Cross-institutional (Complementary Course) Study
Melbourne Graduate School students may, in certain situations, apply to enrol in graduate subjects offered by other Australian universities. Complementary course (or Cross Institutional Study) enrolments allows for external university subjects to be formally credited to your program at The University of Melbourne. Approval must be gained from both institutions.
Guidelines
The Melbourne Graduate School of Management will approve Cross-Institutional Study for students to other tertiary institutions on the following basis:
- You must have a good academic record.
- The subjects chosen must be of equivalent standard and weighting to subjects available at The University of Melbourne.
- The subject must have equivalent number of contact hours.
- The subject must be taught at a graduate level.
- If the host institution is in regional Victoria or interstate, you must have been required to relocate due to professional commitments or for personal reasons.
- Subjects completed at the selected institution must have been pre-approved for credit towards your graduate degree at The University of Melbourne.
- Applications will be considered for one semester at a time. If you wish to undertake Cross-Institutional Studies for more than one semester, you should lodge a further application at the completion of the first semester of study.
- Fees for a subject undertaken at a host institution are payable to the host institution. You are required to pay the full subject fee set by the host institution, whether this is a greater or lesser amount than your University of Melbourne fees.
Closing Dates
All application material must be submitted at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the semester in which the subject/s is/are taught. If the subject is offered in block mode and does not commence at the beginning of the semester, all application material must be submitted at least 4 weeks before the commencement date of the subject.
Application Process and Form
- Request written permission from the host institution, including evidence that you will be enrolled on the same fee basis as at The University of Melbourne.
- Complete the Cross-Institutional Study Application Form (PDF, 471 kb).
- Submit the application form for approval from your Academic Program Director, and attach current entries from the relevant University Handbook for each of the subjects you wish to enrol in, including prerequisite information, assessment, program duration etc.
- If a successful outcome has been reached, both you and the host institution will be notified in writing.
- Enrol at host institution.
- Provide your Academic Program Manager with an original or certified copy of your final academic transcript from the host institution upon completion, for credit toward your University of Melbourne course.
Original or certified* copies of supporting documentation MUST be attached with the application. Failure to provide supporting documentation may delay your application being considered.
*Certified copies
A certified copy is a photocopy of the original document which has the signature and official stamp of one of the following people: barrister or solicitor, police in charge of a station, pharmacist, doctor, dentist, principal of a school, Justice of the Peace, Clerk of Court, indicating that they have sighted the original document. The signature and stamp must appear on every page of the document.