Australian Catholic University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

• have successfully completed a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, with:
1. subject content studies equivalent to one year of full-time study in one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum; including
2. subject content studies equivalent to one quarter of a year in a selected subject specialisation.
• demonstrate suitability for teaching as evidenced by completion of the relevant State assessment which will be provided in the application process.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Any applicant who completed a Bachelor degree outside Australia should review the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to determine if they are required to meet additional English Language Proficiency requirements for entry into the course.

Any applicant who completed a Bachelor degree outside Australia intending to seek teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.

Prerequisites

State: NSW

Applicants intending to study this course in NSW must also:

1. possess at least a Band 4 result in a prior HSC mathematics course, or
2. have undertaken at least 0.125 EFTSL (1 unit) of mathematics/numeracy in the prior bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, or
3. pass a bridging unit (in addition to the program’s units) that is benchmarked to a NSW Education Standards Authority HSC Band
4. in Mathematics as an ITE Entry Requirement for Primary Teaching and addresses the discipline-specific knowledge requirements for primary mathematics/numeracy as described by NSW Subject Content Knowledge Requirements.

English language requirements

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): No score less than 7 in reading and writing. No score less than 8 in listening and speaking.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): A minimum of 65 in reading and writing and a minimum of 79 in listening and speaking
• Test of English as a Foreign Language – Academic (TOEFL): No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking
• ACU English Language Test: A++ (85 or above)
• Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum of 185 in reading and writing and 200 in listening and speaking.