Admission requirements : All Information

Find all the information about our admission criteria, required documents, and tuition fees.

Direct Applications

You can apply at any time, for our February, June or September intake.

Complete our online application form.
An Admissions Advisor will contact you following submission of your application to discuss the required steps to complete your application.
If you are applying for the Bachelor of Design Arts, you will need to complete your Admission Consultation. This is a discussion on your motivations for study and your potential to benefit from your chosen course. If you are unable to attend in person, virtual consultations are available.

Please note, two valid forms of identification will be required, one from each list below. An Australian Passport fills requirements as both photo ID and evidence of eligibility.

Domestic students! Here is everything you need to know to apply. If you are an International student, please visit ourInternational Students hub for entry requirements and admission information.

Bachelor of Design Arts

Satisfactory completion of Australian Year 12, or one of the equivalent qualifications as defined under minimum academic entry requirements.

An Admission Consultation

ATAR scores are not used in the consideration of your application. Unscored VCE (or equivalent) is accepted for entry.

Students must be 18+ years of age at commencement of course.

Bachelor of Business and Innovation

Satisfactory completion of Australian Year 12, with an ATAR score of 60 (an ATAR score of 68 or above guarantees entry), or one of the equivalent qualifications as defined under minimum academic entry requirements.

Students must be 18+ years of age at commencement of course.

Diploma of Fashion Design and Diploma of Graphic Design

Satisfactory completion of Australian Year 12, or one of the equivalent qualifications as defined under minimum academic entry requirements.
An Admission Consultation

ATAR scores are not used in the consideration of your application. Unscored VCE (or equivalent) is accepted for entry.

Students must be 18+ years of age at commencement of the course.

Students can apply via the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) for our February intake. Select LCIM courses have a Guaranteed ATAR. If applicants receive an ATAR equal to or above the Guaranteed ATAR and meet the course entry requirements, they will be guaranteed an offer in the course. For VTAC applicants to receive an offer, the course must be their highest eligible preference.

Year 12 applicants for our Bachelor of Design Arts undergraduate degree via VTAC can get automatic entry (bypass the Admissions Consultation special entry requirement) if they pass one or more of the following Unit 3 & 4 VCE and Unit 3 & 4 VCE VET units:

Applied Fashion Design and Technology (VCE VET)
Art Creative Practice
Art Making and Exhibiting
Creative and Digital Media (VCE VET)
Media
Product Design and Technologies
Visual Arts (VCE VET)
Visual Communication Design

To apply via VTAC, please visit the VTAC website. Please note, if you are applying directly you should not also apply via VTAC. Offers will be sent via VTAC when released. Please refer to the key dates VTAC website for application timings.

LCI Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia.  Via the direct application process, students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent will be able to identify their status. All successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island applicants will be entitled to the Indigenous Scholarship and may have this considered as part of the application process to meet minimum academic entry requirements.

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island applicants requiring support for their application, please contact us.

LCI Melbourne provides a supportive and inclusive community.

Students who require support for special needs or who have been educationally disadvantaged are encouraged to apply.

Via the direct application process, students can identify if they will require additional support or recognition for educational disadvantage. Educational disadvantage includes applicants with physical disabilities, from geographically isolated areas, or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Contact us for more information.

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What You Need Before You Apply

Entry Requirements

Domestic students! Here is everything you need to know to apply. If you are an International student, please visit ourInternational Students hub for entry requirements and admission information.

Bachelor of Design Arts

Bachelor of Business and Innovation

Diploma of Fashion Design and Diploma of Graphic Design

VTAC Applicants

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Applicants

Special Needs or Educationally Disadvantaged Students

Admission Information Request

Get answers to your application questions! Contact our admission advisors for assistance.

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