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English language requirements

To gain a place in a program (degree) at USQ, you must demonstrate your ability in the use of English language. This means, you will need to have one of the following:

1. Successully completed one of the approved language tests, shown in the table below.

OR

2. Successfully completed (over a period of at least two years of full-time study), one of the following in which English was the language of instruction:

  • high/secondary school or college equivalent
  • 'A' level
  • any post secondary program. 

Note: this does not apply to students wishing to study a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching, or Doctorate (PhD) degree.

OR

3. Successfully completed a foundation studies program offered by an Australian University.

If you do not meet USQ's English Language entry requirements, you should consider undertaking a USQ pathways program.

 Test Category 1   Category 2 Category 3 

Undergraduate
All undergraduate programs except Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Nursing

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate
Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Nursing

Postgraduate (Coursework)
Master of Information Systems,
Master of Information Systems and Master of Project Management, Master of Professional Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting Extended, Master of Computing Technology, Master of Computing Technology Extended, Graduate Diploma Business

 

 

 

 

 

Postgraduate (Coursework)
All postgraduate coursework programs except those nominated in Categories 1 and 3

 

 

 

 

 

Postgraduate (Coursework) and Postgraduate (Research)
Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Development courses
All courses
Postgraduate (Research)
All master's and doctoral programs by research
IELTS (Academic Training only) 6.0 (or better) (no component lower than 5.5) 6.5 (or better) (no component lower than 6.0) 7.0 (No component lower than 7.0)
TOEFL (paper based) 550 (or better) (with minimum test of written English score of 4.5) 570 (or better) (with minimum test of written English score of 5) 600 (With a minimum Test of Written English score of 5)
TOEFL (electronic) 213 (or better) (with essay rating of at least 4.5) 230 (or better) (with essay rating of at least 5) 250 (with an essay rating of at least 5)
 TOEFL (internet based) 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)
Pearson (PTE Academic) 50 (or better) (with no communicative score lower than 50) 58 (or better) (with no communicative score lower than 58)     65 (with no communicative score lower than 65)
Singapore, Hong Kong, British 'O' Level English 'C' or better 'C' or better 'C' or better
Note: Approved English language tests must have been completed within the previous two years and the most recent demonstration of English proficiency will be used.