Extra places make 2005 an excellent year to consider study at UQ

UQ Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield said the University had made 8,500 offers so far in the two QTAC rounds, and was likely to make extra offers in the final offer round later this month in almost all programs.

He said the largest number of places available would be in programs at the Ipswich and Gatton campuses.

“The Federal Government allocated additional places to UQ at the Ipswich campus in 2005 for our new Bachelor of Nursing program and for a range of other programs, including teacher training for middle years of schooling,” Professor Greenfield said.

“OP cut-off scores are not as high in 2005 as they have been in the past couple of years, and so this presents prospective students with an excellent opportunity to make a late application to study at UQ,” he said.

Any remaining places will be open to applicants who submit change of preference, or late, applications before January 24.

QTAC announced its major offers to 45,000 applicants on January 13 and will make a final offer round at the end of January.

UQ’s three campuses offer a wide range of degrees, with the quality and contemporary focus employers seek in both established and emerging professions.

The University’s newest campus, UQ Ipswich, offers contemporary courses with the latest technology in teaching, course delivery and research infrastructure.

UQ Gatton offers the best programs of their type in Australia in the areas of agribusiness, agriculture, animal studies, environmental management and horticulture.

Professor Greenfield said UQ had continued to attract strong demand from high-achieving students for courses such as veterinary science, dentistry, physiotherapy and law.

He said applicants who were not offered a place in their ideal programs could consider a number of alternative pathways for improving their chance to enter their desired program at a later date.

For more information about UQ courses, visit www.uq.edu.au/study, or to change or make a late application, visit QTAC’s website at www.qtac.edu.au.

Media calls: Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield, 3365 3917, Jan King, 3365 1120 or 0413 601 248