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Bachelor of Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Vocational Education & Training (BTBV) - BETC BVET
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907702; Distance education: 907705
CRICOS code (International applicants): This program is pending
CRICOS registration. Offers will not be issued to International Students
for these programs until CRICOS endorsement is granted.
| On-campus | Distance education | Online |
Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November) | |
Campus: | 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
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Standard duration: | 4 years full-time, 8 years part鈥攖ime |
Program articulation: | From: Associate Degree of Engineering
; Bachelor of Engineering Technology To: Bachelor of Engineering |
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: studyeng@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 |
In this section:
Program focus
This combined program provides students with the problem-solving,
analytical and discipline specific skills required as an engineering
technologist; and prepares students for employment in vocational education
and training-related roles.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to operate as effective educators and
trainers within a range of post-compulsory education and training
settings such as TAFE, technical colleges, industry and community
education settings. Graduates are also qualified for the role of training
manager in relevant settings, although further postgraduate studies
would be well-regarded.
Civil Engineering Major
This major provides students with the skills to plan, design,
construct and maintain infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airfields,
irrigation works, buildings, harbour facilities and disposal works.
Students have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of project
design and construction, and research and development. Graduates will
be involved in the building and development of infrastructure, such
as roads, railways , airfields, irrigation works, buildings, harbour
facilities, dams, pipelines, sewers, tunnels, canals and disposal
works.
Electrical and Electronic Major
This major provides students with skills in energy systems and
power electronics, computers and microprocessors, communications,
and control. Graduates will be involved in analogue and digital electronics,
computer engineering, microprocessors and applications, measurement,
instrumentation and control, robotics, telecommunications, microwaves,
fibre optics, biomedical engineering, power stations, distribution
and machines, defence services, electricity boards and government
departments.
Mechanical Engineering Major
This major provides students with skills in energy generation,
dynamic mechanisms, simulation, manufacturing and fluid flow control,
to design new machines and devices and improve manufacturing systems.
Graduates will be involved in manufacturing systems. Graduates will
be involved in manufacturing refineries, mining, transportation, computing,
energy and education industries, including consultancy, research,
project planning and management design, development, supervision and
commissioning of new systems, computer-aided design and manufacture
of consumer products, machines and equipment, and specialist technical
sales.
Professional accreditation
Professional accreditation for this program will be sought from
Engineers Australia in 2013. Graduates from this program are eligible
to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia as an Engineering
Technologist. After further professional development, a graduate member
with a Bachelor or Engineering Technology may apply for chartered
status as an Engineering Technologist, and when granted, may use the
post-nominal TMIEAust CEngT.
Graduates who choose to extend EDV3500 Competency Based Training
and Assessment to meet the requirements for the VET qualification
course TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment will have
met the industry standard for training delivery in Australia's VET
system. The program is not accredited with the Queensland College
of Teachers.
Program aims
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To equip graduates with the academic, personal, professional
and technical knowledge, skills and understanding required to commence
practice as a Graduate Engineering Technologist in Australia or overseas
with appropriate social, cultural, industrial and environmental contexts.
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To graduate students who can demonstrate the knowledge, skills,
practices and values inherent in contemporary understandings of best
practice in vocational education and training, particularly as these
understandings are reflected in the expectations of industry and key
training organisations.
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To equip graduates with knowledge and understanding appropriate
to working as educators with learners in the post-compulsory years
and in a range of adult education and training settings.
Admission requirements
Applicants shall normally:
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have studied four semester units and achieved an exit assessment
of 'Sound Achievement' or better in the Queensland Senior Secondary
School subject: English and Mathematics B; or
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be able to demonstrate that they have achieved an equivalent
standard in these subjects at another institution and;
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Australian applicants: have achieved a Queensland Overall
Position (OP) band, or an equivalent Rank based on qualifications
and previous work experience, at or above the specified cut-off level
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International applicants: must have met the 精东传媒app's requirements or have completed the 精东传媒app's programs .
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have access to an approved instructional setting in the post-compulsory
education and training sector. Such access must enable the applicant
to plan, implement and evaluate actual instructional programs as required
by specified courses within the program. Written verification of
such access will be required before enrolment can be confirmed.
