Undergraduate entry requirements
To apply for an undergraduate (or your first) university degree at USQ, you must have a recognized previous academic qualification. These recognised qualifications are recognised for standard entry and are based on comparisons with Australian year 12 level examinations.
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
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Senior High School Certificate
|
70% or equivalent
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English Language Proficiency Requirements
English Language Proficiency Program Category
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Program Career
|
Program
|
Category
|
|
Non Award
|
ACEQ, PREP or TPPG - Tertiary Preparation Program
|
1
|
|
|
PDEV - Professional Development Single Courses
|
2
|
|
Undergraduate
|
All undergraduate programs (Bachelor, Associate Degree, Diploma) except the following:
|
2
|
|
|
BMID - Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry)
|
3
|
|
|
BNUR - Bachelor of Nursing
|
3
|
|
|
BPSC - Bachelor of Paramedicine
|
3
|
|
|
BSEH - Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Honours)
|
3
|
|
|
LLBH - Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
|
3
|
|
|
LLBP - Bachelor of Laws
|
3
|
|
|
BECH - Bachelor of Early Childhood
|
5
|
|
|
BEDU - Bachelor of Education
|
5
|
English Language Proficiency test requirements
English Language Proficiency tests should be not be older than two years upon application.
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APPROVED TEST
|
CATEGORY 1
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CATEGORY 2
|
CATEGORY 3
|
CATEGORY 4
|
CATEGORY 5
|
|
IELTS (Academic only)
|
5.5 (or better)
(no component lower than 5)
|
6.0 (or better)
(no component lower than 5.5)
|
6.5 (or better)
(no component lower than 6.0)
|
7.0 (or better)
(no component lower than 7.0)
|
7.5 (or better)
(no component lower than 7.0; no less than 8.0 in speaking and listening)
|
|
TOEFL (paper based)
|
525 (or better)
(with a minimum Test of Written English Score of TWE 4.5)
|
550 (or better)
(with a minimum Test of Written English Score of TWE 4.5)
|
570
(with a minimum Test of Written English score TWE 5)
|
600
(with a minimum Test of Written English score of TWE 5)
|
Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
|
|
TOEFL (electronic or computer based)
|
213 (or better)
(with essay rating of at least 4.5)
|
213 (or better)
(with essay rating of at least 4.5)
|
230
(with an essay rating of at least 5)
|
250
(with an essay rating of at least 5)
|
Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
|
|
TOEFL (internet based)
|
70 (or better)
(with 18 minimum in all bands)
|
80 (or better)
(with 19 minimum in all bands)
|
90 (or better)
(with 20 minimum in all bands)
|
95 (or better)
(with 22 minimum in all bands)
|
Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
|
|
Pearson (PTE Academic)
|
50 (or better) (with no communicative score less than 50)
|
50 (or better) (with no communicative score less than 50)
|
58 (or better) (with no communicative score less than 58)
|
65 (with no communicative score less than 65)
|
Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
|
|
Cambridge English Scale Scores for FCE, CAE and CPE3
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Cambridge English: First (FCE) with a score of 162 or above. No less than 154 in each skill
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Cambridge English: First (FCE) with a score of 169 or above. No less than 162 in each skill
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Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Proficiency (CPE) with a score of 176 or above. No less than 169 in each skill
|
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) of Proficiency (CPE) with a score of 185 or above. No less than 185 in each skill
|
Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
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