Domestic applicants please contact Program Advisor on 07 4930 9862 or ahs-program2@cqu.edu.au. International applicants please contact telephone +61 7 4930 6746 or email int-recruitment@cqu.edu.au

The program is offered in the internal mode however, a number of Year 1 and Year 2 courses are offered in both internal and external modes at Rockhampton, Mackay, Bundaberg and Sunshine Coast Delivery Site.

International students:

EITHER:

• Students can complete 7 courses externally in their own country. However, students must attend Rockhampton campus to study NURS13115 Professional Practice.

OR:

• The program can be studied internally on the Rockhampton campus only for international students.

International applicants who request advanced standing will be required to:

• Hold a current general nurse registration certificate that indicates their authority to practice as a registered nurse; and
• submit certified results from the pre-registration program studied in their home country and any post-registration qualifications.

International applicants will be assessed individually and up to two years advanced standing may be granted towards a CQU Bachelor of Nursing award.

International students granted maximum advanced standing of 2 years (96 units of credit) will require:

• IELTS6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0 for entry to the program, together with a plan to achieve IELTS 7.0 by Graduation. Additional English language classes will be required to enable students to reach an IELTS of 7. These will be arranged through the CQU Language Centre.

Further, the only acceptable English qualification will be the IELTS test, and no other equivalency of English proficiency will be accepted for this program, for all levels of entry.

Students are expected to complete off-campus clinical placements in all years of the program. There will be no out-of-town clinical placements unless specifically requested by the student. It is also subject to the availability of the out-of-town clinical placements.

There are compulsory clincial placements in the following courses:

The flexibility of this program will suit enrolled nurses with recognition of prior learning assessed on an individual basis.

• Enrolled Nurses who have completed a Diploma of Nursing Care (Pre-enrolment) CNN92 through Queensland TAFE will receive exemption for up to 8 courses upon receipt of supporting documentation.
• Credit exemptions for Enrolled Nurses with Hospital Certificates or from other Australian States will be assessed on an individual basis. Applications for credit exemption will need to be supported by detailed documentation and current enrolled nursing registration.

Students are required to hold a Blue Card and a current First Aid course certificate from an organisation recognised by the Australian Resuscitation Council by the end of Term 1 Year 1. Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination is required before commencing Term 2 in Year 1.

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQU www site via the internet. Students will be expected to undertake various components of study in the degree using email, WebCT and the internet. Recommended web browsers are: Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape 4.5 or 4.7 and above (not version 6.0).

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies equivalent in content and depth to the CQU program has been successfully completed. Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption. Application for credit transfers will be assessed on a case-by-case basis once the applicant has been advised by CQU or QTAC of their success in obtaining a place in the nursing program.

Residential Schools

If the following courses are studied externally there are compulsory residential schools at the Rockhampton campus:

Workshop attendance

There are compulsory 2 day workshops at each campus for the following courses: