How to Apply
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Overview on how to Apply
Regardless of whether you have recently completed secondary education or have vocational education and training (VET) study, higher education study, or work and life experience, the process of applying for admission to CHC will depend on whether your preferred course is an undergraduate course or a postgraduate course, and whether you are a domestic student or an international student.
Simply select the right option below to find out more about the application process for you.
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If you are a Domestic Student
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If you are an International Student
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If you are a cross-Institutional Student
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If you are an Audit Student
If you are a Domestic Student:
QTAC Application:
If you are a domestic student who is applying for an undergraduate course (Diploma and Bachelor) or a Master of Teaching course, you are to submit a QTAC Application.
QTAC is the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre. QTAC manages the receipt and assessment of applications for, and make offers on behalf of, tertiary providers in Queensland.
QTAC applications are required for all undergraduate courses and for the Master of Teaching courses. Applications for these courses must be made via QTAC regardless of whether you are an applicant with recent secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) study, higher education study, or work and life experience.
To apply for a course through QTAC, please go to the Apply here page of the QTAC website. This page contains all of the information you will need to create and submit an application, as well as the documentation that needs to be lodged with an application, the dates that apply to the application and offer process, and how to respond to receiving an offer.
Direct Entry Through CHC Application:
If you are a domestic student who is applying for a postgraduate course (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters), except a Master of Teaching course, you are to submit a CHC Direct Entry Application.
CHC Direct Entry Applications are required for all postgraduate courses, except the Master of Teaching courses (see QTAC Applications).
To lodge a CHC Direct Entry Application, please go to the ‘Student Application’ on the MyCHC portal.
Please see the Important Dates information on the Documents pages of the CHC website for the dates that apply to applications and enrolment.
Students Wo Have Studied at CHC
Students who have studied at CHC within the past two years and who wish to recommence their course or to transfer to a new course are to apply directly to CHC.
If you need help completing your application form, contact admissions@chc.edu.au or telephone (07) 3347 7954.
If you are an International Student:
Onshore Applicant:
CHC has arrangements with Education Agents in a number of regions to assist prospective onshore international students with the application process, including visa applications, minimum entry requirements and the associated documentation.
Prospective onshore international students who are applying from countries in which CHC has approved Education Agents must apply through those agents. Please see the list of approved CHC Education Agents to determine if you need to apply through an agent.
If your country of origin is not on the list of approved CHC Education Agents, or if you are an existing onshore international student who is already studying in Australia, you can apply directly to CHC for admission.
Please read the following further information for onshore international applicants
Onshore international applicants should consult the CHC Guide for International Applicants. This publication more fully outlines the requirements for studying in Australia on a student visa and the process involved in being offered and accepting a place at CHC.
To apply as an onshore international applicant, please submit an form. To submit this form, you will need to upload certified copies of your prior educational history, your most recent English language proficiency test report and your passport identification page (and current Australian visa, if applicable), so please ensure that you have these available at the time of applying as the form cannot be saved for completing at a later date.
Applications from onshore international applicants are to be submitted by the dates below:
To commence in Semester 1
- Applying from overseas – (not a current student visa holder) – 1 December
- Applying from within Australia (current visa holders) – 1 February
To commence in Semester 2
- Applying from overseas – not a current student visa holder – 1 May.
- Applying from within Australia (current visa holder) – 1 June.
Applicants should note that student visa applications made to the Department of Home Affairs can take some time to be assessed.
Offshore Applicant:
If you are an offshore international student who wants to undertake studies from your home country, you do not need to apply through an Education Agent but can apply directly to CHC for admission.
Please read the following further information for offshore international applicants.
To apply as an offshore international applicant, please submit an online form. To submit this form, you will need to upload certified copies of your prior educational history, your most recent English language proficiency test report and your passport identification page, so please ensure that you have these available at the time of applying as the form cannot be saved for completing at a later date.
Applications from offshore international applicants are to be submitted by the dates below:
To commence in Semester 1
- 1 January
To commence in Semester 2
- 1 July
If you are a cross-Institutional Student
If you are a CHC Student:
If you are a CHC student and wish to undertake study at another higher education provider (the “host” provider) for credit towards your CHC course, you can do this via cross-institutional enrolment at the host provider. This is permitted in cases where CHC does not offer a unit in the field of study, or in the timeframe, that is needed for your course completion.
To apply for cross-institutional study at a host provider, please submit an Application for Cross-Institutional Enrolment (Form A). This form provides details of the documentation from the host provider that must be submitted with the form, which includes unit outlines and the host provider’s cross-institutional enrolment form.
Applications for cross-institutional study must be received by the following dates:
• For study in Semester 1 – 1 November
• For study in Semester 2 – 1 June
Please be aware that, if you are undertaking a cross-institutional unit in your final semester of study at CHC in Semester 2 of a year, the receipt of results from the host provider cannot be guaranteed to occur in time for CHC’s end-of-year conferral process. This may result in the conferral of your award being delayed until the following mid-year conferral period.
Offshore Applicant:
If you are a student at another higher education provider (the “home” provider) and wish to undertake study at CHC for credit towards your course, you can do this via cross-institutional enrolment at CHC.
To apply for cross-institutional study at CHC, please download and print an Application for Cross-Institutional Enrolment (Form B). This form provides details of the documentation from the home provider that must be submitted with the form and includes a section that must be completed by the relevant officer at the home provider.
Applications for cross-institutional study must be received no later than three weeks prior to the semester in which you wish to undertake study at CHC.
If you are an Audit Student:
Application to Audit a Unit
If you are interested in undertaking a unit (or units) of study at CHC for reasons of personal interest but do not wish to enrol in or to complete an award course, you can apply to audit a unit (or units).
As an audit student, you are able to attend classes and be involved in learning activities, but you do not have to complete the assessment tasks for the unit. While you will have to access the learning materials for the unit, you will not be able to access the CHC Library or the CHC computers (Library membership is available for a prescribed annual fee).
If you are interested in undertaking a unit (or units) of study at CHC for reasons of personal interest but do not wish to enrol in or to complete an award course, you can apply to audit a unit (or units).
As an audit student, you are able to attend classes and be involved in learning activities, but you do not have to complete the assessment tasks for the unit. While you will have to access the learning materials for the unit, you will not be able to access the CHC Library or the CHC computers (Library membership is available for a prescribed annual fee).
To apply to audit a unit, please submit an Application to Audit Units form. This form includes information regarding the conditions that apply to the auditing of units and the fees that apply. Audit fees must be paid upon application and are non-refundable.