Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

Domestic students:

• Minimum rank threshold: ATAR 77 | Selection Rank 77. This is the minimum eligible rank for entry to this course; achieving it does not guarantee a place, as entry may be competitive.
• Your entry score is an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) if you are completing or have recently completed Year 12, or a Selection Rank calculated from prior VET or higher education study, or from work and life experience.

International students:

• International applicants are assessed on their overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications rather than on an ATAR or Selection Rank, and must meet the English language proficiency requirements below.
• If you do not meet the entry requirements, CQUniversity offers English language and alternative entry pathways.

English language proficiency (all applicants)

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, or the United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

You are required to provide documentation confirming completion within the last 5 years of:

• a secondary qualification (Year 11 or 12, or equivalent), or
• a Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0.

These qualifications must be completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, or the United States of America to meet the English language proficiency requirements.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

• an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 7.0 overall with a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the three components listening, reading and speaking; and minimum score of 6.5 in the one component: writing.
• an Occupational English Test with a minimum score of B in each of the three components listening, reading and speaking; and minimum score of C+ in the one component: writing.
• a Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with a minimum overall score of 66 with a minimum score of 66 in each of the three communicative skills: listening, reading and speaking; and minimum score of 56 in one communicative skill: writing.
• a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT with a minimum score of 94 and a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 24 for writing, and 23 for speaking.
• a Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (C1) or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (C2) with a minimum overall score of 185 with a minimum score of 185 in each of the three components: listening, reading and speaking; and a minimum score of 176 in the one component of: writing.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the date of commencement of the study.

Each application will be assessed individually.

Physiotherapy students’ English language skills are directly aligned with the requirements of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).

If you are a prospective international student, please visit the English requirements for international students page for further information.

Completion of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) degree will enable you to work both nationally and internationally in a career in a variety of healthcare settings. There is a strong demand for Physiotherapists with employment opportunities in hospital, community and occupational settings. Physiotherapists provide services that extend from:

• acute care
• chronic disease management
• education
• health promotion
• injury minimisation
• occupational health
• private practice
• rehabilitation
• research
• schools
• sport clinics and teams