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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce

BA/BCom1

320 cp

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

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.

1. Admission Requirements2

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

New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: For Mathematics major or minor: Mathematics (not General Mathematics).
Recommended studies
:
For Visual Arts minor: Visual Arts.

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).

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

2. Definitions

“Bachelor of Arts Major”: an approved sequence of units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area totalling at least 80 cp in prescribed units, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

“Bachelor of Arts Minor”: an approved sequence of units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area totalling at least 40 cp in prescribed units, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

“Bachelor of Commerce Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units which build on a common core of knowledge for all business majors.

3. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

3.1 To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete:

  1. 320 cp, consisting of:
    1. 190 cp selected in accordance with the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce degree consisting of:
      1. 110 cp from Core Units;
      2. 80 cp from a Major in either: Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing;
    2. 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
      1. 80 cp from a Major; and
      2. 40 cp from a Minor or from other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings;
    3. Students taking an Accounting major must select BAFN200 Principles of Finance.
      1. Students undertaking Human Resource Management or Marketing majors should select 10 cp from other units from the Schedule of Offerings in either degree;
  2. BIPX100 Professional Experience A

4. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree2

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree a student must satisfy the admission requirements set out in the rules for honours in the relevant single degree.

5. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

To qualify for the honours degree a student must satisfy the requirements set out in the rules for honours in the relevant single degree.


1Students in Sydney undertake all units Years 1 and 2 of the course at the Strathfield campus and all units in Years 3 and 4 of the course in North Sydney campus.
2A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.