You will need to supply CPEE with personal details such as full name, address, email, phone number etc.

Additionally there are details which we are required to collect on behalf of the Australian Government such as your USI number and previous education history and family history.

You will also need to supply a current detailed resume (CV).

All applications require proof of citizenship. Different types of proof are acceptable depending on whether you are an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or international applicant.

If you are an Australian Citizen proof may be one of the following:

• Australian Birth Certificate or
• Current Australian Passport

If you are a Permanent Resident (including humanitarian visa holders)

• Current Passport (showing Perment Residency visa) or
• Permanent Resident Visa Documents

Other applicants including international.

• Birth Certificate or
• Current Passport

For relevant qualifications:

• Provide a copy of the Certificate or confirmation of completion from the institute there you studied.
• Provide a copy of your official record of results for all relevant tertiary studies. Academic records must include a key to the grades or marks shown.

Qualifications from overseas institutions

• Applicants with qualifications from overseas institutions should provide a translated English copy of their qualification with their application form

You must meet the English language requirements of CPEE to be eligible for a place. As a graduate student, you can satisfy the English language requirements in a number of ways depending on your circumstances. In order to meet the requirements, you must fulfil one of the options below.

1. The applicant’s first spoken language is English and secondary and/or undergraduate studies were conducted in English, or
2. Successful completion of a tertiary degree program of minimum 3 years full time equivalent where the degree program was both instructed and examined in English, or
3. An English language proficiency test valid within 2 years prior to submission of the application that meets any of the following or their equivalent.
   • IELTS (Academic) - 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0)
   • TOEFL (PBT) 575 TWE 4.5; TOEFL (iBT) 88 (no score below 20)
   • PTE Academic 50 with no score lower than 50
   • Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) - B Grade
   • Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) - C Grade
   • Cambridge BEC (Business English Certificate) Higher - C Grade

CPEE may award Specified Credit or Unspecified Credit. The awarding of credit means that a student who successfully applies for credit shall have a reduced number of Units to complete their CPEE program to meet the requirement for graduation. For example, a CPEE student who has been awarded 2 Units of Credit in the Masters of Pavement Technology will need to complete (pass) a further 6 Units to meet graduation requirements.

FM002: Application For Academic Credit

PR042: Procedure for Awarding of Academic Credit

Supporting documents must be provided to CPEE as certified copies of original documents. A certified copy (often a photocopy) is an endorsement or certificate stating that it is a true copy of the original document.

• Certified supporting documentation
  • When sending your documents and academic transcripts with your application, please be sure to send only certified copies, DO NOT send original documents. Academic transcripts are not required if you have previously studied with the Centre for Pavement Engineering Education within the last 10 years.
• Who can certify my documents?
  • In Australia people from the following professional and occupational groups:
    • an accountant – member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent
    • a person listed on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner
    • a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
    • a police officer
    • a postal manager
    • a principal of an Australian secondary college, high school or primary school
    • a medical practitioner
    • a Justice of the Peace (with a registration number in the State in which they are registered)
    • a minister of religion
    • An authorised officer at:
    • a tertiary admissions centre: UAC, VTAC, QTAC, SATAC, TISC;
    • the Admissions Officer or Student Services Office at any Australian university or TAFE college
    • the official records department of the institution that originally issued the document(s)
  • Who can certify documents outside of Australia?
    • an authorised officer of an Australia overseas diplomatic mission
    • an authorised officer of an Australian Education Centre
    • a school headmaster or other recognised examining authority

All official documents submitted must be certified for authenticity.  Certification of documents should follow the Australian guideline: https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/certifiedcopies 

Students must have access to the internet, email, word processing and spreadsheet programs for the duration of their study.