The academic standing required for acceptance as a candidate for the Master of Philosophy in the University shall be

a relevant degree of Bachelor of the University of Adelaide, in which the candidate has achieved a minimum of a distinction average
or
a relevant Honours degree of the University of Adelaide at upper second class level or higher
or
a relevant Master by Coursework degree of the University of Adelaide containing less than 12 credit points research, in which the candidate has achieved a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.0 or higher
or
a relevant Master by Coursework degree of the University of Adelaide containing a minimum of 12 credit points by research, with an overall GPA of 5.0 or higher and a GPA of 6.0 or higher in the Research Component
or
a relevant Master by Research degree of the University of Adelaide.

A person who holds a qualification of another university as specified in Academic Program Rule 3.1 above, or equivalent thereof, may be accepted as a candidate provided that the program of study undertaken and the academic standard reached are equivalent to those required of a candidate who is a graduate of the University of Adelaide.

The University may accept as a candidate a graduate who does not qualify under Academic Program Rules 3.1 or 3.2 but who has demonstrated an outstanding level of academic achievement and is experienced in research as evidenced by significant research publications or written reports on research work done by the applicant.
Applicants for a Master of Philosophy must satisfy the minimum English language proficiency requirement as set by the University.

IELTS - Overall Score 6.5, Writing & Speaking 6.5 ,Listening & Reading 6.0


TOEFL IBT - Total score 79, Writing 24, Speaking 22, Listening & Reading 13

TOEFL PBT - Total score of 577 Test of Written English (TWE) 4.5