Entry requirements You must have a completed recognised 3 or 4 year bachelor degree not in education or in a course leading to teacher registration.
You must also have completed eight semester units (one year of full-time study) relevant to one or more learning areas in the primary school curriculum. Primary school curriculum areas are English mathematics science humanities and social sciences the arts (music drama dance media arts and visual arts) languages health physical education and technologies.
Additional entry requirements You must demonstrate possession of key competencies outlined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations common to effective teachers.
To demonstrate this you must complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for and understanding of the course and profession. Details are available from the QTAC initial teacher education webpage.
If you've achieved a satisfactory result for one or more components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution the satisfactory result can be carried across with your admission application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in this course if one or more components of LANTITE remains at unsatisfactory after two test attempts for that component.
Selection ranks You will be considered solely on the basis of the selection ranks from all of your prior degree studies plus any postgraduate studies you may have undertaken. Your other qualifications and experiences may be allocated selection ranks for entry to other QUT courses will not be considered for this course.
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Adjustments to your selection rank Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank will be applied to this course.
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Overseas qualifications We will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If your previous studies were completed in a country other than Australia Canada New Zealand Republic of Ireland United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English you must provide evidence of your English language proficiency.
English language proficiency We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS (Academic): 7.5 or better overall with speaking and listening subscores of 8.0 or better and no other subscore below 7.0
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Entry requirements A completed recognised 3 or 4 year bachelor degree not in education or in a course leading to teacher registration with a minimum grade point average (GPA) score of 4 on QUT's 7 point scale (where 4 is a Pass); and
At least one year full-time study relevant to one or more learning areas in the primary school curriculum. Primary school curriculum areas are English mathematics science humanities and social sciences the arts (music drama dance media arts and visual arts) languages health and physical education and technologies.
Additional entry requirements
Pass the Initial Teacher Education Course (ITE) Capabilities Criteria.
Applicants must demonstrate possession of key competencies outlined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations common to effective teachers.
You must complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for and understanding of the course and profession. In the questionnaire you will be asked to:
- Rank a series of potentially appropriate statement responses in order of what you think is most to least important.
- Provide two x 500 word written statements addressing the categories and indicators as outlined on the Teacher Entry Fact Sheet.
QUT will send you details on how to complete the Initial Teacher Education Course (ITE) Capabilities Criteria questionnaire and submit your written statements after you have lodged an application.
If you've achieved a 'satisfactory' result for one or more components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution the 'satisfactory' result can be carried across with your admission application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in this course if one or more components of LANTITE remains at 'unsatisfactory' after two test attempts for that component.
