QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Courses

Satisfactory completion of Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent.

Satisfactory completion of Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent.

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:

• Australia
• Canada
• New Zealand
• Republic of Ireland
• South Africa
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

If you have not met these educational requirements you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test (refer below).

QUT requires students to demonstrate that they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

QUT's English proficiency requirements for this course are:

• IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no sub-score below 7.0
• PTE: 65 or better overall with no sub-score below 65
• TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing sub-score of 27 or better listening and reading sub-scores of 24 or better and speaking sub-score of 23 or better
• Occupational English Test (Nursing Profession) with a minimum score of 350 in each component.

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

If you have current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2) (General) without restriction etc and you completed within 10 years prior to admission to the Bachelor of Nursing one of the following qualifications:

• HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing
• HLT51612 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled - Division 2 nursing)

You can receive one year of advanced standing. This allows you to complete the course in two years instead of three. You will need to lodge an Advanced Standing application and provide a copy of your award certificate and current registration after you receive your offer.

If you do not have current registration current registration with restrictions etc or your diploma was completed more than 10 years ago no advanced standing will be granted.

If you already hold a degree in any area other than nursing completed within the last ten years you can apply for the Master of Nursing - Entry to Practice via QTAC and complete your nursing studies in two years.

If you don't think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:

QUT College Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing) graduates will automatically receive an offer to start the Bachelor of Nursing within three weeks after completion of the undergraduate certificate. You will also automatically receive 0.5 year (48 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2.5 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time).

More about the QUT College Undergraduate Certificate (Nursing)

You must have a completed recognised Australian biomedical health or medical science bachelor degree completed in 2014 or more recently with a minimum volume of learning of 1.50 year full-time (or equivalent).

Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge of the degree subject areas listed below. If you don't have the degree subject knowledge you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• Anatomy
• Chemistry
• Pathophysiology/disease processes
• Physiology
• Statistics.

You must be able to speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

• IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
• PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
• TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better and other subscore below 20
• Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176

QTAC will notify you if you are required to demonstrate your English proficiency via an approved test. The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

You will be considered solely on the basis of the selection ranks from all of your prior degree studies plus any postgraduate studies you may have undertaken. Your other qualifications and experiences may be allocated selection ranks for entry to other QUT courses but will not be considered for this course.

Find out more about how to Apply with Higher Education Study.

If admitted to the graduate entry program you will automatically receive one and a half years of advanced standing which will entitle you to complete the degree in two and a half years (full-time).

Applications and new preferences received after this date will not be accepted.

You must have completed Australian bachelor's degree in medical science or heath science completed within 10 years of commencement at QUT with a grade point average of 4.0 or higher (on QUT's 7 point scale) with a minimum volume of learning of 1.50 year full-time (or equivalent).

Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge of the degree subject areas listed below. If you don't have the degree subject knowledge you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• Anatomy
• Chemistry
• Pathophysiology/disease processes
• Physiology
• Statistics.

If admitted to the graduate entry program you will automatically receive one and a half years of advanced standing which will entitle you to complete the degree in two and a half years (full-time).

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

• IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 7.0
• PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 65
• TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with listening and reading subscores of 24 or better a writing subscore of 27 or better and a speaking subscore of 23 or better
• Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 185

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.