offers will be made based on a competitive process. Meeting eligibility requirements does not guarantee entry into an ECU course.
For more information visit www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/course-entry/experience-based-entry-scheme.

Qualification from a recognised training organisation (RTO)

If you have completed an RTO Certificate IV award, and you meet the minimum English and academic requirements you may be eligible to be considered for entry to most of our undergraduate courses.
If you've completed an RTO Diploma or Advanced Diploma (or equivalent) award, you may be eligible for entry and may also receive credit and recognition of prior learning (CRPL).
For further information on CRPL please visit www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/course-entry/credit-and-recognition-of-prior-learning.

University preparation (UniPrep) course

If you meet ECU's minimum English requirements, the UniPrep course is an excellent pathway to undergraduate study. The course is available across three campuses and online.
Upon successful completion of UniPrep, you are eligible to be considered for entry into most undergraduate courses at ECU, provided you also meet any course-specific requirements.
While we make every effort to offer UniPrep graduates a place in their chosen undergraduate course, where the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, offers will be made on a competitive basis. Courses such as Nursing, Paramedicine, Imaging Science and Occupational Therapy are very popular and attract a large number of applicants each year.
Australian citizens, holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are currently eligible to study in a Commonwealth Supported Place, making these courses free, with no up-front or deferred tuition fee. Check ECU's website for details.

Creative Humanities portfolio entry (CHPE)

Our Creative Humanities Portfolio Entry (CHPE) is a pathway for students who are creative and curious people but don't have an ATAR or don't meet the minimum entry requirements.
This pathway is available for the following courses:
• Bachelor of Design
• Bachelor of Visual Arts
• Bachelor of Communication
• Bachelor of Screen Production
• Bachelor of Journalism and Broadcast Media
• Bachelor of Creative Writing
To be considered through this pathway, in addition to satifying the English and academic requirements you'll also need to provide:
• an introductory letter;
• a digital Creative Portfolio containing examples of your creative work that show your potential to succeed in your selected course;
• copies of any certificates, awards or academic records if applicable (school leavers must also submit their most recent school report);
For more information please refer to Creative Humanities Portfolio Entry.

Skills for Tertiary Admissions test (STAT)

ECU does not offer STAT to School Leaver applicants.
Applicants completing STAT are required to satisfactorily complete both the Written English and Multiple Choice tests and achieve the minimum scores below.

Bachelor and Associate Degrees
STAT	Prior to February 2010	After February 2010
Written English	145	140
Verbal or Quantitative components	115	135

UniPrep or University Diploma Courses
STAT	Prior to February 2010	After February 2010
Written English	125	110
Verbal or Quantitative components	115	110

We understand that life can present challenges outside of your control which may affect your ability to prepare for entry to university. That's why we offer the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) for applicants who have experienced difficult circumstances, such as serious medical conditions or bereavements, which may have impacted their ability to meet entry requirements.

If you've been affected by such events, you may be eligible for consideration under this scheme.

To apply, you'll need to provide a personal statement along with any supporting documentation, such as medical evidence, to verify your circumstances.

School leaver applicants should apply through TISC and upload all relevant documents, unless applying for WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) courses including Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - Music Education. Refer to Educational Access Scheme (EAS).

All other applicants should apply directly to ECU and upload supporting documents for assessment.

Our campuses

ECU City
Located in the heart of the Perth CBD, between the business, entertainment and cultural precincts, our new campus integrates with the Perth Busport.

ECU City will be unique among Australian university campuses, with next-generation technology and learning spaces that will encourage creative thinking and collaboration.

The campus will be home to the world-renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, along with creative humanities studies in communication, design, broadcasting, and screen production, plus business, law and technology courses.

ECU Joondalup
The campus is only 25km north of Perth and a short walk or bus ride from the Joondalup Train Station and Lakeside Joondalup, one of the largest shopping centres in WA.

Joondalup Campus features award-winning architecture, cafés, a bar, an outdoor cinema, a lake and loads of trees and green spaces for study.

Here, you can study teacher education, engineering, psychology, nursing, medical and health sciences, cybersecurity and other science-related courses.

ECU South West
Located two hours' drive south of Perth, ECU South West in Bunbury is the largest university campus in regional Western Australia.

Here, you can expect small, personalised class sizes and courses in commerce, science, health sciences, nursing, social work and teacher education.

The campus features a cafe, creche facilities, multi-purpose sports courts, and a library with 24-hour access to a computer lab.

Online Study
Most of our courses and units are offered online. So, if you can't attend a campus for reasons like distance, family or work commitments, online study may be for you. Being online doesn't mean we'll forget you either. You'll still have access to all our student support services (www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/online.

Courses can be viewed via the Course Search facility.

Deferral of an offer
If you're offered a place you can apply to defer your offer for up to one year, subject to the course being available in the desired academic period. If deferral is approved, you'll be contacted by ECU, and provided with information on how to commence your studies in later semesters. A place for the same course and campus will only be guaranteed for the following two semesters, subject to availability. For some courses, such as WAAPA and those with competitive entry requirements, you won't be able to defer your offer and will be required to re-apply.

Part-time study
Part-time study doesn't necessarily refer to attendance at evening classes. Part-time study involves undertaking a lesser load than the normal full-time load. A normal full-time load is 60 credit points of study per semester, for example four units of 15 credit points each.

Credit for recognition of prior learning (CRPL)
See Advanced standing/credit transfer.

Obtain further information on ECU courses by contacting:

Future Students
Edith Cowan University
270 Joondalup Drive
JOONDALUP WA 6027

Telephone within Australia: 134 328 (134 ECU), from Overseas: (61 8) 6304 0000
Email: futurestudy@ecu.edu.au or
Visit the website: ecu.edu.au and click on the Got a question? Ask Us link.

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