How to apply
Domestic students
may be made through the Queensland
Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure applies whether
you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.
If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you
will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP)
or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories
are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and
the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based
on their overall Rank.
International students
This program is offered to international students. An international
student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen
and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and
how to apply.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government
makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and
you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the
courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may
be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely
through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Domestic full fee paying students
may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship
requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa
holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens
who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program
pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus,
via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The combined Bachelor of Engineering Technology and Bachelor
of Vocational Education & Training program comprises 32 academic
units and involves four years of full-time study or eight years of
part-time study. The program is available in both on-campus and external
mode of study. In order to be eligible for the award, students must
complete the combined program within a maximum of six years of full-time
study, or 10 years of part-time study, from the date of their initial
enrolment.
The combined program consists of 19 core, 13 major study and
six practical courses. Students enrolled in the program may undertake
a professional specialisation in one of three major discipline areas:
To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete
all the Academic and Practice courses in the following tables that
show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external
students. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should
consult the to ascertain if a course is offered in another
term.
Required time limits
Full-time students have a maximum of six years to complete this
program. Part-time students have a maximum of 10 years to complete
this program. A pro-rata adjustment of the maximum time period will
apply for those students who transfer from one mode of study to another.
A pro-rata reduction in the maximum time period will apply to students
who are admitted to a program with advanced standing.
Practical experience
To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering
Technology, students must obtain an aggregate of at least 45 days
of suitable Engineering practical experience during their program.
This experience may be in an engineering office or laboratory where
the student would be working principally with professional engineers
and engineering associates. It may, however, be preferable for students
to spend some time in field or factory activities to gain insight
into industrial practice and to see what is involved in converting
designs into finished products. Students are required to enrol in in the latter part
of their program and keep a record of appropriate experience as outlined
in the Course Specification. The work experience is to be endorsed
by an appropriate person in the organisation providing the experience
and submitted to the examiner. The student must meet all costs associated
with the acquisition of practical experience to satisfy this requirement.
The record of work experience must be made available for perusal
by the Head of Discipline upon request. The acceptability or otherwise
of employment experience, and the period of that type of experience
that may be credited towards the 45 days, will be determined by the
Examiner of
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To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Vocational Education
& Training students must obtain an aggregate of 100 hours of professional
Vocational Education & Training experience. Professional experience
placements may be scheduled outside usual 精东传媒app teaching weeks.
Travel to locations away from the areas local to the student鈥檚
home campus may be necessary to complete the professional experience
requirements. The professional experience components of the Bachelor
of Vocational Education and Training program are all tied to four
identified courses. In order to undertake courses to which professional
experience placements are attached at any stage in the program it
is a requirement that students will have satisfactorily completed
all Vocational Education & Training professional experience courses
in previous years in the program enrolment pattern. Students may
complete their professional experience in approved placements. As
students are studying wholly at a distance from USQ campus, special
requirements will need to be met in relation to completion of professional
experience, including submission of two digital video recordings of
teaching sessions. For further information see It is required that Queensland-based students hold a current positive
notice indicating that they are deemed suitable for working with children
and young people. Further information about the 鈥淏lue Card鈥
suitability process is available from the commission for Children
and Young People.
IT requirements
Students should refer to the section entitled in the General Faculty
and Program Information section of this Handbook.
Residential schools
External students are required to attend a number of residential
schools during their program. These are associated with Practice Courses
and are normally conducted at the end of Semester 3 (February), or
during the mid-semester recess in Semester 2 (September/October).
The practical and professional experience requirements for
the program are shown within the recommended enrolment patterns in
the following tables. Practice Courses are a compulsory part of the
program. However, Practice Courses are zero credit point and they
do not attract a student contribution charge for Australian Residents
or a tuition fee for international students.
Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice Course
must attend the residential school for that course. In some cases
students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend
the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice Course
when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.
Practice Courses may not be taken earlier than shown except with
the permission of the Program Coordinator responsible for the program.
In some cases students may enrol in two Practice Courses in one term
so they can complete the two residential schools in a two-week period.
The actual dates for each residential school are shown in the in this Handbook.
