The University of Divinity welcomes and provides overseas students with a safe, enjoyable and rewarding place to study. The University complies with Australia’s law to promote quality education and consumer protection of overseas students. Pastoral and academic support is offered to all students.
Support for Overseas Students
The University offers a range of services to support and help students to succeed in their studies. These include:
- A compulsory orientation program for all new overseas students
- Library orientation
- English language skills assistance
- Academic skills assistance
- Course advice and course planning
- Pastoral care
- Reference to other services and emergency contacts
These services are delivered by each College for their overseas students. Contact the Registrar or Academic Dean of your College or School
Apply for Admission
Overseas students may commence studies in Semester 1 or Semester 2 each year. The closing dates for applications are 15 April and 15 November.
- Apply for a student visa
- Admission and Enrolment Forms
- Admissions Policy (including English Language Proficiency Requirements, Section 6)
Not sure if you should apply as an overseas student or a domestic student? Check out our Types of Students guide for more information and definitions.
Overseas Student Sponsor
Many of our overseas students are sponsored financially by a third party, such as a church or religious institution in their home country. If your church or religious institution would like to find out about becoming a sponsor of an overseas student, get in touch with us for more information.
Fees and Charges
Tuition fees and how to pay are available on the Fees page.
Fees for overseas students are the same as those for domestic students. Overseas applicants are charged an application fee of AUD$300.
Enrolment and Student Details
Once successfully admitted into a course of study at the University of Divinity, overseas students must be enrolled in a full-time study load (contact your College Registrar or Course Advisor for more information on the requirements for your course).
The University of Divinity will not deliver more than one-third of the units in a course for international students on an Australian Student Visa (subclass 500) by online or distance learning (Standard 8.19 of the National Code) and must ensure that overseas students study at least one unit that is not by distance or online learning in each study period (Standard 8.20 of the National Code), with the exception of the last unit of their course.
All overseas students are required to enrol into the required number and classification of units for each study period of your enrolled course of study.
If you are unable to commence the course in the semester you applied for, you may be able to defer commencement. For more information, read our Deferring, Suspending or Cancelling Enrolment Guide for Overseas Students.
Ready to study in Australia?
Useful links for more information
Study in Australia
- Study in Australia
- Study in Adelaide | South Australia
- Study in Melbourne | Victoria
- Study in Sydney | New South Wales
- Study in Brisbane | Queensland
- Study in Perth | Western Australia
Education Services for Overseas Students
- Australian Government Education Services for Overseas Students Framework
- Australian Government Education Services for Overseas Students Factsheet
- Australian Government International Students Factsheet
- National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018
- National Student Ombudsman
- University of Divinity Transfer between Registered Providers Policy
- Tuition Protection Service (TPS) – an Australian Government initiative that assists international students on student visas in the event of an education provider default or a student default.
Additional links
- Immigration and citizenship (including 500 visa subclass) – Department of Home Affair’s home page
- Your visa is expiring or has expired – Information to avoid becoming unlawful and how to apply for a Bridging visa E
- Status Resolution Support Service – It’s a governmental program that provides needs-based support to eligible non-citizens who: a) are unable to support themselves, b) can demonstrate hardship, c) are engaged with the DHA to resolve their immigration status. This immigration status resolution service can help you if you can’t resolve your immigration status through “Your visa is expiring or has expired”.
- Protection visas are for asylum seekers – Free legal advice on Protection Visas
- Search for registered migration agents (OMARA) – Advice regarding registered migration agents