Getting into uom/monash/RMIT - high school drop out with tafe cert

[spectroscopy]

Im not asking for myself, but for a good friend of mine

he dropped out in year 10 and then did nothing for a year or two, then has just completed a tafe Cert IV in book keeping

he is srsly a maths genius/savant and wants to get into science at melbourne (RMIT or monash would be good too)
he would count as mature age now, so what avenues are there to get into these universities from a tafe/foundation year program or something similiar?
if youre asking why he dropped out in year 10 its because he has a mental illness and has been living off centrelinks disability payments for a while

so yeah, time isnt really that important whether it takes 6 months or 2 years to get in, he just wants to get back into math and stuff and get off the dole, apparently its really hard to find a job after a vic uni cert in book keeping

tl;dr HOW CAN A PERSON WITH NO VCE GET INTO A MELB/MONASH/RMIT SCI


CHEERS GUYS

[alondouek]

He would probably have to enter university as NONY12 (non-year 12) through VTAC:

From their website:

VTAC considers you a non-Year 12 applicant if:

 - you are not currently enrolled in any VCE, Australian Year 12 or International Baccalaureate studies in Australia or New Zealand.

For example you will be considered a non-Year 12 applicant if :
 - you completed Year 12 in a previous year
 - you are currently studying an overseas Year 12 qualification (e.g. A-levels in England)
 - you officially withdrew from all VCE Unit 3 and 4 studies by Monday 30 April 2012.
 

He would likely be eligible for equity scholarships through VTAC and the universities though, so that would help financially.

Have a look at the 'Course application demo (Non-Year 12)' under the 'See a demonstration' sub-heading.

Many courses have different entry requirements; for example Monash B.Sc has certain criteria, while Latrobe may have different minimum requirements. Generally, a Cert IV from TAFE is sufficient for entry into an undergraduate university degree.

Best of luck to your friend!

[Lasercookie]

Many courses have different entry requirements; for example Monash B.Sc has certain criteria, while Latrobe may have different minimum requirements. Generally, a Cert IV from TAFE is sufficient for entry into an undergraduate university degree.

You still need to satisfy specific course prerequisites, not only the minimum entry requirements of the university.

If he doesn't have the prerequisites, there's courses like this http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=C3305 and similar that he should take a look into.

The best option is probably to call each of the unis and get them to tell you all the options available to him. They'll also be able to say if he has the required prerequisites completed too, and alternative options to satisfy those (such as the stuff listed here http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/pathways, though that CAP thing is probably an expensive option from what I can gather).

Each uni will have an 'alternate pathways' type page, which is also worth looking into, but I do think calling is the best because you can sift out details specific to yourself that way.