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The Faculty will recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding a Bachelor of Medical Science Degree with Distinction to students who achieve a GPA of 6.0 and above, in their first attempt result in their eight enrolled courses in the third year level of the program.

With the exception of Biotechnology, students are required to undertake a minimum of 8 weeks of work placement (including 2 weeks in the first year) in health industry professional discipline areas relevant to their specialisation (pathology, clinical investigation, nutrition).  Experience in authentic work environments is very valuable as it develops the professional skills and ‘work readiness' of graduates.

Failure to complete work placement and submit the compulsory activities (verified log book and supervisor evaluation) will result in students being deemed ineligible to graduate until this component is satisfactorily completed, regardless of whether all other required elements of the program have been successfully completed.

Biotechnology specialisation students will undertake a 3 week placement in the final year of the programme and is ideally suited for students who are already employed in a scientific laboratory.

Before commencing work placement or Work Integrated Learning courses, students must have gathered the following to provide to the Head of Program and their workplace supervisor:

1. Current National Police Check (not older than 3 years), or current Blue card for Queensland residents;
2. Completed Queensland Health student health professionals' clinical placement or field work orientation checklist (http://www.health.qld.gov.au/SOP/) if attending a clinical placement within a Queensland Health facility;
3. Current first aid certificate;
4. Blue Card
5. Evidence of Immunisations as per the CQUniversity Policy for Vaccination of students in health courses.

Distance education (FLEX) students will be required to attend residential schools on Rockhampton campus to promote development of course learning outcomes.  The Residential School timetable will be published in the 2013 edition 2 Handbook.

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

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.

Course credit may be granted to students who are able to demonstrate appropriate prior learning or experience. Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies, equivalent in content and depth to the CQUniversity program, have 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.

Refer to the Credit Transfer website at http://www.cqu.edu.au/credittransfer for further details on the guidelines and application process.

You can apply for direct credit against CQUniversity courses, if equivalent tertiary level study has been completed. You must supply relevant documentation (study guides, course profiles, etc) to do this. If your study was undertaken more than 10 years ago, you may not be eligible for credit.