English Subject Prerequisite

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English subject prerequisite

To gain entry to most courses, a requirement is to have achieved a certain level in specific Year 12 subjects.

Not all courses have subject prerequisites, so to ensure you are most prepared to submit the best application, it’s recommended to check the institution’s policies and prerequisites for your chosen course.

In addition to, or instead of subject prerequisites, some courses have assumed knowledge and/or recommended study.

If a course has assumed knowledge or recommended study, it means the institution assumes you have subject knowledge or recommends that you study it.

If you do not have the assumed knowledge or recommended study, you can still get into the course, but you might have difficulty with your studies.

English is the most common subject prerequisite. If a course has an English subject prerequisite, you can find it listed in its course entry as ‘English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C)’. This means you must study one of these Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) General English subjects (or equivalent) and attain a minimum Grade of ‘C ‘or better in Units 3 and 4 (typically studied in Year 12).

How to meet the English subject prerequisite

If you didn’t study a General English subject to Year 12 or haven’t yet achieved a pass in this subject, you can meet this requirement in other ways, depending on the policy of the institution you want to study at.

The institution policy tables below are a guide to meeting the English subject prerequisite for each institution and sometimes for individual courses. This is a summary only. If you believe you meet the English subject prerequisite through something not listed here, you should check with the institution.

English subject prerequisite and English language proficiency

The English subject prerequisite and English language proficiency are different things. The English subject prerequisite is the particular subject you study in Years 11 and 12.

English language proficiency is your ability to speak, write, read, and comprehend English.

Institution policies – 2023/2024 admissions

Note: Where an age requirement is listed you must be this age by a certain date. Refer to the Institution age requirement dates.

Key

QCAA – Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
GPA – Grade Point Average
Passing GPA/Pass – an overall Grade Point Average of 4 or higher (on a 7-point scale where 4 = pass)
AQF – Australian Qualifications Framework
TBC – to be confirmed

Australian Catholic University

Program/Qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Program/Qualification	For Initial Teacher Education courses	For all other courses
Senior External Examination	Grade of C in English.	Grade of C in English.
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	Language and Learning Skills: CTP200A or ATP200B: Language and Learning Skills; or ATP400 and ATP401: Language and Learning Skills 1 and 2; or ATPALS401A: Research Plan and Present Academic Essays, Reports and Reflections and ATPALS402A: Write Academically to Persuade/Argue and Critically Analyse, and Present Academic Speeches.	Language and Learning Skills: ATPALS001 and ATPALS0012: Apply academic learning skills and Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument; or ATPALS401A: Research Plan and Present Academic Essays, Reports and Reflections and ATPALS402A: Write Academically to Persuade/Argue and Critically Analyse, and Present Academic Speeches.
Australian tertiary study	Bachelor degree or higher, RATE Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree: One semester part-time with a passing GPA RATE Associate Diploma or AQF Diploma: One semester full-time with a passing GPA Other evidence may be satisfactory, contact ACU Student Centre 1300 275 228 for information.	Bachelor degree or higher, RATE Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree: One semester part-time with a passing GPA RATE Associate Diploma, AQF Diploma: One semester full-time with a passing GPA.
Post-secondary study Pre-AQF Certificates & Advanced Certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III & IV.	Successful completion of AQF Certificate IV.	Successful completion of AQF Certificate IV. Non-accredited certificates: One year full-time with a passing GPA.
CQUniversity preparatory programs: STEPS LIFT or WIST programs (prior to 2012)	Completion of course.	Pass in LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University.
James Cook University – Tertiary Access Course	Completion of course.	Pass in BR1224 Critical Literacy: Text Analysis.
Southern Cross University – Tertiary Preparation Pathway	Completion of course.	Satisfactory completion of course.
University of the Sunshine Coast– Tertiary Preparation Pathway	May be satisfactory, contact ACU Student Centre 1300 275 228 for information.	Pass in TPP101 Academic Skills for Success.
Unilearn	Pass in UNL14 - Senior English or UNL11– Academic Literacy Skills.	Pass in UNL14 - Senior English or UNL11 - Academic Literacy Skills.
University of Southern Queensland – Tertiary Preparation Program	Completion of course.	Satisfactory completion of course.
UQ College	Pass in Academic English for University Studies.	Pass in Academic English for University Studies.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	Overall score of 157 or better or 155 or better in the verbal sub score. Age requirement: 21 Note: Not satisfactory for current Year 12s, STAT results are only valid for 2 years.	Overall score of 155 or better or 153 or better in the verbal sub score. Age requirement: 21 Note: Not satisfactory for current Year 12s, STAT results are only valid for 3 years.
Employment and professional qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	A number of qualifications are satisfactory, contact ACU Student Centre 1300 275 228 for information.	A number of qualifications are satisfactory, contact ACU Student Centre 1300 275 228 for information.

