Future students

UMAT

All applicants for Bachelor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy/Commerce (except international students*) must complete the UMAT.

The UMAT is held once per year in July.  Students who wish to be considered for entry into the Bachelor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy/Commerce, must register and complete the UMAT. For further information, please consult www.acer.edu.au/umat.

The UMAT exam is conducted by ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research), the purpose of the UMAT is: "to assess abilities in a range of general skills and personal attributes. UMAT measures skills acquired over a period of time, including the ability to reason, make logical deductions and form judgments. The test does not draw on any particular body of knowledge or curriculum." (ACER website)

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences recognises that pharmacists must be excellent communicators and be committed to optimising healthcare outcomes for patients. The UMAT assists the selection process to ensure that students who enter the Bachelor of Pharmacy are academically proficient and posses personal skills which will assist them to become competant and capable pharmacists.

How will the faculty use my UMAT score?

Students will be admitted to the Bachelor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy/Commerce based on a combination of ENTER score and UMAT result. Each UMAT booklet is weighted equally. Students should aim for a UMAT score in the top 20th percentile .

*International students do not have to complete the UMAT unless they are expecting to change to Australian permanent residency prior to the year of admission.