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CRICOS code (International applicants): 069700B

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Program objectives

On successful completion of the English for Academic Purposes program, this program, students should be able to demonstrate:

• an understanding of, and an adjustment to, the academic cultural context of the Australian university;

• a capacity to take control of their own learning by using appropriate learning strategies;

• confidence and ability to think critically and to analyse an argument;

• competence in accessing and communicating concepts and ideas in spoken and written form as appropriate to the higher education context; and

• a capacity to establish working relationships with their lecturers and other students.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 04. Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for specialised and/or skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Admission requirements

• Resident status: students on international student visas or students from non-English speaking backgrounds resident in Australia

• Minimum academic requirements: completion of senior secondary schooling in the home country or Year 12 in an Australian High School or completed 'A' levels or mature-age entry.

• English Language Entry Requirements
  EAP I - An entry level of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent international English language proficiency score.
  EAP II (Undergraduate and coursework) - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent international English language proficiency score.
  EAP II (Postgraduate research) - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent international English language proficiency score.
  EAP I online – An entry level of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent international English language proficiency score OR completion of CSWE 111 (Certificate in spoken and written English). Online general English course from .
  EAP II online - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent international English language proficiency score.

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Program fees

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 .

Fee exempt places

All domestic students are offered a fee-free place provided they meet the citizenship and residency requirements as follows:

• Australian citizens

• holders of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa (and resident in Australia)

• holders of a Permanent Resident Visa (and resident in Australia)

• New Zealand citizens (resident in Australia).

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Program structure

EAP I

Students must enrol in two courses:

• EAP7307 - Academic Speaking and Listening (2 unit points)

• EAP7308 - Academic Reading and Writing (2 unit points)

EAP II (Undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students)

Students must enrol in the three core courses:

• EAP7310 - ¾«¶«´«Ã½apping at ¾«¶«´«Ã½app

• EAP7320 - Communication Processes

• EAP7340 - Academic English Skills

Students select one additional course based upon faculty pre-requisites from the following:

• EAP 7381 - Applied Communication (Level A)

• EAP7382 - Applied Communication (Level B)

• EAP7383 - Applied Communication (Level C)

EAP II (Postgraduate research and doctoral students) not available online at this time

Students must enrol in the three core courses:

• EAP7320 - Communication Processes

• EAP7340 - Academic English Skills

• EAP7350 - Language of Research (2 unit points)

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Program completion requirements

USQ English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program completion requirements for articulation to USQ Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programs.

IELTS 6.0.

To successfully pass the EAP program and be recommended for entry into Category 1 and Category 2 Undergraduate and Postgraduate coursework degree programs at USQ, students must pass all courses in the EAP program.

IELTS 6.5.

Students entering Category 3 programs, must achieve the following results:

IELTS 7.0 / 7.5

Students cannot gain direct entry to Category 4 & 5 programs. Entry may be undertaken through an alternative pathway such as Bachelor of General Studies or other recommended enrolment.

Students failing courses in EAPP are required to retake those courses and seek recommendations from the Head of Program regarding a suitable pathway to gain entry to degree studies.

Students studying online are not eligible for entry to a postgraduate research or doctoral program at this time.

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Required time limits

Standard duration of the on-campus program is a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 36 weeks.

Standard duration of the online program is a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 70 weeks.

Recommended enrolment pattern

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Recommended enrolment pattern

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.

This program is delivered across all semesters up to five times per year.