Prerequisites To enrol for honours, an applicant must have¿
- completed the program requirements of the BEcon at UQ; and
- completed all courses listed on the BEcon course list as prerequisites for entry into honours, with a grade of 5 or above (see additional application information below); and
- gained a GPA of 5.5 in all ECON coded courses.
Approval is required from the Executive Dean where the program requirements for the BEcon were completed more than two years prior to commencement of the BEcon(Hons). If enrolment in the BEcon(Hons) is approved, the Executive Dean may set conditions.
Where an applicant has completed an award from another institution, the applicant must satisfy the Executive Dean that they are qualified to undertake the program, demonstrating that an equivalent body of knowledge has been gained to an equivalent standard as required for the BEcon from UQ. Entry to the program for these applicants may be subject to completion of additional work.
Note - applicants may be required to meet higher GPA standards set by the Executive Dean to be eligible for admission into specific fields of study.
To enrol for honours, an applicant must have¿
- completed the program requirements of the BEcon at UQ; and
- completed all courses listed on the BEcon course list as prerequisites for entry into honours, with a grade of 5 or above (see additional application information below); and
- gained a GPA of 5.5 in all ECON coded courses.
Approval is required from the Executive Dean where the program requirements for the BEcon were completed more than two years prior to commencement of the BEcon(Hons). If enrolment in the BEcon(Hons) is approved, the Executive Dean may set conditions.
Where an applicant has completed an award from another institution, the applicant must satisfy the Executive Dean that they are qualified to undertake the program, demonstrating that an equivalent body of knowledge has been gained to an equivalent standard as required for the BEcon from UQ. Entry to the program for these applicants may be subject to completion of additional work.
Note - applicants may be required to meet higher GPA standards set by the Executive Dean to be eligible for admission into specific fields of study.
Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.
Use the minimum entry score as a guide. Your score must be at least equivalent to the required Australian Year 12 ATAR score. Entry requirements are subject to change.
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Learn how to meet the English language requirements
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.
Learn more about student visas
if the chosen field is Econometrics, applicants must have obtained a grade of 5 or higher in each of the following pre-requisite courses: ECON2050, ECON3010, ECON3020, (ECON2105 or ECON3320), ECON3330, and (ECON3350 or ECON3360); or satisfy the Executive Dean and Head of School that the student is suitably qualified to undertake honours.
if the chosen field is Economics, applicants must have obtained a grade of 5 or higher in each of the following pre-requisite courses: ECON2050, ECON3010, ECON3020 and (ECON3350 or ECON3360); or satisfy the Executive Dean and Head of School that the student is suitably qualified to undertake honours.
Applications received after 30 September will be accepted, however in order to be automatically considered for scholarships applications must be received by 1 December.
if the chosen field is Econometrics, applicants must have obtained a grade of 5 or higher in each of the following pre-requisite courses: ECON2050, ECON3010, ECON3020, (ECON2105 or ECON3320), ECON3330, and (ECON3350 or ECON3360); or satisfy the Executive Dean and Head of School that the student is suitably qualified to undertake honours.
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if the chosen field is Economics, applicants must have obtained a grade of 5 or higher in each of the following pre-requisite courses: ECON2050, ECON3010, ECON3020 and (ECON3350 or ECON3360); or satisfy the Executive Dean and Head of School that the student is suitably qualified to undertake honours.
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Applications received after 30 September will be accepted, however in order to be automatically considered for scholarships applications must be received by 1 December.
