Honours in Science - Expression of Interest

Ready to start or just interested in honours in science at the University of Adelaide? Here's what to do next.

Choose an honours pathway

Disciplinary research pathway	Professional skills pathway
Browse the available projects or contact the honours coordinator in your area of interest. Email a potential supervisor to discuss studying honours with them. You should get their support before you apply. Submit the ‘expression of interest’ form.	Browse the available projects; OR Propose a question or problem you would like to solve. For advertised projects, email the potential supervisor to discuss studying honours with them; OR If you have your own project idea, we will help you find a supervisor based on your ideas and goals. Submit the ‘expression of interest’ form.

Once you have expressed interest, your application will be assessed. If successful, we will provide you with further instructions about how to proceed.

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Application and enrolment dates

Study period	Apply by	Notification of application outcome	Accept offer by	Enrol	Start
Semester 1 entry	Open all year	First offers from 2 December	Completing internal transfer or lodging application through SATAC	Once formal offer received	Varies per study area. Exact dates will be in your formal offer.
Semester 2 entry	Open all year	First offers from 13 July	Completing internal transfer or lodging application through SATAC	Once formal offer received	Varies per study area. Exact dates will be in your formal offer.

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What I need to know before expressing interest in honours
- If you have completed your undergraduate degree outside the University of Adelaide, you must supply an official transcript before your application can be processed. This document/s must be the original or a certified copy. ‘Justices of the Peace' are available within the campus to certify documents.
  If you are currently completing your undergraduate degree outside the University of Adelaide, supply an unofficial transcript. This document can be a scanned copy. Upon completion of your degree you must supply an official transcript.
- The minimum entry requirement for our honours program is a qualification equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Further eligibility requirements can be sought from the relevant honours coordinator.
- If you intend to complete your Australian bachelor degree in the summer or winter school period immediately prior to starting honours, you MUST contact the Sciences Service Hub.
- If you apply for honours in the disciplines of physics, chemistry, or petroleum geology and geophysics, you are not required to add details of supervisor and project preference. The allocation of supervisors and projects will be done at commencement of honours. Please put N/A in these fields.
- Honours offers will be sent by email. You are strongly advised to provide a current and correct email address and postal address that you will be able to check and respond from.
- Recommendation of honours may be made in advance of you receiving your final grades. In such cases, you may commence the undergraduate internal transfer process. However, your admittance into honours will be conditional on obtaining the required grades for the courses to complete your bachelor program.
- If you are an international student and are NOT currently studying at the University of Adelaide, you will need to apply through the International Students Office in addition to the expression of interest below.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Sciences Service Hub.
Express my interest in honours

Expression of interest - honours

Undergraduate degree details

Where did you complete your undergraduate degree?

Student ID

Name of institution

Undergraduate degree name

Major(s)

Personal details

Title

First name

Last name

Date of birth

Contact details

Email

Email (non-university email address)

Mobile

Postal address

Street address or PO Box

Suburb

State

Postcode

Residency status

Residency status

What is your country of origin?

When does your visa expire?

Intended honours study

Honours start date

Proposed duration

With which other faculty or university are you applying for honours?

Proposed honours projects and supervisors

^{NOTE: Students applying for honours in physics, chemistry or petroleum geology and geophysics}^{can put N/A in the preferred project and supervisor fields. Allocation of supervisors and projects will be done at commencement of honours.}

How many preferences would you like to list?

First preference

1. Study area

1. Preferred project

1. Preferred supervisor

1. Has preferred supervisor been consulted?

Second preference

2. Study area

2. Preferred project

2. Preferred supervisor

2. Has preferred supervisor been consulted?

Third preference

3. Study area

3. Preferred project

3. Preferred supervisor

3. Has preferred supervisor been consulted?

Fourth preference

4. Study area

4. Preferred project

4. Preferred supervisor

4. Has preferred supervisor been consulted?

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I acknowledge that I have read the additional information available on the faculty honours website

Honours in Science - Expression of Interest

Choose an honours pathway

Application and enrolment dates

What I need to know before expressing interest in honours

Express my interest in honours

Expression of interest - honours