Couldnt reach the prerequisite score?

[fisa2001]

If your subject requires 25 methods and you don't get it, would there still be a way to get into that subject?

[brenden]

You could do a methods university bridging subject in your first year/semester and then you would meet the prereq. Otherwise, no.

[fisa2001]

You could do a methods university bridging subject in your first year/semester and then you would meet the  Otherwise, no.

So for example, if I submit my apllication with my ATAR that matches the course's required ATAR but not its presequiste, they'd accept me but will make me do a bridging course as well?

[siddhartharora]

Wait, so how exactly do you do a bridging course? Is there a separate institution that you do one through? There's no information on the university websites (monash in particular).

[brenden]

To my understanding, let's say you need a science subject or methods to get into a BSci. You didn't do either of these in VCE. So you start off in a B Arts, take a methods bridging course which is a 3/4 methods equivalent, and then apply for a transfer into science midyear.

[slothpomba]

There is no way around it, the per-requisites are per-requisites for a reason. If eveyrone could get an exemption for it, what is the point of making them a pre-requisite, likewise, if one person gets an exemption, out of fairness, so should the next...and the next and the next... you can see it would quickly fall apart. Often, they are actually needed, its easy to see why math is needed for engineering for example.

You either have to do a bridging course that is recognised by the particular university (you must ask but UoM *used to* accept this for methods for example - http://www.unilearn.net.au/, not sure if they still do).

The other way is to go into a related degree at a university that does not need that subject, some Bsc's do not require methods. The benefit behind that is, once you do COMPLETE the prerequisite at another university and transfer into the one you wanted, they will recognise your science subjects as if you did them at your new university, thus, saving you time. If you do something unrelated like nursing, it would be very difficult to get any of those recognised for say an Arts degree, so, you would have to start everything over again like you did no university.


I realise it's a slightly sucky and unfortunate situation but there is pretty much no foreseeable way you could meet the prerequisites before course selection occurs.

I know its harsh but its in no ones best interests to tell you something untrue that will jeopardise you in the long run.

You will either have to:


1) Skip uni and do a bridging course [not recommended at all]

2) Go to any uni that'll take you and do a similar course there to the one you want to get into. Do the equivalent subject they offer.  For example, monash has MTH1010 which is a methods equivalent. [most recommended]

3) Of course, thirdly, you could do an unrelated course but i dont see much logic behind this.

It would greatly help us if you tell us what course you would like to get into.

[fisa2001]

There is no way around it, the per-requisites are per-requisites for a reason. If eveyrone could get an exemption for it, what is the point of making them a pre-requisite, likewise, if one person gets an exemption, out of fairness, so should the next...and the next and the next... you can see it would quickly fall apart. Often, they are actually needed, its easy to see why math is needed for engineering for example.

You either have to do a bridging course that is recognised by the particular university (you must ask but UoM *used to* accept this for methods for example - http://www.unilearn.net.au/, not sure if they still do).

The other way is to go into a related degree at a university that does not need that subject, some Bsc's do not require methods. The benefit behind that is, once you do COMPLETE the prerequisite at another university and transfer into the one you wanted, they will recognise your science subjects as if you did them at your new university, thus, saving you time. If you do something unrelated like nursing, it would be very difficult to get any of those recognised for say an Arts degree, so, you would have to start everything over again like you did no university.


I realise it's a slightly sucky and unfortunate situation but there is pretty much no foreseeable way you could meet the prerequisites before course selection occurs.

I know its harsh but its in no ones best interests to tell you something untrue that will jeopardise you in the long run.

You will either have to:


1) Skip uni and do a bridging course [not recommended at all]

2) Go to any uni that'll take you and do a similar course there to the one you want to get into. Do the equivalent subject they offer.  For example, monash has MTH1010 which is a methods equivalent. [most recommended]

3) Of course, thirdly, you could do an unrelated course but i dont see much logic behind this.

It would greatly help us if you tell us what course you would like to get into.

Thanks for replying, I want to do software engineering at Swinburne, but the thing is that I have done pretty badly in methods SAC's (no idea what grade it is because my teacher won't tell me, school policy apparently. But I believe it'll be in the range of D-D+) and given that I might not even get two C's for exams, the chances of me getting 20 (Methods pre-requisite for Swinburne) is pretty low. Also I probably won't be even getting 75.10 (clearly in atar), it's a nightmare really.

I also have another question if that's alright with you. Say I get a 20 in Methods (yay!), but I get below 75.10 (70-ish?). I know uni's accept students who achieved an atar below than their clear in ATAR. But, how 'below' is this ATAR?