QUT - Assumed knowledge

You don't need to have studied specific subjects at school to apply for our undergraduate courses. We assume you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain subject areas before you start your course - we call this 'assumed knowledge'.

You can still apply if you don't have the assumed knowledge for your course, but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging courses to get the knowledge you'll need.

Bachelor of Education courses

Our Bachelor of Education courses have prerequisite subjects instead of assumed knowledge.

That means you must have studied the required subjects to gain entry to these courses.

Prerequisite subjects for the Bachelor of Education

What's the assumed knowledge of my course?

All of our courses have assumed knowledge of English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C).

Check your course information to find out if there is any other assumed knowledge for your course.

If you completed Queensland Year 12 during the OP system, the table below shows the current subjects for assumed knowledge alongside the OP Queensland curriculum subjects.

Queensland OP subjects	Queensland ATAR subjects
Maths A (4,SA)	General Mathematics (Units 3 & 4 C)
Maths B (4,SA)	Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C)
Maths C (4,SA)	Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Biology (4,SA)	Biology (Units 3 & 4, C
Chemistry (4,SA)	Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
Physics (4,SA)	Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)

I don't have the assumed knowledge for my course

If you don't have the assumed knowledge you might have trouble keeping up in your classes.

You can do extra studies to help you catch up on what you've missed.

English

You can successfully complete a year of vocational or tertiary study (university or TAFE) or complete one of the other options listed in our assumed knowledge equivalent subjects.

Maths, chemistry and physics

We recommend that you complete bridging or preparatory studies before or during your first semester.

We offer the following bridging programs or you can complete one of the other options listed in our assumed knowledge equivalent subjects.

Maths bridging program

Chemistry bridging program

Physics bridging program

I didn't complete Year 12 in Queensland

Check our assumed knowledge equivalent subjects to see if you have equivalent knowledge if you've completed:

Year 12 in another state
the International Baccalaureate (IB)
studies at university or TAFE.

Assumed knowledge equivalent subjects

If you plan to complete preparatory studies before your course commences, or want to make sure your previous studies meet our assumed knowledge guidelines, check our guide to assumed knowledge equivalent subjects for secondary school subjects, tertiary and bridging studies.

English equivalent subjects

Secondary school studies

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureate	One of: English A: Literature English A: Language and Literature English B
ACT	One of: English Language and Literature World Literature English A: Language and Literature English A: Literature English as a Second Language (ESL).
NSW	One of: English Standard English Advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) English Extension 1 English Extension 2.
SA and NT	One of: English English Studies English Communication English as a second language studies English as an Additional Language.
TAS	One of: English Literature Writers Workshop World Literature English Studies English Communications English Writing.
VIC	One of: English English (ESL) Literature English Language.
WA	One of: English (ESL) General English Course English Literature English for ESL students English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Stage 3) English (Stage 2 or Stage 3).

Tertiary and bridging studies

Institution	Equivalent
QUT	Completion of at least 1 year full-time (or equivalent) of study at degree level with a passing grade point average (GPA).
TAFE Queensland	Completion of at least 1 year full-time (or equivalent) of study at diploma or advanced diploma level with a passing grade point average (GPA). UNL14 Senior English
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10397NAT) Successful completion of both Language and Learning units: ATPALS401A Research, plan and present academic essays, reports and reflections; and ATPALS402A Write academically to persuade/ argue and critically analyse, and present academic speeches. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of both Language and Learning units: ATPALS001 Apply academic learning skills; and ATPALS002 Apply advanced academic learning skills to develop an academic argument.
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL14 Senior English
CQUniversity	One of: Language and Learning Both of: LNGE40049 Essay Writing for University LNGE40064 Technical Writing for University
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)	One of: Focus on Study Studying to Succeed.
Griffith University College	One of: COM200A Communication Skills 1 and COM201A Communication Skills 2 FND101 Academic Communication Skills 1 and FND102 Academic Communication Skills 2.
UQ College	UPRENG401 Employ English language skills commensurate with academic purpose
Other tertiary institutions	Completion of at least 1 year full-time (or equivalent) of study at degree, diploma or advanced diploma level with a passing grade point average (GPA) within Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom or United States of America (USA).

