Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

If you are lacking some of the pre-requisites for entry to engineering at UWA or have not reached a high enough overall academic standard (e.g. have a TER/ATAR below the cut-off score) you may choose one of the following alternative pathways to entry:

(a) Sit (or re-sit) the TEE (not applicable to most international students)
      There are a number of institutions, such as Canning College, Tuart College, North Lake Senior Campus, which offer the opportunity to take TEE classes in the evenings or in part-time mode.

(b) Enrol in the Bachelor of Computer & Mathematical Sciences(BCM) at UWA (applicable to domestic and international students)
This course is one of the most flexible in the university and is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathemiatics. If you enrol in the BCM you may take, if necessary, units equivalent to the entry pre-requisites for engineering and/or establish a sufficiently good academic record. It may also be possible to take some engineering units, and credit for these would be retained in the event of a transfer to an engineering course. Applications for transfer may be made at the end of each semester. Success depends on having satisfied the entry pre-requisites and having achieved a sufficiently high academic standard. There is no fixed average mark required for a transfer but you should aim for marks at least between 65% and 70%. Decisions will be made for each individual and will depend, to some extent, on the units taken. For example, lower marks in engineering units (high fifties to low sixties) are acceptable. In some cases, such as illustrated in the second of the sample enrolments below, students will be able to transfer with no loss of time and can complete the engineering degree within four years.

Note: (i) Students who do not have the equivalent of TEE Applicable Mathematics may enrol in the Bachelor of Computer Science or in the Bachelor of Science and take the necessary pre-requisites in those courses.
          (ii) Students with the equivalent of TEE Applicable Mathematics or MAthematics 3C/D also may enrol in the BSc course. This course, unlike the BCM, does not require computing units to be taken but it is more difficult to include engineering units.

Sample BCM enrolments:

Entry pre-requisites for engineering at UWA

At present these are: TEE Applicable Mathematics plus at least two of TEE Calculus, Physics and Chemistry. Students without one of these last three must take an additional ‘enabling’ unit during the course. TEE English or equivalent is also required.

In future entry will be possible with any one of the following combinations of unit pairs:
(i) MAS3C/3D, PHYS3A/3B and CHE3A/3B;
(ii)MAS3C/3D and PHY3A/3B; an enabling chemistry unit will be required for some engineering programmes;
(iii)MAT3C/3D or MAS3A/3B, PHYS3A/3B, CHE3A/3B; enabling mathematics must be taken;
(iv) MAS3C/3D. CHE3A/3B; enabling physics compulsory.