Undergraduate applications
This is applying information for domestic students.
See international students' applying information
Follow these steps to apply for bachelor degrees.
The steps can also help you with:
- what to do if you don't have a current OP
- improving your chances of getting into the course you want
- ordering your preferences when you apply through QTAC
- checking if you can defer your offer and take a year off before you start university.
Step 1: Find a course
You can apply for up to six courses at once. You need to list the courses on your QTAC application in order of preference.
Creative, design and performance courses
Information technology courses
Science and mathematics courses
Step 2: Check important dates
Check our key dates for:
- Semester 1
201328 September 2012 -Due date for on-time QTAC applications for 2013. Late fees apply after this date. Further information is available from QTAC.
3 December 2012 -Final date to submit QTAC applications, change of preference and documentation for December offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
12 December 2012 -Due date to submit QTAC applications for the January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
17 December 2012 -Due date to submit documentation to QTAC for the January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
10 January 2013 - Final date to change preferences for the QTAC January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC. - Semester 2
20131 August 2012 - QTAC applications for 2013 open.23 April 2013 -Due date to submit QTAC midyear applications, change of preference and documentation for May offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
24 May 2013 -Due date to submit QTAC midyear applications and documentation for the June offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
2 June 2013 -Final date to change of preference for the QTAC June offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
Visit QTAC for more detailed dates:
Current Year 12 students: QTAC admission and offer round dates
Mature age and non-Year 12: QTAC admission and offer round dates
Step 3: Check you meet the entry requirements
You need to meet specific entry requirements to be considered for entry to each of our courses.
Check the entry requirements tab in your course information for more details.
For most of our courses, entry is based on your past academic achievement, represented by your OP score or rank. We first consider applicants with OP 1 (or rank 99), then OP 2 (or rank 98), and so on.
Some courses have other entry requirements, like auditions, interviews, portfolios or questionnaires. For these courses you usually need to apply to QUT as well as to QTAC, and the closing dates may be different. Make sure you check your course information for application requirements and closing dates.
Mature age and non-Year 12 entry
Assumed knowledge and recommended study
Don't have an OP or rank?
If you don't have an OP or rank there are still a number of ways you can qualify for entry to these courses.
Mature age and non-Year 12 entry
Worried you won't get into the course you want?
If you're concerned that your OP or rank isn't high enough to get into the course you want, you should make sure that your application includes some upgrading options.
Upgrading to get into the course you want
Special entry programs
You may be able to improve your OP or rank through our special entry programs for:
- students who have had difficult circumstances that have impacted on their studies
- low-income students
- Indigenous Australians
- elite athletes
- students studying specific subjects at school.
Step 4: Check course fees and see if you're eligible for financial support
To get an idea of how much your course will cost, check the costs and scholarships tab in your course information.
Your actual fees will vary depending on which units you enrol in. You can check specific costs for units in the units tab in your course information.
Some courses have extra costs for things like field trips, equipment or practical training.
Financial support
You may be eligible for:
- a HECS-HELP loan to help you pay your course fees
- Centrelink payments to help with living expenses
- scholarships to help with course fees and living expenses.
If you study at QUT, you'll also have access to services including financial counselling, employment advice and short-term loans.
More about fees and financial support for undergraduate courses
Step 5: Submit your application through QTAC
You apply online through QTAC for all our undergraduate courses.
You'll need the QTAC code from your course information.
Make sure that you understand the best way to order your preferences for your application.
Special case: Graduate Diploma in Education
You also apply through QTAC for the Graduate Diploma in Education (ED38).
Make sure you select the correct QTAC code from the course information.
What happens next?
You'll find out through QTAC whether your application is successful.
If you're offered a place in one of our courses and you accept your offer, we'll contact you and let you know how to get started at QUT.
Deferring your QTAC offer
For some courses you can also choose to defer your offer through QTAC and take a year off before you start university.
Check your course information to find out if deferring is an option for your course.
Deferring may mean that you won't be able to hold a scholarship you've applied for. Make sure you check the conditions of your scholarship.
Step 6: See if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
You may be able to have your past studies or work experience count as credit towards your QUT course.
That means you won't have to complete all of the units listed in your course structure and you may be able to graduate sooner.
You need to apply separately for credit for prior learning, so make sure you check the application requirements and closing dates.
Contacts
Admissions
- Phone: 3138 2000
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 2000
- Email: askqut@qut.edu.au
- Postal address:
QUT Admissions
Level 6, F Block, Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
