Postgraduate Application and Enrolment

Enrol or Apply?

Enrolment is the official acceptance of a place at the University of Sydney. Before students enrol in a postgraduate program they will need to apply for a place in that program. New postgraduate students will need to:

apply for a program
receive an offer letter
enrol on their allocated enrolment day

Applying for postgraduate study

Follow the links below to find application information relevant to you.

Application Deadlines

View the postgraduate application deadlines.

Postgraduate Enrolment, Re-enrolment and Pre-enrolment

Enrolment

Enrolment is the official acceptance of a place at the University of Sydney. If your application for a postgraduate program is successful, you will receive an offer letter from the Faculty of Science asking you to enrol. It is through enrolment that you officially accept your place in the postgraduate program that you applied for.

Pre-enrolment

Continuing undergraduate and postgraduate students (those going into their second & third years of study) will be asked to pre-enrol at the end of Semester 2. Pre-enrolment takes place once a year. Students can pre-enrol online using their MyUni account (recommended) or by submitting a paper pre-enrolment form to the Faculty of Science Office. More information about pre-enrolment >>

Re-enrolment

Unsuccessful pre-enrollers or those who missed pre-enrolment will need to re-enrol in person. Students returning after an absence will also need to re-enrol.

The University sends out re-enrolment information in late January to all students who failed pre-enrolment.

Students who did not attempt to pre-enrol may not receive this information and should contact the Faculty of Science Office in late January for re-enrolment instructions. Students returning after an absence should follow the re-enrolment instructions on their suspension/leave of absence approval letter.

Where is enrolment and what do I bring?

The Venue
The venue for all the postgraduate enrolments listed above will be Rooms 250/251 on Level 2 of the Carslaw Building. This venue is different to the Faculty of Science Office which is also in Carslaw.

Where do I enrol?
Visit the Important Dates page to view postgraduate enrolment dates.

How long will enrolment take?
Students should allow a couple of hours.

Do I have to come on these days to enrol?/I won't be available to enrol on these days.
Postgraduate students should make every effort to come on their allocated day. This is when the resources have been allocated to advise and enrol students. Read about proxy enrolment if you can't be there in person.

What should I bring to enrolment?

Your offer letter
Your Tax File Number (if you elect to take out a FEE-HELP loan)
A method to pay your fees (credit card or personal/bank cheque)
A blue or black ball-point pen

Enrolment consists of two stages:

Stage 1. Science Faculty Site (Carslaw Building)

Consultation with Faculty and/or School or Discipline advisers re: the subjects you plan to study. Use the Science Handbook to find out more about your degree program and the units of study available in it. Faculty staff will then enrol you in the units of study you have chosen.

Stage 2. Payment Site

After you have been enrolled in your units of study by the Faculty staff they will direct you to the payment site. This is run by the Student Centre and more information about this is here: Student Centre enrolment information.

After enrolment/changing your enrolment

At enrolment you will receive a MyUni login and information about your Sydney University e-mail account.

After you have been enrolled by the Faculty staff you can use the MyUni system to change your enrolment online until the census dates.

Please check your University e-mail account regularly for updates and information.

I'm an International Student, what else do I need to know?

Please read the following guide for more information: International Student Guide: Your Road to Success

Faculty of Science