Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements

Students must meet one of the following criteria:

• Born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, and have completed at least one senior secondary or tertiary qualification in one of these countries. This qualification must have been taught and assessed in English; OR
• Not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, but have completed senior secondary study or at least three years of full-time university study (or equivalent) in one of these countries, and the language in which the qualification was taught and assessed was English; OR
• Completed Academic IELTS test with an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7, a minimum score 7.0 in reading and writing, and a minimum score of 8.0 in speaking and listening. Testing results must be obtained within two years from the date of your application for admission; OR
• International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admission.

Supplementary application forms

To apply for this course, you will need to complete the following and upload it with your application:

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) Teaching questionnaire.

Graduates from this course will continue to learn. The course design provides an innovative, relevant and rigorous undergraduate program that prepares graduates for their continued engagement in the teaching profession.
Graduates from this course will share attributes of all those with a CSU Degree. The course design embodies the principles of the CSU Degree Initiative and a commitment to graduate early career professionals who possess the skills to enact these principles in their professional practice.
Graduates from this course will understand good teaching. The course is committed to providing its graduates with a clear vision of what good teaching looks like. It is derived from an inclusive and collaborative process of course design.
Graduates from this course will teach for social justice and equity. The course is committed to promoting the principles of social justice and equity by demonstrating awareness of, and responsiveness to, the community contexts in which the graduates are located.
Graduates from this course will teach for student learning. The course is committed to graduating early career professionals who understand that the quality of teaching is defined by the scope, depth and quality of the learning by children. The course is designed to build a differentiated and developmentally respectful pedagogy that includes the skills, knowledge attitudes and dispositions in relation to human development, diversity, differentiation and cultural understanding required to enact a commitment to all learners.
Graduates from this course will demonstrate respect for children. The course is committed to graduating early career professionals whose practice is respectful of all children, from birth through adolescence, as learner, knower, thinker, and actor, and celebrates the unique contribution each learner brings to the learning context. Their professional practice is couched in knowledge of children's developmental, social and political position in society and a belief that children's values, rights, cultural traditions and opinions must be respected.
Graduates from this course will be agents of change. The course is committed to graduating early career professionals who demonstrate excellence in their practice and as a result can exert an influence on the context in which they are situated.
Graduates from this course will be collaborative teachers. The course is committed to graduating early career teachers, who know, understand and are skilled in the use of cooperation and collaboration in teaching, learning, and professional engagement.
Graduates from this course will show excellence in practice. The course is committed to providing a program of instruction and professional learning experiences that support the practice and integration of propositional and practical knowledge for teaching, that allow for a verifiable articulation of theory and empirical research across a range of learning contexts and needs, and that explore the potential impact and use of technologies and technology resources to enhance teaching and learning. The course is practice valid.
Graduates from this course will contribute to their profession. The course design reflects an engaged and recursive relationship with the professional community.
Graduates from this course will have a strong practical sense. The course is committed to graduating early career professionals who have developed a schema for professional practice and learning. They can employ knowledge of content and curriculum, the profession and workplace, and the practice of others to reflect upon, inquire, interrogate, evaluate and adapt their schema to a range of learning contexts and needs. They understand the role of professional judgement, and have articulated a personal philosophy in the construction and enactment of their schema.

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Step 2: Understand your entry requirements

International students must meet minimum academic and English language requirements to be eligible to study with us.

Step 3: Before you apply

You've found the course you want to study and now it's time to get organised for your Australian adventure. Before you apply, it's a good idea to get familiar with your new destination and all the things you will need to do to make your transition smooth. Our live and work and before you arrive pages are great places to start to help you with that checklist.

Step 4: Check if you are eligible for credit

Charles Sturt University highly values and recognises a range of overseas qualifications, and has developed advanced standing arrangements with institutions in various countries.

Step 5: Prepare supporting documentation

Do you need to include official documentation with your application? If so, it may need verification as a true and accurate copy. Check below to see if your documents need to be verified.

Verify your documents

If you are an international applicant, you can submit scanned verified copies or scanned original copies of all your official documentation, except for the courses listed below.

The following information explains if your documents do need to be verified. This is important, as documents not correctly verified as a "true and accurate" copy will result in delays in the processing of your application and its consideration for admission. Please don't send originals as we don't return documents.

Who can verify copies for you?

For international documents/qualifications:

• your employed agent submitting your application and documents on your behalf
• Australian Embassy official
• High Commission or Trade Mission official
• Public Notary
• Australian Justice of the Peace with a registration number.

How should the authorised officer verify each document?

On each page you are submitting, they must write:

'This is a true copy of the original document sighted by me.'

Then sign and print the following details:

• name
• address
• business hours telephone number
• profession, occupation or organisation
• the current date.

They must include the official stamp or seal of the verifier's organisation on the copy if the organisation has such a stamp.

In addition to the above, a Justice of the Peace must also print their registration number and the state in which they are registered as a Justice of the Peace.

Documents not verified or not verified correctly

Charles Sturt University is not permitted to process:

• documents that have been verified by an immediate relative or a person residing at the same address as an applicant
• photocopied documents that have not been verified
• documents that have not been correctly verified
• documents verified by a Justice of the Peace without a registration number.


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Step 6: Understand your responsibilities and expectations as an international student

The Australian Government requires international student visa holders to ensure that they meet the obligations and conditions of their visa type. It is your responsibility to ensure that they comply with these obligations and conditions at all times. Your enrolment at Charles Sturt University may be cancelled for failing to meet the University's policies and procedures and the University is required by Australian Law to report any breaches of visa conditions, which may include:

• Not paying your fees.
• Not maintaining satisfactory course progress.
• Failing to maintain a full-time load without Charles Sturt University's permission.
• Failure to enrol in a term of study.
• Academic or general misconduct.

You should also understand all the terms and conditions of accepting an offer to study with us.

Step 7: Start your application

How to apply depends on how you want to study with us.