Once Macquarie University issues you with an offer letter, you are only a few steps away from joining our community of over 30,000 students! Remember to read all the information in your offer pack very carefully – it includes important information on what steps you need to take next to confirm your place at Macquarie.
If you applied through UAC international, click here to accept your offer.
After an application to Macquarie University has been assessed and a decision made, you will receive one of the following letters (by email):
This provides you with a FULL offer, and allows entry in the next available intake for the course you have selected. No further conditions need to be satisfied. Sometimes alternative courses are suggested if you do not meet entry requirements of the course/s that you applied for.
This offer outlines the conditions that need to be satisfied in order for you to be offered a place in your selected course. Evidence must be shown that you have met the conditions before a full offer can be issued. Macquarie International also has to check quotas on the selected course before a full offer can be made.
This offer requires that you complete an English language program or another preliminary program before commencing your course, which may include an English Language Program or another preliminary program. You must accept the entire package by the deadline stated in the offer letter.
Please note: If students choose to re-take an English test and meet the Macquarie University English Language requirements they will need to re-submit their test score to Macquarie International. Macquarie International will issue a FULL offer provided places are still available.
You may be eligible to attend SIBT as a pathway to Macquarie University, provided you meet the transfer requirements. You may also be offered the opportunity to study the same program at Macquarie City. If you are eligible for either of these pathway programs, you will be advised of this in your letter.
Please note: Read the offer letter carefully as some courses have a non-standard start date, and not all courses commence in the February and July intake. For further information, visit our calendar
The offer pack contains instructions on how to accept your offer, information about Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and Macquarie University's tuition fee refund policy. This information should be read thoroughly.
To secure a place at Macquarie University, you must accept your offer by the deadline clearly stated in the offer letter, or the offer will lapse. Only after you accept your offer, and receive an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) from us, can you proceed with your visa application process.
To ACCEPT your offer, and confirm your place, you need to:
Please note:
The offer letter lists information on a number of ways to pay the commencement and OSHC fees. Please note that an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) will not be issued until all funds are cleared. At present students can pay:
Yes, all international students who want to study at Macquarie University are required to pay health cover for the entire length of their program. Experience has shown that many international students do not maintain the health cover and do not take this issue seriously. As a result, significant numbers of uncovered students and their families have been charged large hospital bills and are faced with unnecessary burdens. Students are free to choose their own health cover provider but Macquarie University's preferred provider is Worldcare, who has arranged a special package and price for international students.
The commencement fee is a portion of your tuition fee that you need to pay when you accept an offer to study at Macquarie University. The value of the commencement fee you need to pay will be listed on your offer letter. It is usually set at around AU$12,500 (or as printed on your offer letter). This commencement fee is taken off your first semester tuition fees (so it is not in addition to your tuition fees).
If your first semester's tuition fees are greater than AU$12,500, you should be prepared to pay the balance of your fees during your enrolment week.
Once Macquarie University has received your ‘Acceptance of offer’ page, commencement fee payment, OSHC payment and the Payment and Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) Request Form, an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) will be issued.
You should then submit the eCoE to the Immigration Office in your nearest Australian Overseas Diplomatic Mission (check www.immi.gov.au), where you can apply for a student visa. Student visas carry certain conditions, for example students have to study full-time, and cannot change institution within the first year of their programs.
To find out more about student visa conditions please refer to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website: www.immi.gov.au/students.
Once you have accepted your offer, you should prepare for your arrival at Macquarie University. Some important information on preparing for your arrival is available from Macquarie’s international student services
Should you wish to defer your offer until the next available intake, you will need to submit the ‘Deferral’ page from your offer pack, and send it to:
Macquarie International Fax: +61 3 9267 4861
OR
Contact the Macquarie Admissions Contact person, as listed on your offer letter
If you wish to decline your offer, please email us or contact the Macquarie Admissions Contact person, as listed on your offer letter. Don't forget to include your full name and Student ID in the e-mail you send.
To apply to change your course before you have commenced your studies at Macquarie:
Please contact the Admissions Officer listed on your Letter of Offer. You may need to complete and submit a new application form, as well as pay the application fee of AU$110.
The closing dates to change a course before commencing your studies at Macquarie are:
Please note: The steps below are applicable to new commencing students only. Current students must apply through the Macquarie University's Course transfer at www.reg.mq.edu.au/undergrad/current/currentstudents/coursetransfer
To apply to transfer from Macquarie's North Ryde Campus to Macquarie City Campus before you have commenced studies, please follow these steps:
1. Download the Transfer Request form
2. Send the Transfer Request form to your Macquarie International Admissions officer (as listed on your letter of offer). You must submit this form COMPLETED, SIGNED and DATED by:
Macquarie International will contact you directly regarding the transfer decision.
The closing dates to change campus before commencing your studies at Macquarie are:
If you have already paid and accepted your Letter of offer at Macquarie, North Ryde campus, you must follow the steps to obtain a refund at:
www.international.mq.edu.au/study/fees/refunds
Under reason for refund, you need to select “Other reason not listed above”, and write "Transferring to Macquarie City Campus".