Bachelor of Psychological Science
at CQUniversity Australia, 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 CQUniversity Australia 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
First year introduces the breadth of psychology: foundations of psychological science, the biological basis of behaviour, developmental and social psychology, and research methods and statistics. CQUniversity delivers the degree on campus and fully online, so a large cohort studies by distance while working, which suits mature-age and regionally based students across Queensland. Second year deepens the core APAC-required areas: cognition and perception, learning and memory, personality and individual differences, abnormal psychology, and more advanced research design and statistics. The scientific, evidence-based nature of the discipline becomes clear, with data analysis and report writing central to the workload. Third year completes the accredited sequence with units in areas such as health, clinical, organisational or forensic psychology and an empirical research project. The degree is the first half of the pathway to registration: it is an APAC-accredited three-year sequence that, with fourth-year honours and further postgraduate study, leads toward registration as a psychologist with AHPRA.
Example first-year subjects
- Foundations of Psychological Science
- Biological Bases of Behaviour
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Introduction to Statistics for Psychology
How you will be assessed
- Research reports written in APA style
- Statistics and data-analysis assignments
- Final exams worth 40 to 60 per cent in core units
- Online quizzes and discussion-board participation
- Literature reviews and essays
- Third-year empirical research project
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 support or community-services worker
- Human-resources or recruitment officer
- Research assistant or research officer
- Market or user-experience research assistant
- Case worker or welfare support officer
- Behaviour support or disability support worker
- Pathway role while completing honours and a masters
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 degree alone does not qualify you to practise as a psychologist. Entry to the profession requires a fourth-year honours or graduate-diploma year followed by an accredited masters (and supervised practice), totalling around six years. Many graduates instead use the degree in human resources, community and welfare services, research, market research and user-experience roles. Postgraduate options include psychology honours and masters, the Master of Social Work (qualifying) and counselling or organisational-psychology pathways.
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 scientific method
- Self-directed learners suited to online study while working
- Those prepared for a long postgraduate pathway to register
- Strong writers who can interpret and report data
It is probably not for you if
- Students expecting to counsel clients during the degree
- Those who dislike statistics and research methods
- People wanting a guaranteed profession after three years only
- Students who prefer hands-on or studio-based learning
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the CQUniversity Australia handbook and on QTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/cqu/bachelor-of-psychological-science.