Completion of the degree to the standard of Honours Class II Division 2 or better is the normal mode of entry to the research degree of Master of Philosophy. Completion to the standard of Honours Class II Division 1 or better is the normal mode of entry to candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Graduates of honours in psychology are eligible to apply for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society and provisional registration to practise as a psychologist and for admission to the professional Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree.

1. Admission to candidature shall be determined by the Head of School on the recommendation of the Course Coordinator. 2. Except as provided in Rule 3., a candidate for admission to the honours course shall: (a) hold an AQF Level 7 degree of Bachelor of Social Science from the University of New England; and (b) have attained a minimum grade point average of 5.0 (Credit); and (c) have achieved 18 credit points at Distinction level or better in 300-level units in their chosen area of study; and (d) have passed units to the value of at least 60 credit points in the subject in which the candidate wishes to proceed; and (e) have fulfilled any additional requirements prescribed and published by the school or area concerned. 3. With the approval of the Head of School a person who has fulfilled the requirements of an equivalent AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification of a university or other institution and who meets requirements considered by the school to be equivalent to those specified in Rule 2. (b), (c), (d) and (e), may be admitted to the honours course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Social Science with Honours. IELTS: minimum score of 6.0, with no subscore less than 5.5 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 79 (writing 22) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 57 with no score less than 50