Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business (BSBC) - BCOM/BACS
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): External: 905275; Springfield campus: 925271
CRICOS code (International applicants): 078844M
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 | External | |
Start: | No new admissions | No new admissions |
Campus: | Springfield | - |
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, up to 8 years part-time |
Notes
Not all commerce majors are available at Springfield campus.
Not all sustainable business courses are available at Toowoomba
campus.
Contact us
Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Professional accreditation
Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of and (CAANZ). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA Australia professional exams and eligibility to study the CAANZ professional exams.
Successful completion of the Accounting major can qualify students for exemptions from the Fundamental level (9 papers) of the (ACCA) exams.
Students who complete the Finance minor in the Bachelor of Commerce will meet the educational entrance requirements of the . Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the .
The Information Technology Management major within the Bachelor of Commerce is accredited at professional level by the and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.
Program aims
The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business provides a sound foundation in all aspects of accounting and sustainable business. These degrees are vocationally oriented emphasising the sustainable management and resolution of business problems in both private and public sectors.
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 .
Program Information Set
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
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Year 12 English (4,SA) or equivalent.
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Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business is in accordance with for undergraduate programs.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable .
If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students 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 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 .
Program structure
The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business consists of 32 courses as follows:
Area of study | Number of units |
Core courses | 8 units |
Accounting major | 8 units |
Sustainable Business major | 8 units |
Plus one of the following:
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8 units |
Total | 32 units |
Program completion requirements
To be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business, students must complete (or be awarded credit for prior equivalent study of) all 32 courses as outlined above.
Where credit for prior study is awarded, a student must complete at least eight courses from the Bachelor of Commerce and at least eight courses from the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business (16 in total) to be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business double degree.
Core courses
Course | Semester of offer Distance/Online |
Semester of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester of offer Springfield campus |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1, 3 | |
1, 2, 3 | 1 | 2, 3 | |
1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1, 2 | |
LAW1101 | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 | |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 2 | |
Select one of the following courses:* | |||
1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 | |
1, 2 | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
* | Students undertaking the Business Economics major should select . |
Specific majors
In this section:
Accounting major courses
Course | Semester of offer Distance/Online |
Semester of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester of offer Springfield campus |
ACC1102 Financial Accounting | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 2 |
1, 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1, 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | |
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems | 1, 2 | 2 | 2 |
1, 2 | 1 | 1 | |
1, 2 | 1 | 1 | |
2, 3 | 2 | 2 | |
1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sustainable Business major courses
Course | Semester of offer Distance/Online |
Semester of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester of offer Springfield campus |
1 | |||
1 | |||
PRL2004 | 2 | 2 | |
2 | |||
1 | 1 | ||
MGT2006 Employment Relations | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | 2 |
Bachelor of Commerce major courses
Students should refer to the separate section of the Bachelor of Commerce for further information on majors available.
Commerce* majors include:
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Business Economics
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Business Law^
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Finance
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General Commerce#
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Information Technology Management.
^ | Students undertaking a Business Law major may substitute and with two other courses from the Bachelor of Commerce. |
# | To discuss which courses to study within the General Commerce major, please . All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator. |
Minor Studies
Refer to the Bachelor of Commerce entry for information regarding the minors available. Minors may also be selected from the section.
Other program requirements
Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .
Exit points
Students must maintain good standing in this program (see Other program requirements section). Students not wishing to complete the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business double degree may be permitted to exit with one of the following:
Students may exit with the Diploma of Business Administration if they have completed 8 courses as follows:
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a minimum of 4 courses from the Bachelor of Commerce core courses, and
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4 other courses from the Bachelor of Commerce .
Students may exit with the Associate Degree of Business if they have completed 16 courses as follows:
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8 core courses from the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business or Bachelor of Commerce , and
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any 8 courses from within the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business, Bachelor of Business , Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration.
Students may exit with either the Bachelor of Accounting and Sustainable Business or Bachelor of Commerce providing they have completed all the requirements for the program.
Credit
Credit may be permitted for a limited number of courses, equivalent in content and level, successfully completed recently with a recognised institution.
Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with USQ policy. Credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by USQ.
Where credit is granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as credit, for example, where eight units of credit is granted, maximum time will be six years and minimum time will be four semesters.
Note: Accounting professional bodies may have restrictions on credit so students are advised to seek current information from these bodies before applying for credit.
Recommended enrolment patterns
In this section:
Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 1 intake
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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
LAW1101 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
ACC1102 Financial Accounting | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1101 Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCLW or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment. Students who have completed are not eligible for enrolment. | |||
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: | |||
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: ACC1102 or or ACC2103 | |||
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | |||
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed. | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
/ | 4 | 1 | |||||
3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Pre-requisite: ( and ( or )) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP or BCLW) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR) | |||
+ | 5 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | ||||
3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Co-requisite: LAW1101 or or or or (Students enrolled in BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW & Co-requisite LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in DJUR & Co-requisite LAW5501 or ) | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
MGT2006 Employment Relations | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
5 | 2 | ||||||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Select one of the following two courses: | |||||||
4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Pre-requisite: (ACC1102 or ) and | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
PRL2004 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Footnotes | |
/ | is not offered on-campus. Students should enrol in online mode. |
+ | is not offered on-campus. Students should enrol in online mode. |
Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 2 intake
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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed. | |||
MGT2006 Employment Relations | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
LAW1101 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
ACC1102 Financial Accounting | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1101 Students enrolled in Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCLW or BCLA are not eligible for enrolment. Students who have completed are not eligible for enrolment. | |||
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Pre-requisite: | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: ACC1102 or or ACC2103 | |||
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | |||
/ | 5 | 1 | |||||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
PRL2004 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Co-requisite: LAW1101 or or or or (Students enrolled in BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW & Co-requisite LAW1201 or ) or (Students enrolled in DJUR & Co-requisite LAW5501 or ) | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Pre-requisite: (ACC1102 or ) and | |||
3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Pre-requisite: ( and ( or )) or ((LAW2202 or ) and (LAW3206 or ) for Students in Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or LLBP or BCLW) or ((LAW5602 or ) and (LAW5706 or ) for Students in Program: DJUR) | |||
4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||
7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
+ | 7 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | ||||
Select one of the following two courses: | |||||||
4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Commerce major/minor/elective | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
/ | is not offered on-campus. Students should enrol in online mode. |
+ | is not offered on-campus. Students should enrol in online mode. |