Applied to study at UniSA in 2025?

With space for 6 preferences in your SATAC application, don’t forget to explore the pathway options into your desired UniSA degree. We encourage you to arrange these in order of your passion with the program you most want to study as your first preference.

We also suggest including some back up options including related degrees or UniSA College programs – just in case. Back up options such as Foundation Studies or a Diploma with specialisations in STEM or Health might be useful if you haven’t met the Selection Rank, received the required Year 12 grades or studied the prerequisite subjects.

If you’re applying for a competitive degree, such as the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) or Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) for example, and aren’t sure you will meet the entry requirements for direct entry, it’s important you consider how you structure your preferences to maximise your chances of getting an offer. We have provided an example below with some tips that explain how to order your preferences to include related degrees as pathway options.

Preference related degrees

Where possible, make sure you add another preference in a similar field as a pathway option.
After completing four courses, you may be eligible to apply to transfer or re-apply for another UniSA degree. Entry is based on achieving a competitive GPA (Grade Point Average). Chat with our Future Student Enquiry team if you need support identifying related degrees and then log into your SATAC account to update your application.

Add UniSA College

If you are looking at Pathway options, explore our new-look range of diplomas that provide a pathway into more than 100 UniSA and UniSA Online degrees. There are 21 specialisations across areas in Business, Creative Studies, Education Studies, Health, Social Sciences and STEM.

UniSA College Pathways

Explore alternative pathways

Don’t forget to consider a range of other alternative pathways including Vocational Education Training (VET), SAIBT or the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT).

Explore alternative pathways

Once your Year 12 SACE results are released, we recommend following six steps to explore guaranteed entry and help get you ready for the main offer round.

Confirm your selection rank

When your Year 12 SACE results are released log into the SATAC website and use the self-service portal to confirm both your ATAR and your Selection Rank. Your Selection Rank is your ATAR inclusive of any adjustment factors and is the final ranking that SATAC will use to assess your application for university entry.

If you have trouble logging onto the SATAC website, or you would prefer to speak with one of our friendly team members, our Future Student Enquiries Team will be open longer hours on the day of results release. You can give us a call and we can confirm your Selection Rank over the phone, just make sure you have your 9-digit SATAC reference number handy!  

Once you have confirmed your Selection Rank, you may wish to check whether you have met guaranteed entry.

Check if you're eligible for a guaranteed offer

For 2025 entry, you could be guaranteed entry based on either your Selection Rank  or your three best Year 12 subject grades. If you are eligible for guaranteed entry* and you put UniSA as your first preference you are guaranteed an offer. Check out the Guaranteed Entry calculators to explore which degrees you might be guaranteed into.

Don’t forget to use our ATAR to Degree Finder to discover which degrees you may be competitive for in your area of interest. You can also discover related degrees or pathway degrees in your preferred UniSA program. 

If you don’t meet the guaranteed entry cut-off, or if there isn’t a guaranteed entry cut-off for your preferred program, don’t worry, you’ll still be considered as part of a competitive entry process. As a back-up, we think it’s important for you to consider listing pathway programs in your preference list. Check out the Preferences section on this website to learn more.  

*Which includes meeting any entry requirements such as prerequisites and other eligibility criteria

Finalise your preferences

Make sure you finalise your preferences by the Change of Preference deadline (2 January 2025) to be considered for the main January offer round on 10 January 2025.

Pay your fees and submit any documentation

Importantly, make sure you have paid your SATAC fee and submitted any required documentation to SATAC. If you don’t pay your application fee, you won’t be eligible to receive an offer.

Prepare for the main offer round

The main January offer round on 10 January 2025 will consider all preferences and all UniSA programs. Offers will be released by 5.00pm so keep an eye on your emails. Also make sure you have your mobile number in the SATAC system, so we can keep you updated via SMS. If you receive an offer, SATAC will automatically accept on your behalf. If you have questions, give us a call - we'd be happy to help and will have extended opening hours over the Christmas and New Year break.

• If you receive an offer to your first preference – Congratulations! Make sure you check your offer email from SATAC and UniSA welcome email to see if your program has an enrolment lapse date. A small number of UniSA programs require you to enrol in your courses by a certain date to guarantee your place.
   
