Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

Bachelor of Speech Pathology
115631
Health and Recreation
Speech pathologists are trained to assess and diagnose swallowing and communication difficulties, and to provide intervention and support for individuals who experience them to enable successful participation in life activities, i […]
Full time
Course Fee
CSP/$8763 (1st year contribution)
Australian Catholic University - Brisbane
Start Date
Mar 2026
Duration

4 years Full time

Offer Rounds
Course outline

Speech pathologists are trained to assess and diagnose swallowing and communication difficulties, and to provide intervention and support for individuals who experience them to enable successful participation in life activities, including social interactions, education and employment. The Bachelor of Speech Pathology encompasses theory and practice, preparing students to identify causes of impairments to communication (i.e., speech, literacy, language, voice, fluency), feeding and swallowing and to determine the most effective, wholistic and person-centred approaches to management. This course is designed to expose students to speech pathology practice from the first year of the degree. An embedded honours program is available from third year for high-achieving students.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Speech Pathology at ACU’

Australian Catholic University

Note

The Bachelor of Speech Pathology is currently accredited with Speech Pathology Australia on the Brisbane, Melbourne, and North Sydney campuses. Accreditation means that all graduates will be eligible to apply for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.

Fee notes

Average first year fee. Indicative only; subject to passage of legislation.

Other requirements

Students undertake professional experience across four years. Before students can begin professional experience for this course, students should review the mandatory State or Territory legal and industry policy requirements. An overview of these requirements can be found at https://www.acu.edu.au/WILsearch. Students must meet the inherent requirements – essential components of this course (capabilities, knowledge and skills) – to achieve the course learning outcomes. For more information see https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/how-to-apply/inherent-requirements.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for ACU and for this course, refer to ACU’s website.

Prerequisites

English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Chemistry, Biology or Physics (Units 3 and 4, C)

Additional entry requirements

Applicants who have undertaken higher education study at bachelor level or higher with one full year completed are considered on the basis of the selection rank from that study.

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

99.95

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

86.00

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

93.65

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

69.95

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

81.20

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.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

14

Percentage of all students

18.2%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

48

Percentage of all students

62.3%

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

All students

Number of students

77

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Public and private hospitals, acute care and outpatient facilities, schools, community health centres, early childhood clinics, private practice.

Membership

Speech Pathology Australia.

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