Prerequisite subjects and assumed knowledge

Before starting your Monash course, it is important to make sure you have completed the right subjects to prepare for your studies. Each undergraduate course has specific prerequisite subjects - subjects you must have studied in your previous qualification at an equivalent Australian level.

You can find the required prerequisite subjects for your chosen course on Monash Find A Course.

Courses with maths and science prerequisite subjects

Some undergraduate courses require maths and/or science as prerequisite subjects. You can meet these requirements in the following ways:

• Australian Year 12 or International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme:
  
  You must meet the maths and/or science prerequisite subject required for your chosen course as listed on Monash Find A Course.

• Other qualifications recognised by Monash:
  
  If you have completed maths and/or science subjects in the relevant discipline at the required grade level, it is assumed that you have knowledge equivalent to the Australian Year 12 (VCE equivalent) prerequisite subject required for your chosen course. It is strongly recommended that you check that you have covered the assumed knowledge required for your course by completing the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis.
  
  This online activity includes multiple-choice questions based on your prior studies and helps you identify areas for revision, so you can start your course feeling confident and prepared. Once you accept your Monash offer and set up your student account you can complete the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis before starting your course.

These guidelines do not apply to the Bachelor of Medical Science or Doctor of Medicine, or to courses that require a tertiary-level Physiology unit: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (Graduate Entry), and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and Master of Pharmacy (Graduate Entry).