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The University of Newcastle College of International Education

Newcastle , NSW ,Australia

Degree Transfer Extended Design (Architecture)

Our Degree Transfer Extended Design (Architecture) program is tailored to prepare you for Year 2 of the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at the University of Newcastle. It provides a pathway into one of Australia’s best design schools. Your offer is also packaged with Master of Architecture to give you the option of practising as a professional architect upon graduation.

The University of Newcastle is ranked top 150 in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment* and No 3 in Australia for overall satisfaction**. You will complete Work Integrated Learning (WIL) as part of your degree. More than half of your design courses in the bachelor’s degree are spent in the architecture studio.

* QS Worlding University Rankings by Subject 2023

** Course Experience Questionnaire 2020 – 2021 – Undergraduate Architecture and Built Environment

Intakes

  • March
  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

For Bangladesh

  • Completion of the Higher School Certificate with GPA 2.0

For India

  • ISC or CBSE Year 12 with 50% across 4 academic subjects, or India State Board Year 12 with 55% across 4 academic subjects.

For Nepal

  • Year 12 HSC with 50% average

For Pakistan

  • Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate 50% average across 4 academic subjects.

For Sri Lanka

  • A Levels with 1 pass grade
    Sri Lankan A Levels with 2 E grades