Advanced Standing for Previous Qualifications
CDU is willing to consider applications for advanced standing based on prior qualifications. This table is a guide only based on approved advanced standing arrangements for the nominated studies and institutions.
For final confirmation of your advanced standing you must submit your application including certified copies of your transcripts and qualifications to the International Office for assessment. If you require more information please contact the International Office directly.
Institutions are grouped by location as follows:
| Institution | Country | CDU degree | Entry Qualifications | Min. GPA | Max. advanced standing | Min. to Complete |
| AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS | ||||||
| Academies Australasia Groups of Colleges (ACA) |
Sydney | B Info Tech | Graduate Certificate in IT (Electronic Commerce) | successful completion | 1.5 yrs max | 1.5 yrs |
| B Commerce | Diplomas: Accounting, Business Administration, Business (Marketing), & Business Management | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B BusTourMgmt | Diploma of Tourism (Operations Management) | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Info Tech | Diploma of IT (Multimedia Integration, Network Engineering, & Business Analysis) | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Commerce | CIV in: Financial Services; Bus Admin; Bus Mgmt; Bus (Mktg); Tourim (Ops) | successful completion | Nil | 3 yrs | ||
| BIT | CIV in IT (Multimedia; Network Mgmt; Client Support) | successful completion | Nil | 3 yrs | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | CIV in Tourim (Ops) | successful completion | Nil | 3 yrs | ||
| SITE Academy | Adelaide | BBus Tour Mgmt | Advanced Dip of Hospitality Mgmt | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr |
| Australian Industrial Systems Institute (AISI) |
Melbourne | Beng (Electrical & Electronics; and Mechanical) | Dip in Automotive Tech | "C" average | 0.5 yrs | 3.5 yrs |
| South Pacific Institute (SPI) | BBus Tour Mgmt | Advanced Dip of Hospitality Mgmt | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | |
| BIT | Diploma in Information Technology | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| BIT | Advanced Diploma in IT | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute | Sydney | B Commerce | Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing) (International) | successful completion | 1 yr | 2yrs |
| DUAL INSTITUTION (AUSTRALIA & OVERSEAS) | ||||||
| Strathfield College | Sydney & China | B Commerce | Diploma of Business Administration | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| B Commerce (excluding acctg) | Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing) | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS | ||||||
| Post Secondary Dip granting Chinese institutions |
China | B Commerce / B Bus TourMgmt | National Diploma (3 yrs) completed after senior high school | successful completion | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs |
| Jungchu University of Technology |
China | Bachelor of Commerce | Advanced Diploma in Business Management | successful completion | 1yr | 2yr |
| Guangzhou City Polytechnic |
China | CDU degrees in IT, Eng, Business | All diplomas in IT, Business & Engineering fields | average 60% | 1.5 yrs max | 1.5 - 2.5 yrs |
| Shaoxing Yuexiu Foreign Language College (SYFLC) |
China | B Commerce | National Diploma in Business (Accounting, e-Commerce, Marketing, Logistics) | average 65% | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs |
| BIT | Dip in Computer Info Mgmt | average 60% | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Dip of Tourism Management | average 60% | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Accounting | National Diploma in Business (Accounting) | average 65% | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| China Aust Business College (CABC) of Shanxi |
China | B Commerce | Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing, H.R. & Management) | average 65% | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| BCommerce (Acctg) | Adv Dip Bus (Acctg) | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| North University of China (NUC) | China | BIT | Bach Eng in Comp Science & Technology | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr |
| BCAI (New Media Design) | BArts in Artistic Design | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design - Web Dvlpmt Spec) | BEng in Comp Science & Tech (Artistic Design) | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design - Comms Spec) | BArts in Broadcasting & Television Journalism | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (Comms - Comm Design or Public Relations / Mktg) | BArts in Broadcasting & Television Journalism | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design) | BArts in Artistic Design | min 3 yrs, 60% GPA | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design - Web Dvlpmt Spec) | BEng in Comp Science & Tech (Artistic Design) | min 3 yrs, 60% GPA | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design - Comms Spec) | BArts in Broadcasting & Television Journalism | min 3 yrs, 60% GPA | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (Comms - Comm Design or Public Relations / Mktg) | BArts in Broadcasting & Television Journalism | min 3 yrs, 60% GPA | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI (New Media Design; New Media Design- Comms Spec; Comms- Comm Design or Public Relations / Mktg) | Dip of Graphic Design | min 2 yrs, 60% GPA / "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| Recognised Chinese degree granting inst |
China | CDU degrees; except B Acctg | Successful completion of 3 yrs out of 4 yr degree | 0.65 | 2 yrs | 1 - 2 yrs |
| B Accounting | Successful completion of 3 yrs out of 4 yr degree | 0.65 | 18 months | 18 months | ||
| Hubei University | China | B Communication | Successful completion of 1.5 yrs of HBU - University of Canberra B Communication | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Diploma of Tourism | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT) |
China | B Commerce (Mktg) | Successful completion of HND Business | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr |
| B Commerce | Strathfield College Diploma of Business Administration | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Commerce | Strathfield College Advanced Diploma of Business Admin | successful completion | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| INTI College | Malaysia | B Eng (Civil) | Diploma of Civil Engineering | GPA 2.5 | 1 yr | 3 yrs |