Bond University

For all Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMedSt) and the Doctor of Medicine (MD) prerequisite information, visit the Bond University website.

Christian Heritage College

Program/Qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Program/Qualification	For undergraduate Teacher Education courses	For all other courses
Senior External Examination	Grade of C in English.	Not applicable (no other CHC courses have English subject prerequisites).
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	Pass in Language & Learning Skills or equivalent.
Tertiary study where instruction was in English (including Australian Tertiary study and overseas study assessed as comparable). QTAC reserves the right to request confirmation of the language of instruction.	Degree, AQF Advanced Diploma or AQF Associate Degree: At least one semester part-time with a minimum GPA 4.00 RATE Associate Diploma or AQF Diploma: At least one semester full-time with a minimum GPA 4.00.
Post-secondary study Pre-AQF Certificates & Advanced Certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III & IV	Pre-AQF Certificate: One year full-time with a minimum GPA 4.00.
CQUniversity Preparatory Programs: STEPS LIFT or WIST programs (prior to 2012)	Successful completion of the program Pass in Studying to Succeed or equivalent.
James Cook University - Tertiary Access Course	Successful completion of the program.
Southern Cross University -Certificate of Foundation Studies	Successful completion of the program.
Unilearn	Pass in Academic Study Skills or Senior English.
University of Southern Queensland - Tertiary Preparation Program	Successful completion of the program Completion of a Humanities/Social Science subject.
University of the Sunshine Coast - Tertiary Preparation Pathway	Pass in Academic Skills For Success.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	Sittings prior to 22 April 2010 - overall score of 159 or better or 156 or better in the verbal sub score Sittings from 22 April 2010 - overall score of 157 or better, or 152 or better in the verbal sub score. Age requirement: 17 Note: Not satisfactory for current Year 12s.
Employment and professional qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	A number of qualifications are satisfactory, contact CHC on 3347 7900 for information.

CQUniversity Australia

Program/Qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Queensland Senior External Examination	Grade C in units 3 and 4 of General English, Literature, English as an Additional Language or English & Literature Extension.
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	A passing grade in: ATPALS001 Apply academic learning skills and ATPALS002 Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument.
Australian tertiary study	Completed AQF Diploma or Advanced Diploma. AQF Associate Degree or Bachelor degree: One semester part-time (2 subjects) with a passing GPA.
Post-secondary study: AQF Certificate III & IV pre-AQF Certificates & Advanced Certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content)	Completed AQF certificate III or IV Pre-AQF (RATE) Certificates and Advanced Certificates: A minimum of 1 year FTE with a passing GPA.
CQUniversity - Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS)	A Passing grade in: LNGE40049 - Essay Writing for University; or LNGE40064 - Technical Writing for University.
Griffith University	Pass in Griffith Bridging English.
James Cook University - Tertiary Access Course / JCU Prep	Completion of program.
Southern Cross University - Certificate of Foundation Studies / Preparing for Success Program (PSP).	Completion of program.
Unilearn	A passing grade in: Academic Study Skills Academic Literacy Skills Senior English.
UQ College - Tertiary Preparation Program	Pass in Academic English.
University of Southern Queensland - Tertiary Preparation Program	Completion of program Passing grade in TPP0122 Study Management and TPP0123 Communicating at University B.
University of the Sunshine Coast - Tertiary Preparation Pathway	Pass in TPP101 – Academic Skills for Success.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	Sittings prior to 22 April 2010: Overall score of 159 or better or 156 or better in the verbal sub score Sittings from 22 April 2010: Overall score of 157 or better or 152 or better in the verbal sub score. Age requirement: 18 Note: not satisfactory for current Year 12s.
Employment and Professional Qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	Contact CQUniversity on 13 27 86 for information.

Griffith University

Most Griffith undergraduate degrees now require Essential English, which is an Applied subject, to meet the English subject prerequisite. For these programs, the admission requirements will state ‘Any General or Applied English (Units 3 & 4, C)’. Some degrees still require a General English and the admission criteria for these programs will state ‘English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3 & 4, C)’. These programs include Education, Nursing, Laws (Honours) and some Health programs. Some programs, such as Information Technology, Acting, Music, Musical Theatre and Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, have English as Assumed Knowledge.

For more information on equivalencies, visit Prerequisites and Assumed Knowledge.

