Veterinary Science - Prospective Students

Application Process

APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR ENTRY IN 2011

Closing Dates; Instructions; Applicants with Disabilities; Questionnaire; Interviews

Admission to the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science involves three steps. You must:

• Apply through UAC
• Complete and submit the Bachelor of Veterinary Science Questionnaire to the School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences in triplicate
• Attend an interview at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, if and when invited to do so. Interviews are held over six working days commencing the last Wednesday in November.

Applications for admission to the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology /Bachelor of Veterinary Science are made through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).  UAC Guides, containing instructions on how to apply using the UAC web or telephone services, are made available to Year 12 students at high schools in NSW and the ACT during August. The VTAC Guide is also distributed to Victorian Year 12 applicants in July, while other applicants can obtain the Guide from most Victorian newsagents.

Closing dates

The closing date for applications is by the last business day preceding or including 30 September. Late applications will not be considered.
NB: You cannot add this course to your UAC preferences after September 30.

Instructions for Applicants

• Each year, the new Bachelor of Veterinary Science Questionnaire is available from 1 August.
• Questionnaires must be submitted to the School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences directly and must be received no later than the last business day preceding or including 30 September. The address for submission of the Questionnaire is provided on the Questionnaire.
  
• DO NOT submit a Questionnaire that has been downloaded prior to the 1 August of the year in which you are applying.
• Please read ALL instructions first before downloading and completing the Bachelor of Veterinary Science Questionnaire.
• It is preferable that the questionnaires are typed rather than handwritten.
• Download the following documents and save to a folder on your computer:

All Applicants

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science Questionnaire 2010. This document also contains instructions and checklist.

Year 12 Students only

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science – Questionnaire – 2010: School Predicted Score Letter. This document is required by 2010 Year 12 students only and is to be completed by the student’s school principal or career’s adviser and sent directly to CSU

Course TransferApplicants (CSU students only)

• This applies to CSU STUDENTS who do not intend to complete their current course in 2010.
• Before completing the questionnaire, please make an appointment with Liz Anschaw (69334027) to discuss your application.
• Include with your application (Available from Liz Anschaw at the School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences):

1. Application to Change to Another Course. See www.csu.edu.au/forms/docs/application-change-another-course.pdf
2. Request for Commonwealth support and HECS-HELP form. 
3. Application for Credit

Applicants with Disabilities

The University welcomes students who have a disability, and CSU is committed to providing equity to choose a course, access, participate and succeed in university studies within a receptive and supportive environment. If you have a physical or sensory impairment, a medical condition, learning disability, or a psychological condition which means that you will (or may) require support services from the University, you are encouraged to contact a Disability Liaison Officer.

Whilst all applicants with disabilities will be considered equally with all other applicants, when considering a career in veterinary science, applicants with disabilities should be aware of the requirements of the veterinary science course and subsequent registration. There are some disabilities which may prevent applicants from completing the requirements of this course and, in line with the guidelines of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, students will normally only be admitted if they are physically able to carry out all of the tasks normally done by veterinary surgeons. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; Essential Competences - New Veterinary Graduate “Day One Skills” are required to be met in order to be registered as a Veterinary Surgeon in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Skills expected of CSU Veterinary Science graduates are listed at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/savs/prospective/  as The CSU Veterinary Graduate Attributes.

Completing & Submitting the Questionnaire

Some important things to take note of are listed below.  Checklists to ensure that you have completed the questionnaire correctly and included all required documentation are available in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science Questionnaire 2010 document.

• The University will not contact you in relation to any information that has not been submitted with your application. It is important that all documentation that is requested in the questionnaire is included at the time of submission as late documentation may not be considered during the assessment process.
• You must supply one original application (including questionnaire, supporing documentation and passport size photograph of yourself) AND two photocopies of the COMPLETE application (including questionnaire and supporting documentation).
• Only include CERTIFIED COPIES of your academic information and additional attachments. DO NOT send original documents; they will not be returned to you.
• When copying documentation, copy all onto A4 sized paper and remove all staples. If school reports are in booklet form please DO NOT remake the copies up in booklet format.

Interviews

Selection Interviews for approximately 160 applicants take place in late November / early December (see Calendar), as soon after university and Higher School Certificate examinations end as is practical. Interviews are conducted over 6 days at 30 minute intervals. Two interview panels operate at any one time. Interview panels consist of a CSU academic chairperson from the veterinary science academic staff, another CSU academic and an outside person, usually a veterinarian, who volunteers their time.

Twenty minutes before the scheduled interview time, applicants are taken to a quiet room where they are given the interviews questions on which to reflect.