Bachelor of Psychological Science
at Bond University, Queensland.
An APAC-accredited three-year psychology sequence. Forms the first half of the six-year pathway to registration as a psychologist with AHPRA.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Bond University Bachelor of Psychological Science. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official QTAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Bond's three-semester calendar lets this APAC-accredited psychology sequence be completed in two calendar years. First year covers the foundations: introduction to psychology, developmental and social psychology, biological bases of behaviour and research methods and statistics. Small cohorts mean tutorial-style teaching and direct contact with academic staff. The middle of the degree works through the accredited core: cognition and learning, personality and individual differences, abnormal psychology, perception and more advanced research methods and statistics. Statistics runs throughout the degree, which surprises some students who expected a purely people-focused course. Bond emphasises evidence-based practice and applied research. The final stage completes the three-year APAC sequence with advanced electives and a research component. This forms the first half of the six-year path to registration as a psychologist. The accelerated calendar means students can reach the fourth-year Honours or graduate-diploma stage sooner than peers at standard universities.
Example first-year subjects
- Introduction to Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Biological Bases of Behaviour
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Statistics for Psychology
How you will be assessed
- Final exams worth 40 to 60 per cent in core subjects
- Research reports written in APA style
- Statistics assignments and data-analysis tasks
- Laboratory and experimental write-ups
- Mid-semester tests every few weeks
- Group presentations and case analyses
Career outcomes
- Graduates work in support roles in mental-health services, drug-and-alcohol clinics and community-services organisations.
- Common destinations include human-resources, market-research and user-experience research positions across the private sector.
- Most alumni continue into a fourth-year Honours programme and the Master of Psychology to register as a psychologist.
Professional accreditation
- APAC accredited (three-year sequence)
Typical first jobs
- Mental-health or disability support worker
- Research assistant in a university or institute
- Human-resources or recruitment officer
- Market or user-experience research assistant
- Case worker in a community-services organisation
- Behaviour-support or youth-work officer
- Program or project officer in health or welfare
Graduate starting salary
$58,000 - $68,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
The three-year sequence is the first half of the path to registration. Most students continue into a fourth-year Honours or accredited graduate diploma, then a Master of Professional Psychology or Master of Clinical Psychology plus supervised practice to register with AHPRA. Bond's accelerated calendar shortens the time to reach these stages. Graduates not pursuing registration enter human resources, market and user-experience research, and community and mental-health support roles.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students curious about why people think and behave as they do
- People comfortable with statistics and research methods
- Careful writers who can report data clearly
- Students committed to the long pathway toward registration
- Self-starters who want to reach Honours sooner
It is probably not for you if
- Students expecting therapy practice with no statistics
- People wanting a creative or studio-based degree
- Those who dislike research methods and data analysis
- Students who struggle with a fast, year-round study load
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Sources
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