| B Eng (Electrical & Electronics) | Dip: Comp Eng; Electrical & Electronics Eng | GPA 2.5 | 1 yr | 3 yrs | ||
| B Eng (Mechanical) | Dip: Mechanical Eng; Mechatronics | GPA 2.5 | 1 yr | 3 yrs | ||
| BENG | Foundation Prog in Eng / Science | GPA 2.5 | Nil | 4 yrs | ||
| Taylors College | Malaysia | B Eng (Civil, Electrical & Electronics; Mechanical) | American Degree Transfer Program in Eng | CPGA 2.0 | 1 yr | 3 yrs |
| SIT | Malaysia | B Eng (Civil, Electronics & Electrical, & Mechanical) | Diploma of Eng (Civil, Electronics & Mechanical) | GPA 2.5 | 2 yrs | 2 yrs |
| Iget | Malaysia | B Business | Int'l Diploma in Bus Studies | GPA 2.5 | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| B Business | Int'l Higher Dip in Bus & Mktg | GPA 2.5 | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| B Inf Tech | Int'l Diploma of Info Systems | GPA 2.5 | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Inf Tech | International Higher Diploma of Info Sys | GPA 2.5 | 15 units (maybe 16) | 9 units (maybe 8) | ||
| Han Chiang College | Malaysia | B Inf Tech | Diploma in IT | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr |
| BCAI (New Media Design) | Dip of Multimedia Communication Design | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BCAI | Diploma in Mass Communication (Public Relations & Advertising, Journalism and Broadcasting) | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| B Commerce | Diploma of Business | "C" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| Paramount College | Malaysia | B Commerce | Diploma of Business | "C" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs |
| B Eng (Electrical & Electronics) | Diploma of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) | "C" average | 2 yrs | 2 yrs | ||
| Int'l School of Tourism & Hotel Mgmt |
Nepal | B BusTourMgmt | Higher Dip in Tourism & Hotel Management, delivered in partnership with Salzburg Uni of Applied Sciences, Austria | GPA 2.5 from 4 | 2 yrs | 1 yr |
| Canterbury Sports & Management (CSM) College |
New Zealand | B Commerce | National Diploma in Business | successful completion | Nil | 3 yrs |
| B Commerce | NZ Diploma in Business | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| Nanyang Polytechnic | Singapore | B Eng (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics) | Diploma: Elec Comp & Comm Eng; Elec Comp & Control Eng; Man Eng; Mechatronic Eng; Multimedia & Info Comm Tech | "D" average | 2 yrs | 2 yrs |
| B IT | Diploma: Information Tech; Eng Informatics | "D" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| B Nursing | Diploma of Nursing | "D" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Dip in Hospitality & Resort Mgmt | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| Temasek Polytechnic | Singapore | B Eng (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics) | Diploma: Comp Eng; Electronics; Info-Comms; Intelligent Bldg Tech; Mechatronics; Microelectronics; Product Eng; Telecommunications | "D" average | 2 yrs | 2 yrs |
| B Info Tech | Diploma: Bus Process & Systems Eng; Info Comms; Intelligent Bldg Technology; Telecommunications | "D" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| B Bus | Diploma: Accting & Finance; Business; Business Info Tech; Communication & Media; Law & Mgmt; Logistics & Operations Mgmt; Marketing | "D" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Diploma: Tourism Mgmt; Hospitality Mgmt; Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt; Hospitality & Toursim Bus; | "D" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| Republic Polytechnic | Singapore | B Eng (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics) | Diploma: Electronic Eng; Industrial & Systems Eng | "D" average | 2 yrs | 2 yrs |
| B Info Tech | Diploma: Information Technology; Business Computing | "D" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| B Business | Diploma Business Computing | "D" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| B Biomed Sc | Diploma Biomedical Science | "D" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| IBMEC | Singapore | B Business | Adv Diploma in Bus Admin | "D" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| B Business | Adv Dip Real Estate & Property Mgmt | "D" average | 0.5 yrs | 2.5 yrs | ||
| B Business | Higher Dip Real Estate & Property Mgmt | "D" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Info tech | Adv Dip Computing & Info Tech | "D" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| B Communication | Adv Dip Media & Journalism | "D" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| All CDU degrees | Diploma in Business Studies from IBMEC are not eligible for adv standing, but students with diplomas are eligible for admission to year 1 of a degree | "D" average | Nil | 3 - 4 yrs | ||
| Melior Education Group | Singapore | B Commerce (Mgmt) | Adv Diploma in Business Admin | "C" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs |
| B Accounting | Adv Diploma in Business Admin | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| BCommerce (Acctg) | Adv Diploma in Business Admin | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| Washington Commercial and Language School (WCLS) |
Singapore | BCommerce | Dip Bus | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| BCommerce | Adv Dip Bus | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Dip Hosp & Tourism | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Adv Dip Hosp & Tourism | "C" average | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
| Raffles Campus | Singapore | B Behav Science | Diploma in Applied Psychology | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| B Commerce (Mgmt & Mktg) | Advanced Diploma of Business | "C" average | 11 units | 13 units | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Diploma of Hosp & Tourism Management | "C" average | 1 yr | 2 yrs | ||
| BBus Tour Mgmt | Adv Diploma of Hosp & Tourism Management | "C" average | 2 yrs | 1 yr | ||
| International Language Academy of Vietnam (ILAV) |
Vietnam | B Commerce / BBus Tour Mgmt | Diploma in Business (delivered by Martin College in Vietnam) | successful completion | 1 yr | 2 yrs |
| B Commerce / BBus Tour Mgmt | Adv Dip in Bus Mgmt (delivered by Martin College in VN) | successful completion | 1.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | ||
