Handbook

A study planner will help you decide what topics to study and when. Use it as a guide to plan your enrolment and complete your degree, alongside the program of study, ensuring all requisites are met.

Visit Study planner for more information.

Contact AskFlinders if you cannot find a relevant study planner.

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing - Graduate Entry will receive 36 units of credit on the basis of previous study.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing - Graduate Entry, a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

1. This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan.  When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in an area other than nursing or a Bachelor degree in nursing that does not lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

All applicants must demonstrate that they have completed the equivalent of 4.5 units of study focused on an understanding of body structures and function such as human biology, physiology and anatomy.

This course has inherent requirements in the areas of:

• Professional experience requirements
• Observational skills
• Motor skills
• Behavioural and social skills
• Intellectual - Conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities

For further details visit the Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery inherent requirements website.

In order to complete the degree, you will need to fulfil preclinical placement requirements to undertake compulsory clinical placements.

Further information can be found on the Nursing (undergraduate) professional experience placement webpage.

All applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency as follows:

• English is your primary language and you have satisfactorily completed at least six years of schooling in English (including two years at secondary school level) in one of the following countries:  Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada , Republic of Ireland or the United Kingdom

OR

• You have achieved, or will achieve, the required minimum scores in an acceptable English language proficiency test no more than two (2) years prior to the course start date.

Graduates of this Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved course are eligible to apply for registration with the Board as a Registered Nurse.