H1 Equivalence Procedures

Only H1 or H1E equivalent applicants are eligible for scholarships. H1E assessment is not required for applicants holding the following qualifications:

If an applicant does not hold one of the above qualifications and the department and faculty believe that the applicant has qualifications and/or research experience equivalent to an H1 degree, the faculty may request that the student be assessed for H1 equivalence. Students holding the following qualifications, for example, require such assessment:

• bachelors degree with second or third class honours as highest qualification
• research masters preliminary degree without a formal H1 grade
• research masters degree without a formal H1 grade
• coursework masters degree
• graduate diploma
• overseas qualifications, except New Zealand (see above)
• other non-standard qualifications.

In deciding whether a student’s qualifications and/or research experience are equivalent to an Australian first class honours degree, a panel of academic staff convened before ranking takes place will consider an applicant’s:

• Academic record– for example, overall grade or GPA of qualifications; grade of research component and its % of overall program; thesis examiner reports (where available); coursework unit results; extent to which units relate to acquisition of research skills, and % of coursework in overall program(s)
• Research output- publications such as books, journal publications, conference proceedings, reports and working papers, including where relevant, title, number of pages, number of authors and % contribution of applicant, status of publication-accepted, in press or published, etc
• Prior research experience– nature and extent of research undertaken during relevant work experience.

Additional guidelines pertaining to application for H1 equivalence

Determination of H1 Equivalence

• Standard documentation must be completed for all prospective ranked applicants for whom an H1 equivalent status is being sought by faculties. This task is to be undertaken by the Departments for initial transmission to the relevant Faculty;
• H1 Equivalence Panels will be held in November for this purpose;
• Applicants already granted H1 equivalence status by an H1 Equivalence Panel, need not be reassessed for H1 equivalence for their selection round. 

Automatic H1E guidelines

Some Monash qualifications have been approved for automatic H1E. Graduates from selected overseas institutions may also be eligible for automatic H1 equivalence. For details click on the relevant link below:

Monash qualifications approved for automatic H1E
Overseas qualifications/institutions approved for automatic H1E (Access Monash only)