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Bachelor of Nursing overview

With a combination of nursing courses and clinical simulation in our well-resourced labs and nursing wards, UniSQ’s Bachelor of Nursing prepares you for practice as a registered nurse, in hospitals, community settings, mental health settings, GP practices, clinics, rural and remote health services and aged care facilities across Australia and the world.
Our Bachelor of Nursing degree aligns with current Australian professional nursing standards of practice and will give you the skills to deliver high-quality nursing care to people of all ages.
Almost 50 percent of the degree is devoted to clinical practice within simulated on-campus labs or in health care settings, including large metropolitan hospitals, mental health services, regional health care services, aged care settings, community health services, specialty clinics and rehabilitation centres.
Study nursing at UniSQ and learn how to provide the very best nursing practice, and graduate as a skilled, knowledgeable and highly employable nurse.
Prefer studying online? Our flexible delivery option allows the on-campus component of this program to be studied in intensive residential schools each semester, combined with online delivery and face-to-face clinical experience.
Find out what’s involved in the placement process and what opportunities and support UniSQ and organisations, such as Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), offer for rural and away placements.

Thinking of studying in 2025? UniSQ will be delivering flexible new ways of teaching, with different calendar offerings, making the balance of study and life easier. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Subject pre-requisite: English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent. Find your country's level of qualification and minimum entry requirements for this degree in the drop-down boxes below.
Recommended prior study: General Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C), or equivalent, and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or equivalent
If you are an NMBA Enrolled Nurse (EN) with a Diploma of Nursing qualification from an accredited provider, you will have to provide evidence of AHPRA registration in your application and upon enrolment.
Supporting documentation is required If you are an NMBA Enrolled Nurse (EN) and completed your Diploma of Nursing more than 5 years ago:
- proof of AHPRA registration in your application and upon enrolment
- supporting letter from employer to confirm continued employment at EN level
- resume
- evidence of continued professional development (any in-house training; industry certification etc.)
There are inherent requirements that must be met in order to successfully complete this degree. Inherent requirements are fundamental skills, capabilities and knowledge that students must be able to demonstrate in order to achieve the essential learning outcomes of the degree, while maintaining the academic integrity of the degree. Read and understand the inherent requirements specific to the Bachelor of Nursing before applying.

If you think you may experience any problems meeting inherent requirements, you can talk to a Student Equity Officer about reasonable adjustments that may be put in place to assist you. Any reasonable adjustments made must not fundamentally change the nature of the inherent requirement.

Please note: Meeting entry requirements does not guarantee admission. Places within the Bachelor of Nursing are limited by quota. Quota size is determined by the availability of hospital placements. Where the quota is filled, no further places will be offered.

ENs with notations or conditions on their AHPRA registration will be individually assessed for eligibility for EN admission or exemptions.

English language requirements

All students need to demonstrate a specific level of English language skills set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). To meet the English language requirements for this degree, we accept evidence of your English language proficiency from one of the following ways.

If English is your primary language, please provide evidence that you have attended and successfully completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed in English in one of the recognised countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, or United States of America), including at least two years between high school years 7 and 12.
Applicants, including Enrolled Nurses, currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) automatically meet the required English language skills standard for the Bachelor of Nursing.
Minimum overall score of IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with a minimum 7.0 in each subscore (speaking, listening, writing, reading). Your test must be completed within two years of applying to UniSQ. There are other English language tests that are acceptable for the Bachelor of Nursing.

Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)'s Registration Standard for further information.

English Program Requirements

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Career

Career outcomes

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing you will have the skills required to work as a registered nurse in a multitude of settings in Australia or overseas including public and private hospitals, community health, mental health, aged care, home health care, indigenous health, occupational health, rural practice and international nursing.
This qualification is also a pathway to graduate-entry midwifery and mental health programs and other specialties within nursing and health care.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

23,113 / year(s)