Chemical Engineering

Applicants with work and life experience are those who left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

‘Experience’ includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience. Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.

• Guaranteed ATAR

  Guaranteed ATAR

  This is the ATAR level at which an offer of admission is guaranteed, subject to any other non-ATAR criteria being met.

  : 80
• Essential WACE subjects (pre-requisites): 
  • Mathematics: Methods ATAR and at least one of the following: Physics ATAR, Chemistry ATAR and Engineering Studies ATAR, or equivalent.
• Desirable WACE subjects: Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, or equivalent.
• STAT entry

  Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

  The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) assesses competencies considered important for success at uni. These tests are provided by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) to help mature age candidates apply for certain courses.

  : Not accepted.

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.

• Guaranteed ATAR

  Guaranteed ATAR

  This is the ATAR level at which an offer of admission is guaranteed, subject to any other non-ATAR criteria being met.

  : 80
• Essential WACE subjects (pre-requisites): 
  • Mathematics: Methods ATAR and at least one of the following: Physics ATAR, Chemistry ATAR and Engineering Studies ATAR, or equivalent.
• Desirable WACE subjects: Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, or equivalent.
• STAT entry

  Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

  The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) assesses competencies considered important for success at uni. These tests are provided by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) to help mature age candidates apply for certain courses.

  : Not accepted.

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Not all Curtin courses accept course switchers from other institutions.

• Curtin offers a variety of bridging courses to help you meet the admission criteria for this course. Find out more about our bridging courses.
• Essential WACE subjects (pre-requisites): 
  • Mathematics: Methods ATAR and at least one of the following: Physics ATAR, Chemistry ATAR and Engineering Studies ATAR, or equivalent.
• Desirable WACE subjects: Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, or equivalent.

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

Curtin course switcher criteria

To switch into this course, you need to have:

• attained an ATAR of 80 and completed the prerequisites; or
• if you have studied Maths Applications or equivalent:
  • completed 75 credits within one semester with a semester weighted average (SWA) of at least 70%; or
  • completed 100 credits within one semester with SWA of 65% or higher, plus any unit/s assessed as comparable to Maths Methods ATAR and Physics ATAR and Chemistry ATAR; or
• if you have studied Maths Methods or equivalent:
  • completed 75 credits within one semester with an SWA of 65%; or
  • completed 100 credits within one semester with an SWA of 60% or higher, plus any unit/s assessed as comparable to Maths Methods ATAR, and Physics ATAR or Chemistry ATAR.

The Maths Methods prerequisite can be met with:

• Maths Methods ATAR; or
• MATH1013 Introductory Mathematics or MATH1005 Pre-Calculus (12.5 credits); and
• MATH1014 Foundations of Calculus.

The Physics ATAR prerequisite can be met with:

• Physics ATAR; or
• PHYS1006 Foundations of Physics.

The Chemistry ATAR prerequisite can be met with:

• Chemistry ATAR; or
• CHEM1003 Introduction to Chemistry.

Higher education course switcher criteria

To switch into this course from another higher education course, you need to have:

• attained an ATAR of 80 plus any unit/s assessed as comparable to Maths Methods ATAR, and Physics ATAR or Chemistry ATAR; or
• if you have studied Maths Applications or equivalent:
  • completed 75 credits within one semester, with a semester weighted average (SWA) of 70%; or
  • completed 100 credits within one semester, with an SWA of 65% or higher, plus any unit/s assessed as comparable to Maths Methods ATAR, and Physics ATAR or Chemistry ATAR; or
• if you have studied Maths Methods or equivalent:
  • completed 75 credits within one semester, with an SWA of 65%; or
  • completed 100 credits within one semester, with an SWA of 60% or higher, plus any unit/s assessed as comparable to Maths Methods ATAR, and Physics ATAR or Chemistry ATAR.