Commencing onshore international students
Registration, enrolment and commencement details
All international students about to commence their first program at RMIT are required to complete a registration and enrolment process.
The process does NOT apply to the following students:
- Students commencing VCE studies
- ELICOS students commencing studies at RMIT English Worldwide
- Foundation studies students commencing studies at RMIT International College
- Current RMIT students articulating into a new program.
Students must follow the steps below (in sequence) in order to complete registration and enrolment formalities.
Step 1: Register with RMIT International
This step is mandatory for all commencing international students. You will not be permitted to enrol without attending International Registration first.
Attend International Registration at least one day prior to your official enrolment date so that your eligibility to enrol can be activated and you can receive vital enrolment information specific to your program.
It is expected that students will enrol by the advertised enrolment date as late registration/enrolment may not be permitted.
What to bring to registration
Please bring a copy of your acceptance letter and/or a printout of your eCoE. You will also need to bring your passport and visa (to confirm your citizenship).
Registration details are as follow:
Semester 2 2013
Dates: Available soon
Times: Available soon
If you have a conditional offer, you must meet all the conditions placed on your offer to register and enrol.
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Step 2: Attend a program specific information session conducted by your School
After registering you need to attend an enrolment information session, conducted by your School, where you will be provided with the program structure and specific advice about courses you need to enrol in. You will also have an opportunity to meet program academic and administrative staff and you will be provided with information about Orientation
Step 3: Enrol Online
After you have attended your enrolment information session, you will be ready to enrol online. You can enrol online in supported labs on campus or from your own computer. Details about how to enrol using the Enrolment Online System will be provided to you at International registration.
Enrolment information session details and commencement dates for Semester 2 2013
- College of Business (Available soon)
- College of Design and Social Context (Available soon)
- College of Science, Engineering and Health (Available soon)
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Exemptions/advanced standing and RPL/credit transfer
If you applied for recognition of prior learning (RPL) or credit transfer (also known as exemptions/advanced standing) at the time of application, your offer letter would have stated the number of exemptions or the advanced standing you are eligible for.
In order to be granted exemptions/advanced standing you must lodge an application with your School in first semester. Simply complete the RPL/credit transfer form (PDF 88kb) and lodge it before the census date. Do not enrol in the course for which you are seeking credit transfer. If you are not eligible for exemptions you will enrol into the standard program structure as normal.
Applications for RPL or credit transfer will not be accepted after the census date.
Being granted RPL or credit does not automatically mean you will study part-time. Your program duration will be shortened to reflect the credit granted. You must then enrol in a load suitable to complete within your new, expected duration.
For more information, please refer to the Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning web page.
Late enrolment
Late enrolment (up to two weeks after the official University commencement date) is permitted for some programs. Please email isu@rmit.edu.au to check if late enrolment is allowed. On arrival in Australia please immediately report to the International Registration Point where you will receive details of where and when to enrol into your program.
Foundation Studies – June 2013 intake
Registration is not required for Foundation Studies.
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