Documentation requirements
When you apply to ANU, you must be prepared to provide specific documents that we need to assess your application.
Documents you will need to apply to ANU
- Proof that you have met the University's minimum English language requirements.
- Your academic records, including a grading scale.
- If you are applying for an undergraduate program, you will need to provide an academic transcript that shows that you have completed your secondary studies.
- If you are applying for a postgraduate program, you will need to provide your most recent academic transcript.
- Any other required documentation for your preferred program. Some ANU programs need you to meet additional requirements, including providing proof of relevant work experience. You can check if your preferred program has additional requirements on Programs and Courses.
- If you are applying for a postgraduate program, to obtain admission based on professional experience, you will need to provide:
- A curriculum vitae clearly identifying periods of full-time and part-time professional experience;
- The contact details of two referees who can verify the experience;
- A statement addressing the relevant learning outcomes of the program as specified in Policy: Recognition of Prior and External Learning;
- A statement from the employer confirming relevant experience, alternative evidence verifying the professional experience or a statement why such a statement cannot be provided.
- The University may request additional information and evidence for the admission assessment.
- You can choose to provide official ID when you apply (birth certificate, citizenship documents, passport). Official ID will be required if your application is successful and you are offered a place at ANU.
Documents must not be changed in any way. They must be scanned in colour and must not be re-sized.
Documents you will need to enrol at ANU
- If you are applying for ANU postgraduate programs, your enrolment is subject to a final check and you need to provide:
- Official final academic transcript; and
- Degree certificate; and
- Graduation Certificate (if applicable); and
- If your original documents are written in a language other than English, the document must be accompanied by a complete English translation.
- If you are applying for ANU undergraduate programs using your predicted results (IB, HKDSE, GCE-A), your enrolment is subject to a final check and you need to provide:
- Official final academic transcript.
(Please note: We only accept the predicted results for Semester 2 applications.)
- Official final academic transcript.
Documents must not be changed in any way. They must be scanned in colour and must not be re-sized.
Translating your documents into English
ANU accepts translations from these organisations:
- A translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters (NAATI)
- Multicultural New South Wales Language Services
- Interstate office of either the Ethnic Affairs Commission or the Department of Home Affairs
- Australian diplomatic missions
- A sworn translator approved by the Australian diplomatic missions in Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City)
- A Government or other recognised translation authority, e.g. Notary Office in China. Please contact the ANU Admissions Office to determine if the authority is approved to provide translations.
IMPORTANT
Each page of an authorised translation must bear the translator's signature, the date translated and the translator's accreditation details and the official stamp or seal of the translator's accrediting organisation.
The University reserves the rights to reject document translations and may request documents translated by an alternative authority. The list of acceptable translators may change without prior notice.
Copies translated by any other sources will not be accepted. Self-translated documents are not acceptable.
