USC has more than 100 undergraduate degrees. An undergraduate program is usually your first university degree. For most people, this is a bachelor's degree.

Not sure what to study? Learn more about how to choose a degree.

QTAC assesses domestic undergraduate applications on USC’s behalf. To be eligible to receive an offer from QTAC, you must meet the entry requirements for your chosen degree.

You must:

• Be at least 17 years of age, or have completed Year 12 or equivalent
• Meet the minimum English language requirements for your degree (if English is not your first language)
• Have completed any subject prerequisites for your degree
• Be eligible for an ATAR or selection rank equal to or above the minimum selection threshold for your degree

The minimum selection threshold is the minimum ATAR or selection rank required to be considered for a degree.

Each year, USC calculates minimum selection thresholds based on a range of factors. These include the number of places available in a degree, the number of applicants who apply for those places, and the standard of applicants.

Thresholds can vary from semester to semester and offer round to offer round. The minimum selection thresholds are only a guide for applicants.

To receive an offer from USC, you must be eligible for an ATAR or selection rank equal to or above the minimum selection threshold for your degree at the time you are applying for it.

For more detailed information on ATARs and selection ranks, and how applications are assessed, visit Admissions explained.

If you don’t have an ATAR, QTAC may be able to calculate your selection rank based on your OP, Year 12 results, study from other education providers such as a TAFE or another university, or relevant work experience.

If you don’t have qualifications or experience that will give you a selection rank, you can complete a bridging/enabling course such as USC’s Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP).

Access USC

You may be eligible for adjustment factors that could increase your chance of receiving an offer through the Access USC scheme.

Additional entry requirements

Some degrees have additional entry requirements. Check your chosen degree’s webpage for more information.

Once you've chosen your degree and you’ve met the entry requirements, you're ready to apply.

Before you apply through QTAC, you’ll need to know:

• The names and QTAC codes of the degrees you want to apply for. Write down the correct QTAC code for your study location because the code is different for each USC campus.
• The semester or study period you’re applying for (ie when you want to start your study).

Order your preferences

You can include up to six preferences in your QTAC application. Your first preference should be the degree you really want to study.

Your lower preferences are your back-up options.

It’s good to choose less competitive degrees, in case you don’t receive an offer for your first preference.

You can also include related degrees or pathway programs that will help you upgrade into the degree you really want to study.

Apply through the QTAC website

Submit your application online via the QTAC website. You’ll need to create a QTAC applicant account, enter all required information and pay the application fee.

It’s important to include as much information as possible in your application (including supporting documentation, where relevant). This will help QTAC process your application.

You can view or update your completed application through QTAC's Application Services. QTAC might contact you to ask for more information or give you an update on your application.

Once an offer round has occurred, you will be contacted by email to advise whether you have been made an offer and what to do next.

USC has more than 100 undergraduate degrees. An undergraduate program is usually your first university degree. For most people, this is a bachelor's degree.

Not sure what to study? Learn more about how to choose a degree.

QTAC assesses domestic undergraduate applications on USC’s behalf. To be eligible to receive an offer from QTAC, you must meet the entry requirements for your chosen degree.

You must:

• Be at least 17 years of age, or have completed Year 12 or equivalent
• Meet the minimum English language requirements for your degree (if English is not your first language)
• Have completed any subject prerequisites for your degree
• Be eligible for an ATAR or selection rank equal to or above the minimum selection threshold for your degree

The minimum selection threshold is the minimum ATAR or selection rank required to be considered for a degree.

Each year, USC calculates minimum selection thresholds based on a range of factors. These include the number of places available in a degree, the number of applicants who apply for those places, and the standard of applicants.

Thresholds can vary from semester to semester and offer round to offer round. The minimum selection thresholds are only a guide for applicants.

To receive an offer from USC, you must be eligible for an ATAR or selection rank equal to or above the minimum selection threshold for your degree at the time you are applying for it.

For more detailed information on ATARs and selection ranks, and how applications are assessed, visit Admissions explained.

If you don’t have an ATAR, QTAC may be able to calculate your selection rank based on your OP, Year 12 results, study from other education providers such as a TAFE or another university, or relevant work experience.

If you don’t have qualifications or experience that will give you a selection rank, you can complete a bridging/enabling course such as USC’s Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP).

