Please note that APAC standards for entry requirements are minimum and education providers may have additional requirements so please ensure you check all entry requirements with the individual education providers.
Entry Requirements for Foundational Competencies
Entry requirements for a program of study leading to a Bachelor Degree are the responsibility of, and at the discretion of, the Higher Education Provider (HEP). Graduates holding a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification in any other discipline may undertake an APAC-accredited sequence in psychology.
Entry Requirements for Pre-Professional Competencies
Entry to the program for pre-professional competencies requires successful completion of an APAC-accredited qualification that achieves foundational competencies. The program could be a Bachelor Degree in psychology, or a Bachelor Degree in any discipline plus an APAC-accredited sequence in psychology, or a qualification obtained from an overseas education institution that has been assessed as comparable to an APAC-accredited qualification in psychology or an APAC-accredited sequence in psychology.
Entry Requirements for Professional Competencies
Entry to the program for professional competencies requires successful completion of an APAC-accredited qualification that achieves foundational competencies and pre-professional competencies. This could be an Australian qualification or an equivalent qualification from an overseas education institution that has been assessed as comparable by the PsyBA when assessing individual applicants for registration.*
Entry to the program also requires applicants to demonstrate suitability for the program through an assessment interview or other assessment processes, as decided by the HEP.
Because programs at this level include a component of direct client activities, all students enrolled in the program are required to be provisionally registered as a psychologist on commencement of the course.*
Entry Requirements for Professional Competencies for Specialised Areas of Practice
Entry to the program for professional competencies for specialised areas of practice requires completion of an APAC-accredited qualification that achieves foundational competencies, pre-professional competencies and professional competencies or a qualification obtained from an overseas education institution that has been assessed as comparable by an appropriate authority.
Because the programs at this level include a component of direct client activities, all students need to be provisionally or generally registered as a psychologist on commencement of the course.*
* Please ensure to check PsyBA requirements