• If you receive an offer for a program that is not your first preference, SATAC will accept your offer on your behalf, and will automatically consider you for higher preferences you may be eligible for. Log in to your SATAC application to make sure your preferences are in the best order for you to receive the offer you most want.
  
  
• If you don’t receive an offer – remember there are still further offer rounds throughout January and February that you can be considered for. Contact our Future Student Enquiry team to discuss potential pathways into your preferred degree.

I still have questions - who can I contact?

If you still have any questions regarding your application and would like to speak to our Future Student Enquiries Team, we will have extended opening hours over the Christmas and New Year break.

UniSA offers guaranteed entry into many degrees for Year 12 students and Vocational Education Training (VET) graduates.

For 2025 entry, year 12 students may be guaranteed entry based on either their Selection Rank or three best Year 12 subject grades. Check out our video below for more information and then visit our guaranteed entry calculators to explore which degrees you might be guaranteed into. If you’re using TAFE or VET qualifications for entry, visit our TAFE/VET guaranteed entry calculator.

How does guaranteed entry work?

Guaranteed Entry has been designed for those applying with Year 12 and Vocational Education Training (VET) qualifications to provide certainty when applying to university and waiting on an offer.

You’re guaranteed a place into many UniSA degrees if:

• Either your Selection Rank, Year 12 subject grades or VET award meets the UniSA Guaranteed Entry score for that degree, and
• you have met the prerequisites and any specific requirements for admission, and
• you have listed the degree as your first preference in your SATAC application, with any required documentation submitted to SATAC on time.

Head to our Guaranteed Entry website to explore which degrees you may be guaranteed a place for. Our Guaranteed Entry calculators help you search for UniSA undergraduate degrees based on your predicted or actual Year 12 grades or Selection Rank. We also offer guaranteed entry based on previously completed VET courses, more information can be found on the VET Guaranteed Entry page.

What if I don't meet the guaranteed entry score?

If you don’t meet the UniSA Guaranteed Entry score for either Year 12 Grades or Selection Rank, you’ll still be considered for competitive entry. When there are more eligible applicants than available places in your preferred degree, offers are made to applicants in descending order of Selection Rank scores until all places are filled. The lowest Selection Rank that receives an offer into a degree is called the ‘competitive cut-off’. This can vary each year depending on the number of applicants and places available.  Minimum entry requirements, such as prerequisites still apply. 

 

Yay! I’ve got my offer – what’s next?

Congratulations on receiving a UniSA offer! We can’t wait to welcome you to the UniSA community. Check out the video below for our guide on enrolling in your classes, including advice on planning your timetable and completing your enrolment checklist. 

• If you receive an offer, SATAC will automatically accept the offer on your behalf – there’s nothing more you need to do.*
• If you have received an offer for a program that is not your first preference, SATAC will accept the offer on your behalf and you will still be considered for an offer to a higher preference.

Look out for your new students email in your inbox that will tell you everything you need to know about accessing your UniSA student email, key dates and the like. in the meantime, check out the New Students website and watch the How to Enrol video to get a head start on your enrolment checklist, planning your timetable and enrolling in your courses.

I’ve received an offer and have questions?

If you wish to change your offer response, you can do so by jumping on to the 'Offer Status' page of your SATAC application. Make sure you do this in a timely manner so that you may be considered for any future offer rounds. Contact our Future Student Enquiries team for help with key dates and timelines.

I didn’t receive an offer, what should I do?

There are many offer rounds, starting in October 2024 and going right through until late February 2025. If you haven’t received an offer after the 10 January 2025 offer round, contact Future Student Enquiries team to talk through your options to ensure you have pathway programs included in your application.

The New Students website will take you through the steps of enrolment, including the pre-enrolment checklist. Make sure you have planned your timetable and completed your enrolment checklist before your program opens. Check out our How to Enrol video to learn more about this process.

Enrolment into your degree will begin in early January and will vary from degree to degree.

UniSA offers scholarships and grants to a wide range of students from all different backgrounds. Our online scholarships search engine will help you find what you may be eligible for and will outline any application dates and key criteria.