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 |
|---|---|
| Senior High School Certificate | 70% or equivalent |
English Language Proficiency Requirements
English Language Proficiency Program Category
| Program Career | Program | Category |
| Non Award | ACEQ, PREP or TPPG - Tertiary Preparation Program | 1 |
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| PDEV - Professional Development Single Courses | 2 |
| Undergraduate | All undergraduate programs (Bachelor, Associate Degree, Diploma) except the following: | 2 |
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| BMID - Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) | 3 |
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| BNUR - Bachelor of Nursing | 3 |
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| BPSC - Bachelor of Paramedicine | 3 |
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| BSEH - Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Honours) | 3 |
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| LLBH - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | 3 |
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| LLBP - Bachelor of Laws | 3 |
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| BECH - Bachelor of Early Childhood | 5 |
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| BEDU - Bachelor of Education | 5 |
English Language Proficiency test requirements
English Language Proficiency tests should be not be older than two years upon application.
| APPROVED TEST | CATEGORY 1 | 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 | Cambridge English: First (FCE) with a score of 162 or above. No less than 154 in each skill | Cambridge English: First (FCE) with a score of 169 or above. No less than 162 in each skill | 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 |
