The admission requirements for the PhD program in Actuarial Studies reflect the advanced knowledge that candidates will need to undertake the coursework component of the degree and the research experience and skills needed to successfully undertake and complete the research thesis

The minimum qualification requirement for admission to the PhD program in Actuarial Studies is

an Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours Division A in actuarial studies or a related discipline or
another qualification eg a Master degree with a substantial research thesis component that the RSFAS HDR higher degree by research committee is satisfied is equivalent or superior to a degree mentioned in a or
a combination of qualifications and professional experience that the RSFAS HDR committee is satisfied is equivalent or superior to a degree mentioned in a
Admission to the PhD program in Actuarial Studies is competitive and we can only admit a limited number of applicants each year Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee you a place in the program
All applicants must satisfy the Universitys English language admission requirements An international applicant who is not a native English speaker may satisfy these requirements by submitting evidence of an IELTS overall score of at least 6.5 and with no component less than 6.0 or a paperbased TOEFL score of at least 570 with at least 4.5 in the essay component

TOEFL IBT Paper Edition - Overall score - 80, Reading - 20, Writing - 20, Listening - 18, Speaking - 18.
TOEFL IBT Excluding Paper Edition and Home Edition - Overall score - 80, Reading - 20, Writing - 20, Listening - 18, Speaking - 18.