Program/Qualifications	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Griffith Bridging English	Pass in Griffith’s Bridging English course. For more information visit Griffith Bridging English.
Senior External Examination	Sound Achievement in English.
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	Completion of program; or A passing grade in one of the following: ATPALS001: Apply academic learning skills and ATPALS002: Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument CTP200A or ATP200B: Language and Learning Skills; ATP400 and ATP401: Language and Learning Skills 1 and 2 ATPALS401A: Research Plan and Present Academic Essays, Reports and Reflections and ATPALS402A: Write Academically to Persuade/Argue and Critically Analyse, and Present Academic Speeches ATPALS001: Apply academic learning skills and ATPALS002: Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument.
Australian tertiary study	RATE Associate Diploma, Associate Degree or Diploma, AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree: Completed qualification; if graded, minimum GPA of 4.00 Degree and higher: Minimum grade of 4.00 in any subject where the field of education is English or equivalent; or any two Bachelor subjects in any field of education with a minimum GPA of 4.00.
Post-secondary study: Pre-AQF Certificates & Advanced Certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III and IV	RATE Certificate & Advanced Certificate (not satisfactory for entry to Education, Nursing, Midwifery, or Laws programs including double degrees). Note: Must include appropriate academic content. AQF Certificate III and IV do not satisfy the English subject prerequisite for any course.
CQUniversity preparatory programs: STEPS LIFT or WIST programs (prior to 2012)	Completion of the STEPS program including satisfactory completion of SKIL40025 Preparation Skills for University or LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University Pass in LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University and LNGE40064 Technical Writing for University Pass in Studying to Succeed or equivalent.
Griffith College - Foundation Program	Completion of the program; OR Pass in FND101 Academic Communication Skills 1 and FND102 Academic Communication Skills 2.
Griffith College Diplomas	Successful completion of a Griffith College Diploma; OR Pass in 1201QBT Academic and Professional Skills Development as part of the Diploma of Educational Studies.
James Cook University - Tertiary Access Course	Completion of the program including a passing grade in Introduction to Academic Learning or Critical Literacy Pass in BR1224 Critical Literacy: Text Analysis (may be accepted for education courses, contact Griffith for information).
Southern Cross University	Certificate of Foundation Studies: completion of program Preparing for Success program: completion of the program (not accepted for education courses) Preparing for Success program: pass in two of the following: EDU10445 Managing Your Study, EDU10446 Communicating at University, EDU10449 Issues & Enquiry in Arts & Business (not accepted for education courses).

James Cook University

Program/Qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Senior External Examination	Grade of C in English or any General or language rich subject; contact JCU on 1800 246 446 for information.
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	A passing grade in any English, humanities, communication or language-rich* subject undertaken as part of an Australian tertiary preparation program or bridging subject (*not satisfactory for education courses); contact JCU on 1800 246 446 for information.
Tertiary study where instruction was in English (including Australian tertiary study and overseas study assessed as comparable) QTAC reserves the right to request confirmation of the language of instruction	Completed Australian diploma, advanced diploma or associate degreeC Degree: A passing grade in at least one language-rich subject (not satisfactory for education courses) or one full-time semester in any course with a passing GPA of 4.00 or higherC
Post-secondary study: Pre-AQF Certificates & Advanced Certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III & IV	Completion of a pre-AQF Advanced Certificate Completion of an AQF Certificate IV.
CQUniversity preparatory programs: STEPS LIFT or WIST programs (prior to 2012)	LNGE40049 Essay Writing LNGE40064 Technical Writing for University SKIL40025 Preparation Skills For University.
James Cook University: Tertiary Access Course Diploma of Higher Education	Tertiary Access Course: successful completion of course Diploma of Higher Education: CU1022 – Developing Academic Skills or CS1022 Learning in a Digital Environment or CU1010 – Effective Writing.
University of the Sunshine Coast - Tertiary Preparation Pathway	TPP101 Academic Skills for Success COR109 Communication and Thought
Unilearn	UNL14 Senior English UNL11 Academic Literacy Skills.
University of Southern Queensland - Tertiary Preparation Program	CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship TPP7123 Communicating at University B.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	Not satisfactory.
Employment and Professional Qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	A number of professional qualifications may be satisfactory; contact JCU on 1800 246 446 for information.

