FAQs

Students are eligible to apply for undergraduate-entry degrees straight from high school, with a partially finished undergraduate degree, or with a completed undergraduate degree. These programs do not require a DAT, and are 5 years in length.

If you have a completed undergraduate degree and have written the Canadian or American DAT, you are eligible to apply to graduate-entry dentistry degrees. These programs are 4 years in length.

Both bachelor and master (doctor) dentistry degrees allow the graduate to practice dentistry.

Prerequisite courses vary by university and by program. We’ve listed university- and program-specific requirements on each program’s page under “Admissions Requirements.” If you’re unsure, reach out! We’re happy to help.

The MCAT is required for all graduate-entry medical programs except Monash University’s.

The ISAT is required for the undergraduate-entry medical programs at Monash University and the University of Western Australia.

Calculations differ by university, but most use cumulative (all units within a program) or weighted GPA (typically last 2 or 3 years of study). See GPA Calculations for more information.

If coming straight from high school without any further studies, you are eligible to apply to all six undergraduate-entry medicine programs. Some universities require that applicants have completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) no more than two years previously.

To apply to a graduate-entry medical program, you’ll need a completed bachelor’s degree. With a partially or fully completed diploma/certificate, you may apply to the undergraduate programs at James Cook University and Macquarie University.

If you have a partially completed degree (and you won’t graduate before the medical program starts), you may only apply to the undergraduate medical programs at James Cook University and Macquarie University.

If you have a bachelor’s degree, you’re eligible to apply to all listed graduate-entry (MD) programs and to the undergraduate-entry programs at James Cook University and  Macquarie University.

Important to know

• Some medical programs require substantial science-based studies. Monash University requires considerable biomedical science and the University of Queensland requires cell and tissue biology and system physiology. Please visit the university-specific medicine pages for details.
• You’ll also need a valid MCAT (check individual program pages for validity timeframes) for all grad-entry medical programs, except Monash’s Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine.

If you don’t have an undergraduate degree, or don’t want to use your MCAT, you may be eligible to apply to an undergraduate-entry medical program. Keep in mind that some undergrad medical programs are only open to

• current Grade 12 students; or
• applicants who have completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) no more than two years previously and have not since undertaken any post-secondary studies.

At the end of your online visa application session, you will be notified if you are required to have a health check.

If you are required to do a medical exam/health check, it must be done by one of the doctors in Canada who have been approved by the Australian High Commission. These doctors are referred to as “panel doctors.”

The Australian Government will not accept medical exam results from a doctor who is not a “panel doctor.”

If you are required to do a health check, you will then be asked to complete medical history information online and print an eMedical referral letter. Please take a copy of the eMedical referral letter with you to the panel doctor and also keep a copy for your records.

The panel doctor will submit your health exam results directly to the Australian High Commission. Ask the panel doctor when your results will be submitted to the Australian Government. Then, call the panel doctor’s office on that day to follow up to confirm your medical exam results were finalized and submitted.

Find out more about arranging a health examination on the Australian Government’s website for more information.

Get a list of panel doctors.

Some programs require students to have first aid/CPR. OzTREKK and most of our universities recommend that students complete these certifications upon their arrival to Australia. This is mainly because their courses will include components covering poisonous plants / venomous animals that are not typically found in Canada. The most common first aid course we find students completing across all programs is called Provide First Aid HTLAID003 offered by the Red Cross and St John Ambulance.

You may need to meet CPR requirements as well. Your CPR certificate needs to be a Nationally Recognised VET Qualification or Statement of Attainment from a recognized Australian training organization.

Your OzTREKK admissions officer will help you understand this process after you’ve accept a letter of offer.

“School leaver” is a term used by Australians (and those in the UK) that refers to someone who has graduated high school.

Australia offers professional undergraduate programs—like medicine or veterinary science—that may require an applicant to apply straight from high school without having any post-secondary education. In their admissions requirements, you may see “open to school leavers only,” so anyone who has post-secondary studies (completed or not), aren’t eligible to apply.

If you’re not sure if you qualify for a program, reach out! Contact us at info@oztrekk.com.