Griffith University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

The University's Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8) Policy will apply.

The criteria for admission to this Honours program are:

• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Midwifery or an equivalent qualification
• A GPA of at least 5.0 over the second and third years of the Bachelor degree

The Program Director will take the following into consideration when assessing applications for admission:

• The suitability of the proposed dissertation topic, the resources available to support the candidature, and the availability of appropriate supervision
• The preparedness of the applicant to undertake the degree in terms of the elapsed time since the prospective candidate qualified for the award of a Bachelor degree and the academic preparation provided by the Bachelor degree for the candidate's proposed dissertation topic

English language requirements apply to applicants whose previous studies were completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

Successful completion of at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between Grades 7 and 12. This education must have been taught and assessed in English and completed in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United Sates of America.

• OR a minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 7.0
• OR an overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 65
• OR the Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing, and speaking)
• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum scores in each section of the test: 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing, 23 for speaking.

We will accept English language test scores from one test sitting OR a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if the following criteria are met:

• IELTS (Academic): A minimum overall score of 7.0 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 7.0 in each component across the two sittings, and no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
• OET: The applicant is tested in all four components in each sitting and a minimum score of B in each component is achieved across the two sittings, and no score in any component of the test is below C
• PTE (Academic): A minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two settings, and no score in any component of the test is below 58
• TOEFL: A minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing, and 23 for speaking across the two sittings, and no score in any of the sections is below: 20 for listening, 19 for reading, 24 for writing, 20 for speaking.

English test results must be no more than two years old.