Australian/NZ Students Selection process
Our selection process
- Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science
- Courses
- Future Students
- Current Students
- Research and Teaching
- Partners and Community
- About JCU
- Reputation and Experience
- Celebrating 50 Years
- Academy
- Anthropological Laboratory for Tropical Audiovisual Research (ALTAR)
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre
- Living on Campus
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- Applying to JCU
- Alumni
- AMHHEC
- JCU Aquaculture Solutions
- AusAsian Mental Health Research Group
- ARCSTA
- Area 61
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Australian/NZ Students
- Australian Lions Stinger Research
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- Boating and Diving
- JCU-CSIRO Partnership
- Employability Edge
- Career Ready Plan
- CASE
- Careers at JCU
- Careers and Employability
- Chancellery
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- CITBA
- CMT
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- WHOCC for N&M Education and Research
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyber Security Hub
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Discover Nature at JCU
- Research Division
- Services and Resources Division
- Education Division
- Economic Geology Research Centre
- Elite Athletes
- eResearch
- Environmental Research Complex [ERC]
- Estate
- Fletcherview
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity Action and Research
- General Practice and Rural Medicine
- GetReady4Uni
- Give to JCU
- Governance
- Information for JCU Cairns Graduates
- Art of Academic Writing
- Art of Academic Editing
- Graduate Research School
- Graduation
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Indigenous Engagement
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- Inherent Requirements
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
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- CEE
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- MARF
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- New students
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- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Virtual Open Day
- Orpheus
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- Parents and Partners
- Pathways to university
- Planning for your future
- Placements
- Policy
- PAHL
- Publications
- Professional Experience Placement
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Safety and Wellbeing
- Scholarships
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- Staff
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TARL
- TESS
- TREAD
- TropEco for Staff and Students
- TQ Maths Hub
- TUDLab
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- UAV
- VAVS Home
- Work Health and Safety
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
- Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab
We will assess your application for the following:
- Eligibility – based on the University’s admission rules and course admission requirements, for example: course prerequisites and English language proficiency requirements.
- Merit – based on OP/ATAR, selection rank, Grade Point Average (GPA) and performance in special selection criteria, such as interviews and written applications.
JCU’s Diploma of Higher Education1 is an “open access” course, which means that all applicants are eligible to receive an offer subject to English language proficiency requirements and JCU’s admission rules.
1except for the Business stream
How we select
JCU’s Bachelor degree courses have a minimum rank threshold (sometimes called a “cut-off”) that all applicants must meet in order to be considered for an offer, which is in addition to any admission requirements such as pre-requisites. For high demand courses, simply meeting this threshold will not guarantee an offer as places are limited and there may also be additional selection criteria used.
What we consider
If you are a current Year 12 student you will be considered on your OP/ATAR including any bonus ranks that you are eligible for. If you have undertaken study at certificate III level or higher then this will also be considered.
All other applicants will be considered on the basis of their selection rank will is calculated from secondary and post-secondary study (including bridging, certificate and tertiary level); paid employment experience; as well as any bonus ranks that you may be eligible for.
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science and Physiotherapy
Current Year 12 applicants or those with a single gap year or less than one semester of full time equivalent study will be considered on the basis of their OP/ATAR and performance in special selection criteria, such as interview and written application.
All other applicants are considered on the basis of tertiary study, specifically the Grade Point Average (GPA) from their most recent course.
How we select
Our postgraduate degrees have Admissions Requirements which must be met by all applicants.
To view the Admission Requirements: find your course at Courses and Degrees and then refer to the Admissions Requirements section under the Handbook heading.
What we consider
Applicants will generally be considered for an offer on the basis of their undergraduate degree, however some courses also have additional selection criteria such as an interview, referee report or a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement.
Regional Preference Scheme
This scheme assists residents of regional and remote areas of Queensland to gain entry into JCU through an automatic adjustment of an applicant’s ATAR by two bonus points.
The Regional Preference Scheme is open to domestic applicants who reside in regional and remote Queensland (postcodes 4306 through to 4895). The scheme can’t be used for entry to postgraduate degrees, graduate entry programs and courses with special application requirements.
Applicants do not apply for this scheme. The bonus ranks are automatically applied at the time of application.
Adjustments are cumulative up to a maximum of ten (10) rankings and some exceptions apply.
More information is available through the Year 12 Student Success Package.
Subject Adjustment Scheme
This scheme allows for an automatic adjustment for subjects that require a high level of skill and knowledge that are successfully completed in high school.
The Subject Adjustment Scheme is open to all domestic and international applicants completing Year 12 and can’t be used for entry to postgraduate degrees, graduate entry programs and courses with special application requirements.
Applicants do not apply for this scheme. The bonus ranks are automatically applied at the time of application.
Adjustments are cumulative up to a maximum of ten (10) rankings and some exceptions apply.
More information is available through the Year 12 Student Success Package.
JCU participates in QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS) which recognises applicants who have been educationally disadvantaged due to: financial hardship, home environment and responsibilities, English language difficulty, personal illness and disability or educational disruption.
This scheme is open to domestic applicants who apply through QTAC, but does not apply to courses with special application requirements.
Applicants apply for this scheme through QTAC.