Monash University Update

In December 2024, the Australian government introduced Ministerial Direction 111, resulting in the median processing time for some students' 2025 student visas being extended to 12 to 16 weeks. Of course, we have also seen some students' visa processing times being much faster than this.

As you are aware, all visas are processed by the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA), and no educational institution, including Monash University, can influence visa processing times or outcomes.

In light of this, while preparing for the second semester admissions, we have also established new admission timelines aimed at supporting our students and partners and ensuring as much as possible that students can obtain their visas in time and enroll on schedule.

Second Semester (Semester 2) related dates:

We strongly recommend that students accept their offer from Monash University for the second semester as soon as they receive it, to initiate the visa application process as early as possible.
Students with a Conditional Offer can apply for a conditional eCOE.

Please ensure that once the eCOE is approved, students accept the Offer by April 15 (some exceptions apply).

November 2025 Intake

We are pleased to confirm: the November 2025 intake is officially open, applicable to some courses in the following two faculties:

Faculty of Business and Economics

Undergraduate Courses:

• Bachelor of Business (all majors)
• Bachelor of Commerce (all majors except Actuarial Studies)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (all majors)

Second-year direct entry courses for TNE partner institutions and Monash College Part 2 graduates:

• Bachelor of Business (all majors)
• Bachelor of Commerce (all majors except Actuarial Studies)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (all majors)
• Bachelor of Accounting
• Bachelor of Banking and Finance
• Bachelor of Marketing
• Bachelor of Economics
• Bachelor of Finance

Postgraduate Courses:

• Graduate Certificate in Business
• Master of Business (two-year version)
• Master of Banking and Finance (two-year version)

Faculty of Information Technology

• Master of Information Technology (two-year non-cognate entry)

More details about the November intake will be announced in early April 2025.

We were delighted earlier this month to welcome our Semester 1 2025 cohort onto our Victorian campuses. Students participated in a range of experiences all designed to welcome them and to ensure that they had the best possible start to their studies and life at Monash.

We recognise that some students have experienced longer than expected processing times for their student visas and acknowledge this may be causing concern for students applying for our Semester 2 intake.

In December 2024, the Australian Government introduced Ministerial Direction 111, leading to 2025 Student Visa median processing times of between 12 - 16 weeks for some students. We are aware that some students have received visas far quicker than that. As you are aware, all visas are processed by DHA. This means that educational institutions, including Monash University, are unable to influence processing times or outcomes.

With this in mind - and as we turn our focus to Semester 2 activities - I’d like to advise you of admissions timelines designed to support our students and partners during this time and to provide as much opportunity as possible for students to arrive in time to commence their studies.

semester 2

Lapse date for offers*

• The lapse date is April 15th for offshore students.
• The lapse date for onshore students is May 31.

Acceptance deadlines for offers*

• The deadline is April 15th for offshore students.
• The Acceptance deadline for onshore students is May 31

We strongly encourage students to apply and immediately accept their Monash offer when they receive it for Semester 2 so that they can commence their visa applications as soon as possible. For students with a conditional offer, they can request a conditional eCOE. Please ensure once a conditional eCOE request has been approved, students accept their offer by 15 April (some exceptions apply).

November Intake

I am pleased to confirm that we will be offering a November intake for 2025. The intake will include the courses in our faculties of Business and Economics and Information Technology (listed below).

Business and Economics

Undergraduate

• Bachelor of Business - all majors
• Bachelor of Commerce - all majors with the exception of Actuarial Studies
• Bachelor of Business Administration - all majors

Undergraduate second year intakes for TNE partners and Monash College Part 2 graduates:

• Bachelor of Business - all majors
• Bachelor of Commerce - all majors with the exception of Actuarial Studies
• Bachelor of Business Administration - all majors
• Bachelor of Accounting
• Bachelor of Banking and Finance
• Bachelor of Marketing
• Bachelor of Economics
• Bachelor of Finance

Postgraduate

• Graduate Certificate in Business
• Master of Business (entry into two year version)
• Master of Banking and Finance (entry into two year version)

Information Technology

• Master of Information Technology (two year non cognate entry point).