Queensland University of Technology

Program/Qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequiste
Program/Qualification	For Undergraduate Teacher Education courses	For all other courses
Senior External Examination	Grade of C in English.	Not applicable (all other QUT programs do not have English subject prerequisites).
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	ATP400 Language and Learning Skills 1 plus ATP401 Language and Learning Skills 2 or ATPALS401A Research, plan and present academic essays, reports and reflections plus ATPALS402A Write academically to persuade/argue and critically analyse, and present academic speeches or ATPALS001 Apply academic learning skills plus ATPALS002 Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument.
Tertiary study where instruction was in English (including Australian tertiary study and overseas study assessed as comparable). QTAC reserves the right to request confirmation of the language of instruction.	Bachelor degree study or higher: Language and Literature subjects may be acceptable; contact QUT for information.
Post-secondary study: Pre-AQF Certificates & advanced certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III and IV.	Not satisfactory.
CQUniversity preparatory programs: STEPS LIFT or WIST programs (prior to 2012).	Contact QUT for information.
James Cook University - Tertiary Access Course	Contact QUT for information.
Open Universities Australia	Pass in UNL14 Senior English.
Queensland University of Technology	CPE Bridging English.
Southern Cross University	Contact QUT for information.
Unilearn	Contact QUT for information.
University of Southern Queensland - Tertiary Preparation Program	Contact QUT for information.
University of the Sunshine Coast - Tertiary Preparation Pathway	Pass in Academic Skills For Success.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	Not satisfactory.
Employment and Professional Qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	Not satisfactory.

Southern Cross University

What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Southern Cross University courses do not have an English subject prerequisite.

The University of Queensland

Program/qualification	What satisfies the English Subject Prerequisite
Senior External Examination	Grade of C in English
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (CATP)	successful completion of full subject/specialisation for Language and Learning or Language and Learning Skills
Tertiary study where instruction was in English (including Australian tertiary study and overseas study assessed as comparable) (QTAC reserves the right to request confirmation of the language of instruction)	For all courses except B Education (including duals), B Advanced Finance and Economics and all laws programs (including dual degrees) – one year full-time tertiary study (AQF degree, AQF associate degree, AQF advanced diploma, AQF diploma) with a passing GPA in any discipline. For all laws programs (including dual programs) and B Advanced Finance and Economics – one year full-time tertiary study (AQF degree, AQF associate degree, AQF advanced diploma, AQF diploma) with a passing GPA in a humanities or business field, or two years full-time tertiary study (degree, AQF associate degree, AQF advanced diploma, AQF diploma) with a passing GPA in any other field. For Education programs (applicants whose first language is English) – one year of full-time AQF degree study (with at least half of the study in humanities subjects). For a small number of other programs, shorter durations of degree study may be accepted, contact UQ Admissions on 3346 9872for information. Note: applicants whose first language is not English must complete the equivalent of two years full-time degree, AQF associate degree, AQF advanced diploma or AQF diploma study with a passing GPA. (not accepted for B Education programs (including duals)
Post-secondary study: pre-AQF certificates & advanced certificates (must be accredited courses offered by approved Australian institutions and include appropriate academic content) AQF Certificate III & IV	not satisfactory
CQUniversity Access Programs: STEPS	LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University (from 2021) LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University AND LNGE40064 Technical Writing for University (prior 2021)
USC – Tertiary Preparation Pathway	pass in TPP101 Academic Skills For Success
Unilearn	pass in UNL14 Senior English
UQ College Tertiary Preparation Program	Academic English
Other Bridging and Preparation Programs	Contact UQ Admissions
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)	sittings prior to 22 April 2010 – overall score of 154 or better sittings from 22 April 2010 – overall score of 149 or better Age requirement: 18 Note: not satisfactory for Year 12s not satisfactory for entry to all laws programs, undergraduate education programs, B Adv Business (Hons), B Adv Finance and Economics (Hons), B Clinical Exercise Physiology (Hons), B Pharmacy (Hons), B Dental Science (Hons), B Social Work (Hons), B Speech Pathology (Hons), B Physiotherapy (Hons), B Occupational Therapy (Hons), nursing and midwifery programs, B Veterinary Science (Hons), provisional entry medicine. for applicants whose first language is not English, STAT result must be from within two years of starting the program
Employment and Professional Qualifications (where employment and trade qualifications are satisfactory, English must be the mode of communication)	some qualifications and/or experience may be acceptable. Contact UQ Admissions on 3346 9872 for information Age requirement: 18 Note: not satisfactory for Year 12s not satisfactory for entry to all laws programs, undergraduate education programs, Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) (709101), Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) (714311), Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) (729801), Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (725002), Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) (712002), Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (734001), Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) (724002), Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery programs, Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) (736002), provisional entry medicine.

University of New England

For Undergraduate Teacher Education courses, contact UNE.

For all other courses - Not applicable. UNE courses do not have an English subject prerequisite.

University of Southern Queensland

University of the Sunshine Coast

English Subject Prerequisite

English subject prerequisite

How to meet the English subject prerequisite

English subject prerequisite and English language proficiency

Institution policies – 2023/2024 admissions

Key

For Initial Teacher Education courses

For all other courses

For undergraduate Teacher Education courses

For all other courses

For Undergraduate Teacher Education courses

For all other courses

For Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, Including Dual Programs

For Bachelor of Medical Science (Griffith Md Provisional Entry For School-Leavers)

For all other programs that have an English Subject Prerequisite

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