Hi and welcome to Flinders University. I'm Lucy the International Admissions
Team Leader and I'm Elliot an International Admissions Officer
We're going to talk about how to apply as an international student. So Elliot
I'm an international student and I'm looking to apply to study at Flinders
What do I need to do to get started? Well one of the first things you can do
is go to our website and there you'll find more information on all of the
courses that we have available. When you go onto our website you can also check
the entry requirements for the courses as well as whether you may be eligible
for any credit. It's worth checking the website for all that information before
you get started on your application. Okay so what's next?
Well the next thing is for you to get your documents ready to apply. So there's
several things you need including your passport and previous academic documents
and it's worth having those to hand before you apply
but there is a checklist on the application form in case you're unsure
of what you need. The next step is for you to submit your
application and again you can do that online via our website you'll find the
links on how to apply and you can just follow
those. Is there a fee for applying? No when you submit your application to
study at Flinders there's no cost. What happens after I apply? Well the next
step is your application will come through to the International Admissions
Office and from there we'll assess your
documents and determine whether you're eligible for the course you've applied
for. If you've requested credit as well we'll assess that at this stage of your
application. Will I then receive my offer? Yes that's
right the next step is for the admissions team to send you your offer
letter. You'll receive this by email which is
why it's important to make sure your email contact is correct when you enter
this when you apply. Your offer letter will also contain
details of any conditions you need to meet in order to be admitted to Flinders
so it's worth reading through these carefully and understanding exactly what
you need to do. You can also contact Flinders for more
information. What if I have conditions on my offer? Well you will
need to meet these to be admitted into your course.
If you're unsure about how you need to do that you can contact the Admissions
Office for more information. So I've got my offer what's next? Well
the next step is for you to accept your offer,
more information on how to do that is contained in the email that you received
with your offer letter. It's also worth noting that at this stage we may request
additional information as part of the GTE or Genuine Temporary
Entrant assessment that you're required to do
So this is a requirement that the Australian Government has for all
international students to pass so we just need to make some additional
checks before you can proceed. So I've accepted my offer, I've passed
the GTE checks and I've met my conditions, where to from
here? Well the next step is for you to make your payment
and the details of how much you'd need to pay are on your offer letter,
typically this is one semester's tuition fee, plus the cost of overseas health
cover if you'd like for us to arrange that for you
but again more details can be found on your offer letter. Okay so I've made my
payment, can i go ahead and apply for my student
visa? Yes, but you will need one more piece of information from the University
and that's your Confirmation of Enrolment or COE.
So once you've accepted, paid and met all of your offer letter conditions
the University will issue you with your COE, which you can use to apply for your
student visa. More information on the actual visa
application process is available from the Department of Home
Affairs. And what if I already have a visa?
Well if you already have a student visa then we'll just issue you with a new COE
which you can use to update the Department of Home Affairs and apply for
a longer visa if that's what you need. If you have another visa that allows you
to study whilst you're in Australia then we can look at that as part of your
application process and complete any checks that we need to
do. Is my application able to be pre-assessed before I hit submit?
Unfortunately no we do require you to submit an application in order for us to
assess your documents however as previously mentioned there is
no application fee so if you are interested in applying we'd suggest you
just submit an application so we can take a look.
And by when do I have to accept my offer? Well for most courses there's no
deadline but we do recommend that you accept your offer as soon as possible in
order to avoid missing out and to ensure you have sufficient time
to arrange your student visa and travel to Australia.
If you're applying for a limited intake course there may be a deadline attached to your
offer that's why it's really important to read your offer letter carefully
because you may have to accept and pay within a certain deadline in order to
secure your place. Can I study at Flinders course online?
If you're in Australia on a student visa you must study in person at campus
however we do have some courses which are available for external study
where you're offshore and not in Australia. Only some of our courses are
available so it would be worth again checking our
website for more information. Thanks very much, Elliot that's covered everything I
need today. That's no problem, Lucy and if you do have any more questions
you can get in touch with our Flinders International team and we'll be happy to
help. Thank you for visiting Flinders
University, we look forward to welcoming you on campus soon.