Charles Sturt University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Academic Entry Requirements

• Completion of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) with the Minimum ATAR required or equivalent is achieved OR
• A completed Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR OR
• A completed Certificate III at AQF Level 3, studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or University - or equivalent OR
• Partial completion of an AQF Diploma, of at least 50%, studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or University - or equivalent OR
• A completed AQF Diploma studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or University - or equivalent OR
• A completed Tertiary Preparation Certificate from an Australian university (or equivalent), demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Overall Grade Average or Score achieved OR
• Successful completion of a minimum of two university level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the overall Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies OR
• A completed Certificate IV in Nursing (or equivalent) and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse OR
• A completed Diploma in Nursing (or equivalent) and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse OR
• A completed Advanced Certificate in Nursing (or equivalent) and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse OR
• A completed Advanced Diploma in Nursing (or equivalent) and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse OR
• A completed Hospital Certificate in Nursing (or equivalent) and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse

Language Requirements

Students must meet one of the following criteria:

• Student is from an English speaking background and must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America) including at least two years between years 7 and 12. Student is an enrolled nurse with current registration with the NMBA - English language requirements will have been demonstrated for enrolled nurse registration at the NMBA.

Please note, we will accept ELP scores over a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:

• FOR IELTS: The student has achieved a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and Achieved a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and No score in any component of the test is below 6.5.
• FOR OET: The student has been tested in all four components in each sitting, and achieved a minimum score of B in each component across the two sittings, and no score in any component of the test is below C. If sitting the test over two sittings, results must be from the same acceptable test. For example, both IELTS.