Maths equivalent subjects

Secondary school studies

Mathematical Methods

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureate	One of: Mathematics Mathematics: Application and Interpretation
ACT	One of: Mathematics Mathematics II Specialist Mathematics.
NSW	One of: Mathematics 2, 3 or 4 unit Mathematics Mathematics Extension 1 Mathematics Extension 2.
SA and NT	One of: Mathematics 1 Mathematical Studies.
TAS	One of: Mathematics Algebra and Geometry Analysis and Statistics Mathematics Stage 2 or 3 Mathematics Methods Senior Secondary 5C.
VIC	Mathematical Methods
WA	One of: Applicable Mathematics Calculus Mathematics II.

General Mathematics

You can also meet the assumed knowledge requirements for General Mathematics by completing any of the studies listed for Mathematical Methods.

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureeate	Mathematical Studies
ACT	Mathematical Applications
NSW	One of: General Mathematics Mathematics in Practice Mathematics in Society.
SA and NT	One of: Quantitative Methods Mathematical Methods.
TAS	One of: Mathematics Applied Maths Applied Mathematics Applied Senior Secondary 5C.
VIC	Further Mathematics
WA	One of: Mathematics I Modelling with Mathematics Mathematics IV.

Tertiary and bridging studies

Mathematical Methods

Institution	Equivalent
QUT	One of: MZB101 Modelling with Introductory Calculus QUT CPE course Mathematics Bridging.
TAFE Queensland	One of: UNL32 Senior Mathematics TPEEA002 Engineering Maths A and TPEEA003 Engineering Maths B completed Diploma of Information Technology (for IT courses only).
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10397NAT) Successful completion of all three Pure Mathematics units: ATPPMA401A Solve pure mathematics problems involving trigonometry and algebra; and ATPPMA402A Solve pure mathematics problems involving statistics and functions; and ATPPMA403A Solve pure mathematics problems involving calculus. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of all three Pure Mathematics units: ATPPMA001 Solve pure mathematics problems involving trigonometry and algebra; and ATPPMA002 Solve pure mathematics problems involving statistics and functions; and ATPPMA003 Solve pure mathematics problems involving calculus.
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL32 Senior Mathematics
CQUniversity	MATH40252 Technical Mathematics for University
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)	One of: Maths Tertiary Preparation Level D TPP7183 Mathematics Tertiary Preparation 3.
Griffith University	Maths B Bridging Course
Griffith University College	One of: BUS104 Mathematics MTH001A Advanced Mathematics 1 FND105 Advanced Mathematics.
UQ College	One of: Pre-University Mathematics B QLD194MTH01A Apply Mathematical Concepts to Solve Problems.
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)	One of: TPP104 Mathematics TPP115 Mathematical Methods for Science & Engineering.
Other tertiary institutions	One of: any subject at degree or advanced diploma level containing algebra, calculus and statistics any unit equivalent to the QUT unit MZB101.

General Mathematics

You can also meet the assumed knowledge requirements for General Mathematics by completing any of the studies listed for Mathematical Methods.

Institution	Equivalent
TAFE Queensland	One of: UNL31 Introductory Mathematics A completed diploma in the same area. For example, a completed Diploma of Business (Accountancy) for business courses.
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10397NAT) Successful completion of both General Mathematics units: ATPGMA401A Use and apply mathematics in real world applications/contexts; and ATPGMA402A Use and apply financial mathematics, probability and statistics in real world applications/contexts. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of both General Mathematics units: ATPGMA001 Use and apply mathematics in real world contexts; and ATPGMA002 Use and apply financial mathematics, probability and statistics in real world contexts.
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL31 Introductory Mathematics
CQUniversity	One of: Transition Maths 1 Transition Maths 2 MATH40237 Fundamental Mathematics for University.
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)	One of: Maths Tertiary Preparation Level C for Business courses TPP7181 Mathematics Tertiary Preparation TPP7182 Mathematics Tertiary Preparation 2.
Griffith University College	One of: BUS105A Statistics FND104 Essential Mathematics.
UQ College	Pre-University Mathematics A
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)	TPP105 Statistics
Other tertiary institutions	One of: any subject at degree or advanced diploma level containing algebra, calculus and statistics any unit equivalent to the QUT unit MZB101.