Access USC

You may be eligible for adjustment factors that could increase your chance of receiving an offer through the Access USC scheme.

Additional entry requirements

Some degrees have additional entry requirements. Check your chosen degree’s webpage for more information.

Once you've chosen your degree and you’ve met the entry requirements, you're ready to apply.

Before you apply through QTAC, you’ll need to know:

• The names and QTAC codes of the degrees you want to apply for. Write down the correct QTAC code for your study location because the code is different for each USC campus.
• The semester or study period you’re applying for (ie when you want to start your study).

Order your preferences

You can include up to six preferences in your QTAC application. Your first preference should be the degree you really want to study.

Your lower preferences are your back-up options.

It’s good to choose less competitive degrees, in case you don’t receive an offer for your first preference.

You can also include related degrees or pathway programs that will help you upgrade into the degree you really want to study.

Apply through the QTAC website

Submit your application online via the QTAC website. You’ll need to create a QTAC applicant account, enter all required information and pay the application fee.

It’s important to include as much information as possible in your application (including supporting documentation, where relevant). This will help QTAC process your application.

You can view or update your completed application through QTAC's Application Services. QTAC might contact you to ask for more information or give you an update on your application.

Once an offer round has occurred, you will be contacted by email to advise whether you have been made an offer and what to do next.

If you have a degree, or part of a degree, you may be eligible to receive credit towards a UniSC qualification if your previous studies demonstrate substantial equivalence with course(s) in your UniSC program. The amount of credit is determined on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the degree you are studying at UniSC and the level, content and completion status of your previous studies.

Students with a completed Cert IV orhigher TAFE / VET qualifications, from Australia or a comparable overseas qualification, may be eligible to receive credit towards a UniSC qualification. Use the credit transfer calculator to find out which areas the credit may be awarded in and the amount of credit.

Please visit How to apply for credit for more information.

You may be eligible to have your relevant experience, such as work or voluntary experience, recognised as credit towards a UniSC qualification. Some programs have credit restrictions due to accreditation requirements.

UniSC offers credit into a range of undergraduate degree programs to students who have successfully completed an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Students may gain up to four courses of credit depending on the IB subjects completed and their choice of UniSC degree program.

Information on the credit available for IB subjects can be found at Credit for International Baccalaureate students.

UniSC offers credit towards majors in Japanese for students who have completed the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) Japanese senior syllabus (or interstate equivalent) with the following levels of achievement:

* Students who are granted an exemption for JPN111 will complete an alternative course as part of the Major, Extended Minor or Minor in Japanese Studies or the Japanese In-Country Major or Extended Major.

Credit Transfer may be granted for specific courses or elective courses.

• Credit Transfer for specified courses may be granted where the content of courses studied elsewhere is assessed as demonstrating substantial equivalence in the level of study, learning outcomes, and study duration to the required courses in the UniSC program. Specified credit can only be granted for studies completed within ten years of the time of application for credit.
• Credit Transfer for unspecified or elective courses may be granted where the content of the course/s studied elsewhere is assessed as equivalent to the AQF level and volume of learning, but does not specifically match the learning outcomes of required courses in the UniSC program. Please note: unspecified credit is only available when the UniSC program structure includes general electives.

Credit may be awarded based on prior, relevant, informal and non-formal learning, such as work experience, voluntary experience, short courses and professional certifications. UniSC will assess whether the knowledge and skills developed through prior informal and non-formal learning contribute to meeting the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of a course or program at UniSC.

Exemption may be granted where the content of courses studied elsewhere is largely similar, but not identical, to the content of courses required to be completed in the program of enrolment at UniSC. Exemption constitutes the waiver of the requirement to complete a specific required course(s) but requires you to complete another course towards your program.

• Credit restrictions may apply for certain programs due to external accreditation requirements which limit the amount of credit and/or exemptions approved based on prior study and/or work experience.
• Qualifications used as the basis of entry into a program of study may limit the amount and type of credit that can be awarded on the basis of that same qualification.
• Students may not complete an award program, other than “nested programs”, solely on the basis of credit transfer or a combination of both credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
• The Academic Board will determine the amount of credit that may be granted and transferred to each award program as outlined in the Credit Transfer – Procedures.