Safety boots are compulsory in engineering laboratories for
several of the Practice courses and are strongly recommended for all
other Practice courses.
Articulation
Students who have completed an Associate Degree program in Engineering
at a Queensland university within the last five years, may be able
to claim up to a maximum of 16 units of advanced standing in this
program if studying in the same discipline area. Students who have
completed an Advanced Diploma program in engineering at a TAFE college
within the last five years are eligible to claim up to a maximum of
12 units of advanced standing if studying in the same discipline area
provided appropriate modules from the national curriculum have been
completed.
Exit points
Students who, for whatever reason, are unable to complete this
program and who satisfy all of the requirements of either the Bachelor
of Engineering Technology, Associate Degree in Engineering or the may be permitted to exit with
that award.
Students who, for whatever reason, are unable to complete The
Bachelor of Vocational Education & Training degree and who satisfy
all of the requirements of either the Associate Degree in Education
Studies (DAES) and the Diploma of Education Studies (DPES) may be
permitted to exit with that award.
In this section:
Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
To satisfy the requirements of the program, students must complete
all of the Academic and Practice Courses in the following tables that
show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external
students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard
enrolment pattern should consult the to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.
Major 精东传媒app: Civil Engineering (Major 精东传媒app Code:16749 ) |
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Residential school | Enrolment requirements | Comments |
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On-campus (ONC) | Distance education (EXT) | Online (ONL) |
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Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
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Academic Courses
|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2,3 | | | | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: or | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must have completed any TWO courses from any of the following Subject areas: EDC or EDH or EDO or EDU or EDX. Students must be enrolled in BEDU, BECH or BVET. | 25 hours professional experience |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: MAT1500 or ENG1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCST or GDST | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) | 25 hours professional experience |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and for students enrolled in Program: BETC) | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or PGCN or GDNS or MENS | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: or ENV1101 | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 2 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
Practice Courses
|
| 1 | 1,2 | 2 | 2,3 | | | C | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2,3 | | | C | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2,3 | | | C | Pre-requisite: or ENV1101 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | C | | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | 3 | | | C | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | 1,2 | | | | | |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment
pattern
To satisfy the requirements of the program, students must complete
all of the Academic and Practice Courses in the following tables that
show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external
students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard
enrolment pattern should consult the to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.
Major 精东传媒app: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Major 精东传媒app
Code:16750 ) |
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Residential school | Enrolment requirements | Comments |
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On-campus (ONC) | Distance education (EXT) | Online (ONL) |
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Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
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| 1 | 1,2 | 1 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 1,2 | 1 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | | Pre-requisite: Students must have completed any TWO courses from any of the following Subject areas: EDC or EDH or EDO or EDU or EDX. Students must be enrolled in BEDU, BECH or BVET. | 25 hours professional experience |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: (ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ) and | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) | 25 hours professional experience |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: and | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | | | 2 | | | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ( and ( or ) and ( or )) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 2 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
Practice Courses
|
| 1 | 1,2 | 1 | 2,3 | | | C | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | C | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | C | Pre-requisite: and and | |
| 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | C | Pre-requisite: and and | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | C | Pre-requisite: and and | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | 1,2 | | | | | |
Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
To satisfy the requirements of the program, students must complete
all of the Academic and Practice Courses in the following tables that
show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external
students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard
enrolment pattern should consult the to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.
Major 精东传媒app: Mechanical Engineering (Major 精东传媒app Code:16751) |
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Residential school | Enrolment requirements | Comments |
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On-campus (ONC) | Distance education (EXT) | Online (ONL) |
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Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2,3 | | | | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1,2 | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: (MAT1500 or ) and | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | | Pre-requisite: Students must have completed any TWO courses from any of the following Subject areas: EDC or EDH or EDO or EDU or EDX. Students must be enrolled in BEDU, BECH or BVET. | 25 hours professional experience |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) or ( and ) | 25 hours professional experience |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | | | 2 | | | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 1 | | | |
^ | 4 | | 8 | | | 2 | | Pre-requisite: and | 25 hours professional experience |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | Pre-requisite: | |
Practice Courses
|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2,3 | | | C | | |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | C | | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | C | | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | C | | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | C | | |
^ | 3 | | 6 | 1,2 | | | | | |