All applications require supporting documents to be submitted to UTS.
All documents submitted with this application become the property of UTS.
The actual support documentation required depends on the applicant, and the type of study you are applying to do.
Supporting documentation may include:
- academic transcript – include certified copies of your academic records
- English language proficiency – include a certified copy of your English test score if available
- a completed form, if you are applying for recognition of prior learning (RPL)
- details of exclusion (or possible exclusions) from a course on academic or other grounds
- details of relevant work experience, including certified copies of references from your employer on company letterhead, if required
- supporting statement or portfolio:
- if required, your personal statement should state why you wish to study the course you have nominated and outline your major personal, academic and educational achievements. You must also explain how you are capable of succeeding in the course.
- if required, your portfolio needs to contain between 5 and 10 pieces of original work showing your design ability. Some courses may have additional portfolio requirements. Refer to the UTS Handbook for details. Your portfolio may be submitted as colour photocopies, photos, CD-ROM, DVD, web sites or showreels. Please do not submit copies of your original work, as they may not be returned.
- details of disability or ongoing medical condition that will require you to seek special assistance from the university. You must attach a medical statement from a registered doctor.
UTS cannot consider your application if all required supporting documentation is not attached.
If you have submitted an online application, you can attach copies of your supporting documentation to your online application. You will still need to submit the original copies to UTS.
Certified copies of supporting documentation
UTS will accept copies certified by employees of one of the following:
- Australian Overseas Diplomatic Mission
- UTS Authorised Representative or Agent
- Public Notary Office
- the Administration of the Institution that issued the relevant document
- an Australian university.
Alternatively, documents verified by someone who is currently employed in Australia as:
- an accountant – members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, or the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, or the National Institute of Accountants, or the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants or Registered Tax Agents
- a bank or credit union manager
- a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
- a police officer with the rank of sergeant and above
- a post office manager
- a principal of an Australian secondary college, high school or primary school
- a commissioner for declarations
- a Justice of the Peace where the registration number is clearly indicated.
What does correctly certified mean?
Correctly certified means that your original document has been sighted and the copy has been sworn to be a true copy of the original by one of the authorised people mentioned above. Please note that scans or photocopies will not be accepted.
Translation of documents
Documents not in English must be officially translated and submitted together with certified copies of supporting documents.
Officers authorised to translate official documents into English include:
- NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters) accredited translators (opens an external site)
- a translator from a reputable translation company in your home country
- an official translation from the institution that issued the document
- a UTS registered student recruitment agent
- a public notary.
Note: translated documents must have an official (translation) seal and be signed by the translator.
