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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 909501; Distance education: 909505; Springfield campus: 929501

CRICOS code (International applicants): 030303C

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Students who wish to enrol in this program are strongly advised to contact the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts before arranging their enrolment in their chosen majors.

Program aims

The Bachelor of General Studies aims to:

• provide a qualification of high academic standard based on a structured selection of disciplines from across the 精东传媒app

• provide a qualification which meets the advanced educational needs of a variety of paraprofessional services

• provide a qualification that meets the entry requirements for admission to a range of appropriate and relevant postgraduate diploma programs

• produce graduates with a broad background of general studies who are able to function effectively in a variety of public and private sector work environments.

Admission requirements

Standard admission is by completion of Year 12, including at least a sound achievement (or equivalent) in English, at an OP level (or equivalent) comparable with that of other 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland programs. Some majors or disciplines may require further pre-requisites.

Non-standard admission is in accordance with 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland regulations, especially articulation from TAFE, or successful completion of three approved units of the Tertiary Preparation Program .

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 精东传媒app-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 maximum time for completion of the program is nine years.

Students are required to complete 24 units as follows:

• All students must take the core course in their first semester of study. *

The following electives are acceptable for the second and third core courses:

• (students cannot study both HMT2000 and CDS2000 within the one degree)

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• at least six and not more than eight units chosen from a major/discipline in any category* with at least two units being at third year level**

• three units in a major/discipline selected from a second category*

• three units in a major/discipline selected from a third category*

• three units in a major/discipline selected from any categories* including a category previously selected

• four to six units of electives which may be selected from any major/discipline in any category* including categories/majors/disciplines previously selected.

• three core units of which two must be selected from the arts core above.

• disciplines two and three can be combined from the same major/discipline as long as the Bachelor of General Studies is being used as an exit point only.

To assist students with their enrolment, the following table is provided:

The following sites will also be of assistance when choosing disciplines:

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• you may need throughout your study.

Program completion requirements

For the purpose of these programs, majors/disciplines are grouped into nine categories - Humanities; Social Sciences; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Physical Sciences; Business; Engineering and Spatial Sciences; and Environment and Sustainability.

Students should indicate on their enrolment form which Major/Discipline is to be taken as their `first' discipline (six to eight units) or `second, third, fourth' discipline (three to five units). At the relevant question in the enrolment form students should list their Majors/Disciplines against the items First Major, Second Major, Third Major/Option, Second Option as appropriate. Ideally, students should indicate all four disciplines to be studied but, if these have not been decided, the first and second majors/disciplines should be indicated.

All students enrolled in this degree must contact the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts before enrolling in any courses to ensure enrolment patterns are correct.

Note: Teaching Practice courses cannot be taken in this degree.

Note: Students intending to apply for the Bachelor of Nursing must have the approval of the Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Nursing before enrolling in this discipline in the Bachelor of General Studies. A maximum of four Bachelor of Nursing courses only at first level can be studied in the Bachelor of General Studies and these should be selected in line with the recommended enrolment patterns.

Note: In order to identify individual courses for first major/discipline codes, you will need to consult the .

Required time limits

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

Articulation

Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of General Studies may apply for admission to other USQ academic programs with appropriate credit. Graduates from the Bachelor of General Studies program may be eligible to apply for admission to a range of Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or coursework Master programs in designated areas.

Exit points

Students may exit with the Associate Degree of General Studies if they have completed 16 courses.

Credit

Students may be eligible for credit or recognition of prior learning. The maximum credit is 12 units.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern for eight unit major discipline Toowoomba
• Recommended enrolment pattern for eight unit major discipline Springfield

Recommended enrolment pattern for eight unit major discipline Toowoomba

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.

Notes

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of General Studies who choose Psychological Studies as one of their majors should note that this qualification will not necessarily provide them with a pathway to professional accreditation as a psychologist.
Education
The Bachelor of General Studies is a pathway program to the Bachelor of Education which has minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements for entry. Please contact Business, Education, Law and Arts Academic Program Support, emailusq.support@usq.edu.aufor advice on GPA entry requirements.

Recommended enrolment pattern for eight unit major discipline Springfield

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.

Notes

Education
The Bachelor of General Studies is a pathway program to the Bachelor of Education which has minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements for entry. Please contact Business, Education, Law and Arts Academic Program Support, email:usq.support@usq.edu.au for advice on GPA entry requirements.