Physics equivalent subjects

Secondary school studies

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureate	Physics
ACT	Physics
NSW	One of: Physics 2 unit Physics Science 3 or 4 unit.
SA and NT	Physics
TAS	One of: Physics Applied Science - Physical Sciences.
VIC	Physics
WA	One of: Physics Physical Science.

Tertiary and bridging studies

Institution	Equivalent
QUT	One of: PVB101 Physics of the Very Large QUT CPE course Physics Bridging.
TAFE Queensland	EA011 Science UNL71 Physics
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10397NAT) Successful completion of all three physics units: ATPPHY401A Demonstrate the application of measurement, wave motion, optics and electricity theory in physics; and ATPPHY402A Demonstrate the application of kinetics, dynamics and gravitational forces in physics; and ATPPHY403A Demonstrate the application of theory relating to electrics, magnetism and nuclear physics. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of all three physics units: ATPPHY001 Demonstrate the application of motion and force to physics problems; and ATPPHY002 Demonstrate the application of mechanics and optics to physics problems; and ATPPHY003 Demonstrate the application of theory to electromagnetism and nuclear physics problems.
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL71 Physics
CQUniversity	Introductory Physics
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)	Preparatory Physics
Griffith University College	One of: FND003 Physics PHY0011 Physics A.
Other tertiary institutions	Any physics subject at degree or advanced diploma level.

Chemistry equivalent subjects

Secondary school studies

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureate	Chemistry
ACT	Chemistry
NSW	One of: Chemistry 2 unit Chemistry Science 3 or 4 unit.
SA and NT	Chemistry
TAS	Chemistry
VIC	Chemistry
WA	Chemistry

Tertiary and bridging studies

Institution	Equivalent
QUT	One of: CVB101 General Chemistry QUT CPE course Chemistry Bridging.
TAFE Queensland	UNL21 Chemistry
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10397NAT) Successful completion of all three chemistry units: ATPCHE401A Demonstrate the practical and theoretical application of introductory chemistry; and ATPCHE402A Apply theory relating to thermochemistry, kinetics and equilibrium to chemical systems; and ATPCHE403A Demonstrate the application of theory relating to electrochemistry and organic chemistry. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of all three chemistry units: ATPCHE001 Demonstrate the practical and theoretical application of introductory chemistry; and ATPCHE002 Apply principles of chemical reactions and systems in theory and practice; and ATPCHE003 Demonstrate the application of theory relating to electrochemistry and organic chemistry.
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL21 Chemistry
CQUniversity	Introductory Chemistry
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)	Chemistry: An Introductory Course
Griffith University College	One of: CHE0001a Chemistry FND002 Chemistry.
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)	TTP103 Chemistry
UQ College	UPRCHE401 Investigate chemical science problems (Chemistry)
Other tertiary institutions	One of: any chemistry subject at degree or advanced diploma level any unit equivalent to the QUT unit PCB140.

Biology equivalent subjects

Secondary school studies

Qualification/State	Equivalent
International Baccalaureate	Biology
ACT	One of: Biology Human Biology Biological Sciences
NSW	Biology
SA and NT	Biology
TAS	Biology
VIC	Biology
WA	One of: Biology Human Biology

Tertiary and bridging studies

Institution	Equivalent
QUT	BVB101 Foundations of Biology
TAFE Queensland	UNL44 Biology
Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation	Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (2014 - 2019) Successful completion of both biology units: ATPBIO401A Apply theory relating to organisms, their cells and physiology and scientific method in biology; and ATPBIO402A Apply theory relating to ecology, classification, genetics and evolution. Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation (10765NAT) Successful completion of both biology units: ATPBIO001 Apply science inquiry to solve biology problems relating to cells and multicellular organisms; and ATPBIO002 Apply theory of ecosystems and genetics in biology
Unilearn/Open Universities Australia (OUA)	UNL44 Biology
CQUniversity	BIOL40108 Introductory Biology
Griffith University College	One of: BIO001A Biology FND001 Biology.
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)	TTP109 Biology
UQ College	UPRBIO401 Investigate biological science problems (Biology)