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Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (BCLA) - BComLLB

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904941; Distance education: 904945; Springfield campus: 924941

CRICOS code (International applicants): 070615M

 On-campus*Distance education
Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
Campus:Springfield, Toowoomba -
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:5 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time  

Notes

Students can only commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education.

Footnotes
*Not all Commerce majors are available on-campus at Springfield.

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: studybusiness@usq.edu.au or studylaw@usq.edu.au 

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

Program focus

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws degree programs. This double degree offers students the benefit of exposure to multiple disciplines.

Career opportunities

Private practice solicitor or barrister, corporate legal counsel, tax manager, insolvency specialist, forensic investigator, forensic accountant, auditor, chartered accountant, financial institutional lawyer, government sector employee at State or Federal level, non-government agency legal counsel or positions within other business or community organisations requiring specialist in-house legal skills.

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the , and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld). This will partially satisfy the requirements to practise as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland, or as a legal practitioner elsewhere in Australia. Intending solicitors and barristers must also complete an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted to practice. USQ law graduates have the option of completing their practical legal training through a one-year traineeship in a law practice, or through an institution that offers a practical legal training qualification.

Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of and (ICAA). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA professional exams and eligibility to study the ICAA professional exams.

Successful completion of the Accounting major can qualify students for exemptions from the Fundamental level (9 papers) of the (ACCA) exams. For further details please refer to the ACCA website.

Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become an Associate member of the .

The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.