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Qualification	Description	Part 1	Part 2 Arts (Soc), IT, Science / A&D	Part 2 Applied Data Science, Arts (Psych), Business, Engineering	Additional Information
Grade 11 - High School Diploma	Overall average in Grade 11 academic subjects only. Grading scale: (100% scale where 50% is a pass)	60%	N/A	N/A
Grade 11 - High School Diploma	Overall average in Grade 11 academic subjects only. Grading scale: (100% scale where 60% is a pass)	70%	N/A	N/A
Year 11 High School Diploma	Overall average in academic subjects only. 4.0 GPA scale where 0.7 is a pass	2.0 GPA	N/A	N/A
Grade 12 - High School Diploma	Overall average in Grade 12 academic subjects only. Grading scale: (100% scale where 50% is a pass)	50%	65%	70%
Grade 12 - High School Diploma	Overall average in Grade 12 academic subjects only. Grading scale: (4 point scale where 1.0 is a pass)	1.0	2.0	2.5
The ACT (American College Testing)	Total 'Composite Score' as awarded on the Student Report issued by ACT.	19	21	22	Following documents must also be submitted: - American high School Diploma must be from a regionally accredited school* (or equivalent) - Vocational secondary school leaving awards are not accepted Additional Requirements: - Students who have undertaken an American Admission Test (i.e. SAT, AP or ACT), with another international qualification (equivalent to an Australian Year 12) will be considered for Monash College Diploma Part 2, however the qualification or American Admission Test with the Highest achieved score will be used to determine whether the student has met the entry requirements. Students who have completed an accredited final secondary school leaving award not equivalent to Australian Year 12 by Monash College will only be considered for admission in conjunction with an American Admission Test only. (SAT, AP or ACT). The award cannot be considered independently. - If a student has undertaken multiple American Admission Tests, the test with the highest achieved scores will be considered as meeting Monash College requirements Schools that offer the American High School Diploma in the United States of America must be listed as accredited on the National Center for Education Statistics at https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ Schools that offer the American High School Diploma outside the United States of America must be accredited by the Advanced Ed or an equivalent regional accrediting agency in the United States of America as follows: * Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools * New England Association of Schools and Colleges * North Central Association of Colleges and Schools * Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities * Northwest Accreditation Commission * Western Association of Schools and Colleges * Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
Advanced Placement (AP)	Total of the best 2 Advanced Placement (AP) examinations undertaken during Grades 9 to 12 of the American High School Diploma. If more than 2 AP examinations have been completed, only the best 2 AP examinations will be used in the calculation. Minimum accepted score in each AP examination is 3.	6	6	6	Following Documents must also be submitted: - Official final Advanced Placement examination issued by the College Board - Official final academic transcript and Diploma certificate for the American High School Diploma must be submitted Additional Requirements: - Students who have undertaken an American Admission Test (i.e. SAT, AP or ACT), with another international qualification (equivalent to an AUstralian Year 12) will be considered for Monash College Diploma Part 2, however the qualification or American Admission Test with the Highest achieved score will be used to determine whether the student has met the entry requirements. Students who have completed an accredited final secondary school leaving award not equivalent to Australian Year 12 by Monash College will only be considered for admission in conjunction with an American Admission Test only. (SAT, AP or ACT). The award cannot be considered independently. - If a student has undertaken multiple American Admission Tests, the test with the highest achieved scores will be considered as meeting Monash College requirements Schools that offer the American High School Diploma in the United States of America must be listed as accredited on the National Center for Education Statistics at https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ Schools that offer the American High School Diploma outside the United States of America must be accredited by the Advanced Ed or an equivalent regional accrediting agency in the United States of America as follows: * Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools * New England Association of Schools and Colleges * North Central Association of Colleges and Schools * Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities * Northwest Accreditation Commission * Western Association of Schools and Colleges * Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (Taken from March 2016)	Total score obtained by adding the highest section scores (by adding the best score achieved for 'Evidence Based Reading and writing' and 'Math') across all SAT examinations submitted. All SAT scores must be marked out of 1600.	1010	1090	1120	Following Documents must also be submitted: - Official final SAT examination issued by the College Board - Official final academic transcript and Diploma certificate for the American High School Diploma must be submitted Additional Requirements: - Students who have undertaken an American Admission Test (i.e. SAT, AP or ACT), with another international qualification (equivalent to an Australian Year 12) will be considered for Monash College Diploma Part 2, however the qualification or American Admission Test with the Highest achieved score will be used to determine whether the student has met the entry requirements. Students who have completed an accredited final secondary school leaving award not equivalent to Australian Year 12 by Monash College will only be considered for admission in conjunction with an American Admission Test only. (SAT, AP or ACT). The award cannot be considered independently. - If a student has undertaken multiple American Admission Tests, the test with the highest achieved scores will be considered as meeting Monash College requirements Schools that offer the American High School Diploma in the United States of America must be listed as accredited on the National Center for Education Statistics at https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ Schools that offer the American High School Diploma outside the United States of America must be accredited by the Advanced Ed or an equivalent regional accrediting agency in the United States of America as follows: * Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools * New England Association of Schools and Colleges * North Central Association of Colleges and Schools * Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities * Northwest Accreditation Commission * Western Association of Schools and Colleges * Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).