BN

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Ballarat
  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

All students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

StatePrerequisites
ACT

Assumed knowledge: Nil

New South Wales

Assumed knowledge: Nil

Queensland

Assumed Knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Interdisciplinary Learning Units (Part A);
  2. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
  3. 100 cp from Nursing Theory Units (Part C);
  4. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice Units (Part D).

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Unit prerequisites have been minimised to assist student progression through the program. Prerequisites preclude students from enrolling in units where foundational knowledge is insufficient.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL121Human Biological Science 110 CP
  • BIOL122Human Biological Science 210 CP
  • HLSC111The Person, Health and Wellbeing10 CP
  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP
  • HLSC122Evidence for Practice10 CP
  • HLSC220Health Care Ethics10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:

  • NRSG138Transition into Nursing10 CP
  • NRSG258Principles of Nursing: Surgical10 CP
  • NRSG263Principles of Nursing Mental Health10 CP
  • NRSG265Principles of Nursing: Medical10 CP
  • NRSG266Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing10 CP
  • NRSG371Building Healthy Communities10 CP
  • NRSG372Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability10 CP
  • NRSG374Principles of Nursing: A Palliative Approach10 CP
  • NRSG377Transition to Contemporary Nursing and Clinical Leadership10 CP
  • NRSG378Principles of Nursing: Extended Clinical Reasoning10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • NRSG139Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health10 CP
  • NRSG140Integrating Practice 210 CP
  • NRSG264Integrating Practice 310 CP
  • NRSG267Integrating Practice 410 CP
  • NRSG373Integrating Practice 510 CP
  • NRSG376Integrating Practice 610 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Interdisciplinary Learning UnitsHLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Interdisciplinary Learning UnitsHLSC122Evidence for Practice

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Nursing Theory UnitsNRSG138Transition into Nursing

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Clinical Nursing Practice UnitsNRSG139Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Interdisciplinary Learning UnitsHLSC111The Person, Health and Wellbeing

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Interdisciplinary Learning UnitsBIOL121Human Biological Science 1

    CAMPUS ATTENDANCE.

    10 cp
  • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
  • Clinical Nursing Practice UnitsNRSG140Integrating Practice 2

    (Pre: NRSG139) 


    10 cp

All units are delivered in multi-mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Commencing Semester 2 (Blacktown Campus Only)

All units are delivered in multi-mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

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