Bachelor of Nursing

Clinical experience

In addition to the course structure outlined below, you will also need to complete clinical experience, where interactive hands-on activities, such as experiments and use of specialist equipment, are undertaken.

All students must be able to meet the physical and other professional requirements of clinical/professional practice within this program.

How much will it cost?

Clinical experience

Clinical courses will incur some additional costs, including uniform and equipment, transport to and from venues and, in some instances, living expenses, particularly for placements in rural and remote settings. Clinical placements that USQ can offer are dependent on availability and locality of those placements. For students studying in the External program or the on-campus program, these may occur away from the student’s geographical location.

Approximate annual costs¹ for your first year of study (8 units) in this program are:

Study Mode	Cost
Commonwealth supported	AUD 7035
Domestic full fee paying	AUD 22000

Loan to help you pay your fees

You may not have to pay your course (subject) fees upfront. HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP allows you to defer your fees until your income reaches a certain level.

• Find out if you are eligible for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP

You may also be eligible to receive financial support from Centrelink.

Scholarships and financial assistance

You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.

• View available scholarships

The lowest OP/unadjusted Rank* to which an offer was made is 19/60. OP/Ranks based upon all offers made in Semester 1, 2019.

Entry requirements

• Subject pre-requisite: English (4, SA) or equivalent
• Recommended prior study: Mathematics A or equivalent and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science21 or equivalent.

Satisfaction of admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Places within the Bachelor of Nursing are limited by quota. Quota size is determined by the availability of hospital placements. Where the quota is filled, no further places will be offered.

Additional requirements for placements

All students must provide the following documents prior to commencing residential schools and clinical placements:

• Blue Card or Working with Children Check
• Australian Federal Police Criminal History Check certificate
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate
• Queensland Health Student Orientation Checklist
• Queensland Health Student Deed Poll
• Queensland Health iLearn Modules
• A signed USQ Clinical Placement Declaration including a requirement to undertake shift work.

Plus evidence of the following immunisations:

• Hepatitis B immunisation
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Pertussis, and Varicella immunisation
• Tuberculosis risk assessment and Influenza immunisation.

English Language Requirements

You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent. 

Admission pathways

A number of other pathways are also available if you haven't been able to study previously or don't meet the requirements for entry into your program of interest.

Further admission information

An adjusted Selection Rank is the result of combining additional ranks through special entry schemes for admission.

Special entry schemes for admissions may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your Selection Rank, through the allocation of additional ranks in certain circumstances.

An adjusted Selection Rank is the result of combining additional ranks with a student's OP/Selection Rank. An unadjusted Selection Rank is the student's Selection Rank without any rank adjustments.

USQ is committed to greater admissions transparency. Learn more about the education and work experience, as well as average OP/Ranks for this programs' student cohort for Semester 1, 2019.

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How to apply

• Please apply via QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre).
  You will need to note down the QTAC codes below to complete your application.

QTAC codes

For all applicants (except those who hold a Diploma of Nursing qualification and are an Enrolled Nurse (EN) / Endorsed Enrolled Nurse (EEN)) please use the following QTAC codes to apply:

Mode	Codes
Ipswich	936392
Toowoomba	906392
External	906395

If you are an Enrolled Nurse (EN) / Endorsed Enrolled Nurse (EEN) with a Diploma of Nursing qualification from an accredited provider, please use the following QTAC codes to apply:

Mode	Codes
Ipswich	936491
Toowoomba	906491
External	906495

Additional supporting documentation is required for a Diploma of Nursing completed outside of 5 years:

• proof of current AHPRA registration
• supporting letter from employer to confirm continued employment at EN level
• evidence of continued Professional Development - any in-house training; industry certification etc.

Closing dates

• Due to high demand, applications for Semester 1, 2020 have now closed. 
• Applications for Semester 2, 2020 close on Thursday 28 May 2020. Top-up round of applications close Thursday 18 June 2020, where places are not filled in the previous round.

Recognition of prior learning or work experience

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program.