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8. Extended Bachelor of Engineering Program

8. Extended Bachelor of Engineering Program

The Extended BE Program has been specifically designed for international students who have completed secondary schooling outside Australia and at a level below that of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). It provides a direct entry into engineering courses for students with high academic potential who do not meet the usual selection criteria for the Bachelor of Engineering degree. The program extends the length of the Bachelor of Engineering by one semester (equivalent to 50 points). Students must complete a total of 450 points to be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering. The initial 18 months of the program consists of an integrated course of bridging material plus the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering. Students who have successfully completed the prescribed subjects of the bridging component will be able to transfer to the second year of the standard Bachelor of Engineering course at the end of the first 18 months. Student advisers will tailor bridging programs for individual students. The descriptions of bridging subjects are in the Extended Bachelor of Engineering Program. Students should discuss their course plan with a student adviser before the start of each semester. This will assist with later year planning and issues related to prerequisites. The student adviser will help ensure that the student's subject selection is appropriate for their preferred later year studies.

Course requirements are the same as for the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) with the following exception: a minimum of 450 points are required which includes up to 62.5 points of bridging subjects.

The course structure normally depends on each student's English language proficiency (determined by IELTS score or equivalent). The following options refer to the bridging subjects undertaken in the first 18 months in addition to 100 points of 100-level subjects.

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