Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (BABC)

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Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (BABC) - BA BCom

CRICOS code (International applicants): 030291B

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should .

	On-campus*	Distance education
Campus:	Fraser Coast, 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:	4 years full-time, 8 years part-time or external

Footnotes
*	Not all courses are available on-campus at Fraser Coast.

Contact us

Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usq.support@usq.edu.au or submit a question via .

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Commerce degree programs.

Admission requirements

Applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Commerce.

Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ��ýapp-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.

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 program comprises 32 units as follows:

Core courses	10 courses (8 Commerce core courses and two Arts core courses)
Arts courses	14 courses (1 x 7 course major plus 1 x four course minor plus 3 course electives*)
Commerce courses	eight courses (1 x 8 course major)

Footnotes
*	Not more than one Commerce elective may be substituted without the permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

This structure is set out in the following table:

Core	10 courses	, , , , , , , , , Another approved core course
Arts Major	7 courses	e.g. International Relations
Option	4 courses	e.g. Indonesian Language
Electives	Three courses #
Commerce Major	8 courses	e.g. Accounting

Footnotes
#	Not more than one unit Commerce elective may be substituted without the permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

Note: Entry into the Visual Arts Practice major is subject to an interview and submission of an acceptable folio during Orientation week.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Core courses

The core is made up as follows:

Commerce Core:

Arts Core:

another approved Arts core course

Footnotes
*	is a pre-requisite for three of the five Commerce majors. Students need to take this subject to meet the educational entrance requirements for Accounting professional bodies.

Major studies

Arts studies

The Arts component shall comprise:

at least one seven course discipline based major from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts with at least two units at third year level
a four course /minor study chosen from Arts majors and minors
three courses of electives from Arts courses, preferably selected from the major or minor study.

Commerce studies

The commerce component will comprise eight units from the Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance or General Commerce majors.

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Student enrolment patterns will vary according to choice of Commerce major but all students should enrol in in Semester 1, and in Semester 2.
The Arts major is usually started in Semester 1 of first year and continued in Semester 2 of first year while the Arts minor study is usually started in Semester 1 of second year.
The first course of the selected Commerce major is usually taken in Semester 2 of first year.
Students will usually also take at least one and preferably two of the Commerce core courses in Semester 1 of first year e.g. and .

Note for continuing students

The program structure has been modified from 33 courses to 32 courses with a reduced weighting on the Commerce major and an increased weighting on the Arts component. Students may elect to follow either pattern subject to approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

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