Subject Pre-Requisite Published ATAR entry score
English Language Proficiency Requirements:
All applicants for the Bachelor of Nursing are required to provide evidence of meeting at least one of the below:
1. English is your primary language and:
a. you have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country, including at least two years between years 7 and 12, and
Recognised country means one of the following countries:
• Australia
• Canada
• New Zealand
• Republic of Ireland
• South Africa
• United Kingdom
• United States of America.
CQUniversity will only accept the successful completion of five (5) years (full-time equivalent) continuous education that is a combination of:
a) tertiary and secondary education taught and assessed in English; or
b) tertiary and vocational education taught and assessed in English; or
c) combined tertiary, secondary and vocational education taught and assessed in English; or
d) tertiary education taught and assessed in English
If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below. English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study.
1. IELTS (academic module). We only accept test results:
from one test sitting, or
a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
you achieve a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and
you achieve a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and
no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
2. OET. We will only accept test results:
from one test sitting, or
a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
you are tested in all four components in each sitting, and
you achieve a minimum score of B in each component across the two sittings, and
no score in any component of the test is below C.
3. PTE Academic. We will only accept test results:
from one test sitting, or
a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
a minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting, and
you achieve a minimum score of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two sittings, and
no score in any of the communicative skills is below 58
4. TOEFL iBT. We will only accept test results:
from one test sitting, or
a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
a minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting, and you achieve a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the two sittings, and
no score in any of the sections is below:
20 for listening
19 for reading
24 for writing, and
20 for speaking
NOTE Students who are not born in the above recognised countries need to be aware of the English Requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia that need to be demonstrated prior to registration. Please contact the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for information on this requirement. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/.
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Assumed Knowledge
Recommended Study English, Maths, Biology or Science
