English Entry Requirements

When applying to Kaplan Business School, you will need to meet the equivalent English Entry Requirements for your selected course. 

• ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• SENIOR SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS IN APPROVED COUNTRIES
• FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMS
• ELICOS DIRECT ENTRY ARRANGEMENTS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students must demonstrate English proficiency through one of the following means:

• an English test score using one of the following English language tests as approved by Kaplan. Proof of English language proficiency, evidenced by one of the tests listed in the table below, must be completed within two years prior to commencement of the course.

• successful completion of a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education in Australia
• successful completion of a substantial component of an AQF Level 5 course or higher in Australia while on a student visa
• successful completion of a partial component of an AQF Level 7 course or higher in Australia while on a student visa
• successful completion of an approved Foundation Studies program in Australia
• successful completion of an approved English for Academic Purposes course or equivalent from Kaplan or a selected number of ELICOS providers that have been approved for a direct entry agreement with Kaplan
• a minimum of 5 years of study in English at the Australian Year 7 equivalent or above in one of the following countries:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • the Republic of Ireland
  • the United Kingdom
  • the United States of America

The language in which the qualification or study is undertaken must be English. Evidence of the above must be no more than two years before the proposed date of commencement of the KBS course.

Offshore applications from specific countries will be required to meet the English entry requirements specified in the KBS Genuine Student process.

Pathway Option

Students who do not meet one of the above English language proficiency criteria for undergraduate or postgraduate entry may be offered a pathway which includes completion of an English for Academic Purposes course that satisfies the entry requirements prior to commencing their primary course with the School. The English for Academic Purposes course must be on the list of approved direct entry ELICOS programs.

FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMS

NOTE: Qualifications in this list require a pass grade in the English component.

• ANU College Foundation Studies Program
• Central Queensland University International Foundation Program
• Charles Darwin University International Foundation Studies Program
• Deakin College Foundation Program
• Eynesbury Foundation Studies Program
• Flinders International Study Centre Foundation Program
• La Trobe Foundation Studies Program
• Macquarie University Foundation
• Monash College Foundation Year
• Newcastle University International College Foundation Program
• Queensland University of Technology Foundation Program
• RMIT Foundation Studies
• Swinburne University of Technology Foundation Year
• University of Adelaide College Foundation Studies
• University of Canberra International Foundation Studies
• University of Melbourne - Trinity College Foundation Studies
• University of Newcastle College of International Education Foundation Studies
• University of Queensland Foundation Program
• University of Queensland - IES College Foundation Year
• University of Sydney - Taylors College Foundation Program
• University of Tasmania Foundation Studies Program
• University of Western Australia - Taylors College Perth Foundation Program
• University of Wollongong Foundation Studies
• UNSW Global Foundation Program (Standard and Transition)
• UTS College Foundation Studies Program
• Victoria University International Foundations
• Western Australian Universities' (TISC) Foundation Program
• Western Sydney University International College Foundation Program

ELICOS DIRECT ENTRY ARRANGEMENTS

Your chosen study destination may have an ELICOS Direct Entry arrangement with Kaplan Business School. Please see a list below of applicable destinations

Please note: an Australian university EAP course may also be considered. For entry into a KBS course, students will require successful completion of an Australian university EAP course to meet the English Proficiency entry requirements of that university's undergraduate or postgraduate programs, providing those entry requirements are of an equal or higher level than those of the School.

*Please contact KBS Admissions for required scores for non-award and diploma courses.