Accept your offer of admission

Your ‘offer of admission’ letter is an official notification that you have been offered a place in a particular course at the University of Wollongong. Please read through your offer letter carefully, as it contains important information relevant to your program of study and any special conditions that may apply to your offer of admission (for example, satisfying the University’s English language requirements). Your individual 7-digit student identification number also appears in the top left corner of the offer letter. Please quote this number in all correspondence with the University.

To accept your offer of admission, you will need to complete the Offer Acceptance and Payment Advice form attached to your offer letter (Attachment A) and return it along with the total fee payable to commence the course as quoted in your offer letter. 

Note: Students from some countries may be required complete a Pre-Visa Assessment (PVA) as part of the application process for a student visa to enter Australia. If you are required to complete a PVA you should not make payment of the fees until you have been advised to do so. Further information is available on how to apply for your student visa. 

If applicable, you should also clear any conditions noted in your offer letter at the time of accepting your offer of admission to UOW. 

The fees payable includes tuition for your first session of study and overseas student health cover (OSHC)  see Fees and Living Expenses for further information. Payment can be made by credit card or a bank draft drawn in Australian dollars from an Australian bank. 

Please ensure that payment is made as early as possible to allow sufficient time for visa processing. Depending on the country you come from, the visa process can take anywhere from several days to more than three months, so you need to allow sufficient time for this process. 

If you have applied for admission through a University representative, they can assist you with acceptance and payment procedures. If you are have applied for admission directly to the University, forward payment and acceptance of your offer to:

UniAdvice 
University of Wollongong
NSW 2522 AUSTRALIA

When you have satisfied all conditions of the offer, completed pre-visa assessment (where applicable) and paid all fees quoted in your offer letter, an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCOE) will be issued and sent to you via email. It is important that you provide a current email address with your application so that your eCOE can be returned to you promptly. You will need the eCOE to apply for your student visa. 

At this stage, you should make plans for your travel to Australia. Make sure you plan to arrive in plenty of time for compulsory Orientation Week as this includes Enrolment and other information critical to your success at UOW. 

Students are normally not permitted to enrol after Orientation Week, unless written permission from UOW has been granted. If you have unavoidable circumstances preventing arrival by Orientation Week, you must request an Extension Letter (permission for late enrolment) by contacting the Case Officer noted on your offer letter. If you are not sure who to contact, email UniAdvice.

Students who arrive after Orientation Week will not be guaranteed places in the subjects of their choice – where subjects are compulsory, this could result in your course of study taking up to one year longer to complete. 

Under no circumstances will enrolment be permitted after the first week of lectures for courses offered by the Graduate School of Business, or after the second week for all other courses. 

Last reviewed: 13 May, 2008