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To be eligible for entry into the GDLT all applicants must have completed a 3 year non-education Bachelor degree or equivalent from a university or college.  Applicants with degrees completed overseas must provide evidence to support that their qualifications are equivalent to an Australian 3 year Bachelor degree.  Applicants who cannot demonstrate they have completed a Bachelor degree will be refused entry to the program.

The GPA within the Bachelor degree must be at least 4.0.

Please note: Applicants with undergraduate degrees that were obtained ten or more years ago will need to supply certified evidence of current relevant professional work experience in the area of their speciality eg. letters from employers.  This experience must link to their previous undergraduate study.

Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to undertake the degree by meeting the following entry criteria for the teaching focus in which they wish to specialise: 

Primary Focus  (Years 1 - 7)

A 3 year non-education undergraduate degree or equivalent from a university or college relevant to the primary Key Learning Areas (KLAs). Applicants must indicate how their prior study applies to a range of KLAs.

Secondary Focus  (Years 8 - 12)
A 3 year non-education undergraduate degree or equivalent from a university or college that demonstrates sufficient knowledge development in two teaching areas. A teaching area consists of 6 or more courses (subjects) studied within the applicants undergraduate degree.

International Applicants  
In addition to the academic prerequisites listed above, international applicants are required to have an acceptable level of competency in writing, reading, speaking and understanding English that is equivalent to an average band score of 7.5 across all four areas, with no score below 8 in Speaking and Listening and no score below 7 in Reading and Writing.

This program can only be studied within Australia.

Written Statement  
All applicants must provide a written statement with their application which includes the following:

• State their chosen teaching focus: Primary (Years 1 - 7) or Secondary (Years 8 - 12) and state why they have chosen this teaching focus.
• State reasons for choosing teaching as a career as well as listing any previous teaching experience or lead learning in the workplace.
• If choosing a Primary focus, indicate how their undergraduate study applies to the 8 Key Learning Areas.
• If choosing a Secondary focus, indicate the two teaching areas in which they intend to specialise and how these teaching areas link with their previous undergraduate studies. ie. listing the previously studied courses that link with their anticipated teaching areas (6 courses minimum per teaching area). 

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that all students have access to the CQUniversity website via the Internet.  Students will be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.

There are three compulsory residential schools which are mandatory for this program.  These residential schools will only be held at CQUniversity Rockhampton with the first being scheduled for Orientation Week.

Residential School 1 - Orientation to Program - Monday 20 to Thursday 23 February 2012 (inclusive) 4 days;

Residential School 2 - Mid-program - Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 June 2012 (inclusive) 3 days; and

Residential School 3 - Pre-Internship - Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 September 2012 (inclusive) 3 days.

Note:

Part-time students commencing in 2012 must attend:

• Residential School 1: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday;
• Residential School 2: Monday and Tuesday morning;
• Residential School 3: Do not need to attend in first year of study.
  

Part-time students who are in their second year in 2012 must attend:

• Residential School 1: Thursday only;
• Residential School 2: Tuesday and Wednesday;
• Residential School 3: Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 September 2012 (inclusive) 3 days.

Placement arrangements for full-time students:

School term 2 - 32 days (3 days per week for 11 weeks)

School term 3 - 24 days (3 days per week for 8 weeks)

School term 4 - 30 day internship (5 days per week for 6 weeks)

Placement arrangements for part-time students:

Year 1 of study:

School term 2 - 16 days

School term 3 - 16 days

Year 2 of study:

School term 2 - 16 days

School term 3 - 8 days

School term 4 - 30 day internship (5 days per week for 6 weeks)