Both Monash University and Melbourne University have structured credit policies for VCE Algorithmics.

Monash University :

At Monash University Students who have successfully completed VCE Algorithmics will receive credit for 2 first year units when they enrol with the Faculty of Information Technology:

  • Credit for FIT1045 Introduction to Algorithms and Programming
  • Credit for one Information Technology 1st year Elective

This credit effectively amounts to 50% of one semester load. With overloading students may be able to accelerate their degree by 1/2 year (1 unit overload for 2 semesters).

On the basis of this credit students can enter straight into some Level 2 units. From 2016 the Faculty of IT will additional consider giving ATAR increments for successful completion of VCE Algorithmics.

Melbourne Unversity :

Students who satisfactorily complete VCE Algorithmics are offered 25 points of first year credit towards the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Biomedicine, and pre-requisite waivers to permit enrolment in the following subjects during their first year, with concurrent enrolment in 25 points of first year mathematics.

Semester 1: One of the following:

  • COMP20007 Design of Algorithms; students must pass a C programming proficiency test at the start of semester (and optionally attend a 1-2 week intensive C programming course immediately before semester begins)

  • COMP20005 Engineering Computation; this subject covers C programming and does not presume prior knowledge of C

Semester 2: One of the following:

  • COMP20003 Algorithms and Data Structures; not permitted following COMP20007

  • SWEN20003 Object Oriented Software Development

  • INFO20002 Foundations of Informatics

  • INFO20003 Database Systems

Author’s Note : Unfortunately many of the links to university information about algorithmics are dead. For example, boh Melbourne University and Monash University’s official pages either 404 or redirect. Instead, the above information has been quoted from an atarnotes post, but roughly lines up with what I remember on those sites, as well as the information provided by schools.