3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
Make an impact and set yourself up for success with Australia’s No. 1 university for nursing (ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025). With an innovative blended learning approach, combining face-to-face workshops, simulated practice, active online learning, and diverse clinical placements, you’ll be prepared with the skills and confidence to become a Registered Nurse in a dynamic healthcare sector. Access the latest in innovative technology and teaching approaches and learn with peers and professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds, preparing you to collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team. You’ll develop your skills through clinical placements across the health sector, closely supported by our expert team of practising professionals, as well as on-campus simulation nursing wards and high-tech labs. Upon completing our Bachelor of Nursing, you will be eligible to become a Registered Nurse, equipped with the knowledge and skills to make critical decisions, coordinate care, educate patients and families, and provide leadership and supervision to Enrolled Nurses. Graduates are eligible to apply for entry to Griffith’s specialised nursing postgraduate programs. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Nursing at GU.
Griffith University
Students can take this program part-time but attendance at day classes is generally required. Part-time students must be available full-time for professional placements.
Griffith offers a number of admission pathways to your preferred degree. Logan applicants: If you don’t meet the minimum ATAR/selection rank for this degree, you may automatically be considered for a place in the Diploma of Nursing Science/Bachelor of Nursing . This means you may receive an offer into the Bachelor of Nursing which is conditional on successful completion of the Diploma of Nursing Science at Griffith University. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Nursing Science you will be transferred into the second year of the Bachelor of Nursing program. Visit Undergraduate Diplomas for more information.
Refer to entry under Griffith University for: D Nursing Science/B Nursing.
Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Health Care/B Nursing.
This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges
Students must undertake placements for the Bachelor of Nursing. A health check, including immunisation status, a Working with Children check and Australian Federal Police check are required. Applicants must complete a nationally accredited first aid certificate with CPR (at their own expense) by the end of the first trimester. For more information, visit Health Placement Support Hub.
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.; No prior study
This admission pathway is not available to applicants who hold an AQF Diploma of Nursing and unconditional registration (without restrictions) as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2), General with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra)/Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) or a Diploma of Health Care from Griffith College. These applicants must apply for the Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Standing).
Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQNs) will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. These applicants must demonstrate recency of practice (within a period of five years) and have unconditional registration where they are working as a Registered Nurse. Note: We follow NMBA guidelines regarding recency of practice. Applicants must have a minimum of 450 hours accumulated over the past five years. The hours do not need to be continuous.
English Language Proficiency Requirements: To enrol in this program, you must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the specific countries accepted by ANMAC. If you have not met these educational requirements, you are required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test. For more information, including the specific countries, visit Meeting English Language Proficiency.
Griffith Guaranteed Admission Schemes do not apply to this program.
English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
88.60
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
96.60
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
74.65
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
79.95
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
64.10
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
72.05
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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As a registered nurse, you’ll be equipped for complex care scenarios, making critical decisions, coordinating care, educating patients and their families, and supervising enrolled nurses.