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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): External: 909585; Toowoomba campus: 909581; External: 909785; Toowoomba campus: 909781; External: 909685; Toowoomba campus: 909681

CRICOS code (International applicants): 078597K

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Professional accreditation

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

The Psychology major is fully accredited by the as a three-year sequence of study.

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Program aims

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science double degree aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degree programs. See the handbook descriptions of both degrees for further details.

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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 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.

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

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Program Information Set

View USQ’s admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Have achieved a minimum Overall Position (OP) 15, tertiary entrance rank 68 or equivalent qualification.^

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

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. Students 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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science double degree comprises 32 units as follows:

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Required time limits

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

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Core courses

Students must take 4 core courses from the Bachelor of Arts and 3 core courses from the Bachelor of Science.

Students should select their Sciences Foundation Studies core courses according to major, as listed below, except with the permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

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Major studies

Arts Studies

The Arts component shall comprise:

• an eight (8) unit discipline based major from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts

• a four (4) unit discipline based minor from the Bachelor of Arts

  Or

• one twelve (12) unit extended major from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts.

Note: At least two units from each major must be at third year level

Science Studies

The Science component shall comprise:

Either:

• an eight (8) unit discipline based major chosen from the majors under the Bachelor of Science (Biology, Computing, Counselling, Environment and Sustainability, Human Physiology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Plant Agricultural Science, Wine Science).

• a four (4) unit study selected from one Science discipline. This four-unit study may or may not be in the same discipline as the eight (8) unit Science major or may or may not be a minor.

• One (1) Science elective approved by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

  Or

• a twelve (12) unit discipline based major chosen from the majors under the Bachelor of Science (Psychology, Information Technology or Mathematics and Statistics)

• and one (1) Science elective approved by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences which may either extend the studies already selected or may be in an additional Science discipline area.

Note: the twelve (12) unit major in Psychology is an accredited sequence in Psychology, and students undertaking this major are eligible to apply to undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychology) degree and thus pursue further training to become a Psychologist.

Additional Requirements - Science

• At least four (4) units of study in the Science component must be at third level and no more than seven (7) courses in the Science component must be at level 1.

• Candidates completing the major in Mathematics or Mathematics and Statistics require Faculty approval to be given credit towards their award for the course or for the course .

• Candidates completing the major in Computing or Information Technology will not be given credit towards their award for the course CSC1402 .

• Candidates completing the major in Computing or Information Technology can enrol in as an elective.

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.

• Students will normally take the core course or in Semester 1 and in Semester 2 as well as another approved core course in each of their first two semesters.

• Students will normally start the Arts major in Semester 1 of first year and continue it in Semester 2 of first year. The Arts minor is usually started in Semester 1 of second year.

• The Science major is usually started in Semester 1 of first year and continued in Semester 2 of first year. The Science minor study is usually started in second year subject to timetabling constraints.

• Elective courses are usually taken in third or fourth years unless required as pre-requisites.