Bachelor of Nursing
at CQUniversity Australia, Queensland.
A three-year nursing degree at Rockhampton (ranks shown) or online (70.00 in 2026), with 800 hours of professional experience placement. No prerequisites; English, a maths subject and a science are recommended. Offers lapse unless students enrol by the date on their offer letter.
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the CQU Bachelor of Nursing for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70.05 | qtac.edu.au |
| 2025 | 72.50 | qtac.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through QTAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
The course prepares students to practise as registered nurses, combining theory with extensive clinical learning, including simulated training. Students must meet the inherent, security and health requirements for placement throughout their studies.
Placement and industry experience
Students complete 800 hours of professional experience placement in a variety of settings with different health organisations.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as registered nurses in hospital, community and aged-care settings after registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Common destinations include public hospital graduate transition programmes, mental-health services and rural and remote nursing positions.
- Many alumni progress into specialty practice (intensive care, paediatrics, midwifery), nurse-practitioner study or clinical education roles.
Typical first jobs
- Registered nurse in a hospital graduate program
- Nurse in a regional, rural or remote health service
- Aged-care or community nurse
- Mental-health nurse
- Medical or surgical ward nurse
- Practice nurse in a general-practice clinic
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates can apply for registration as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and work in hospital, community, rural and aged-care settings.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Caring, resilient people who want hands-on patient contact
- Students prepared for shift work and clinical placements
- Those interested in regional, rural and remote health
- Calm communicators who work well under pressure
- Practical learners who enjoy simulation and skills practice
It is probably not for you if
- Students uncomfortable with bodily care, blood or illness
- Those wanting a fully online degree with no placement
- People who dislike shift work or physically demanding roles
- Students who avoid science, anatomy and medication maths
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the CQUniversity Australia website and on QTAC before applying.