Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)

Charles Sturt takes a holistic approach to understand each applicants' potential for academic success. Each student is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and an awareness of the demands of tertiary study.

Applicants for the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) must meet the following admission requirements. A completed Bachelor’s Degree (or AQF equivalent) and successful completion of acceptable undergraduate and or/postgraduate study that includes the equivalent of one year (1.0 Equivalent Full Time Study Load - EFTSL) usually equating to eight subjects that identify with the NESA curriculum for K-6. Of the eight subjects, four need to be within one of the seven primary teaching areas: English, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences(HASS/HSIE), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education PDHPE, Arts, Science and Technology or Languages.
This will form the basis for admission into a primary teaching area.

In addition, Science and Technology and Languages primary teaching areas are also required to have completed an approved curriculum method subject in the relevant primary teaching area to comply with the NESA primary teaching area accreditation guidelines in these two areas. Credit package options apply to students who do not meet the minimum NESA requirements and these students will receive proportionally less credit - based on the number of additional subjects required to meet accreditation requirements.

Upon entry to the course, a standard credit package will be given based on the extent to which the student's undergraduate and/or postgraduate study meets the requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for prior discipline and curriculum method study, in one of the following primary teaching area areas:
* English
* Mathematics
* Humanities and Social Sciences(HASS/HSIE)
* PDHPE
* Arts
* Science and Technology
* Languages

Admission into the each program for each of the following primary teaching areas is detailed below:
 

English, Mathematics, PDHPE, Creative Arts and HASS/HSIE Primary Teaching Areas
A student’s ‘primary teaching area in one of the following is assessed on entry to the course and is based on having completed at least four discipline area subjects in one of the five discipline areas (English, Mathematics, PDHPE, Creative Arts and HASS) prior to entry.  A further four subjects in prior discipline study is also required but can be in any curriculum learning areas.
 

English
 

Students whose background fully meets the requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU38C (64 points) (equivalent to 8 subjects), and simply complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students with the EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point English discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
Students with the EDU36C (48-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus two 8-point English discipline content subjects to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
 

Mathematics
 

Students whose background fully meets the requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU38C (64 points) (equivalent to 8 subjects), and simply complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students with the EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point Mathematics discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
Students with the EDU36C (48-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus two 8-point Mathematics discipline content subjects to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
 

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS/HSIE)
 

Students whose background fully meets the requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU38C (64 points) (equivalent to 8 subjects), and simply complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students who do not meet the NESA teaching area requirements receive proportionally less credit (either 56 points or 48 points) based on the number of additional Key Learning Area (KLA) or Curriculum Method Subjects are required.
Students with the EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point HASS/HSIE discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
Students with the EDU36C (48-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus two 8-point HASS/HSIE discipline content subjects to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
 

PDHPE  
 

Students whose background fully meets the requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU38C (64 points) (equivalent to 8 subjects), and simply complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students who do not meet the NESA teaching area requirements receive proportionally less credit (either 56 points or 48 points) based on the number of additional Key Learning Area (KLA) or Curriculum Method Subjects are required.
Students with the EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point PDHPE discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
Students with the EDU36C (48-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus two 8-point PDHPE discipline content subjects to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
 

Arts
 

Students whose background fully meets the requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU38C (64 points) (equivalent to 8 subjects), and simply complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students with the EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point Arts discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.
Students with the EDU36C (48 points) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus two 8-point Arts discipline content subjects to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.

Science & Technology
 

A student’s eligibility for the Science & Technology primary teaching area is assessed on entry to the course and is based on having completed at least four discipline area subjects in the Science & Technology curriculum learning area prior to entry.  A further four subjects in prior discipline study is also required but can be in any curriculum learning area.

A primary teaching area in Science and Technology also requires completion of two curriculum method subjects plus a primary teaching area subject in STEM. The course contains one Science and Technology curriculum method subject, EMS406 and a primary teaching area subject in STEM, EMS407. An additional curriculum method subject in Science & Technology must be either completed prior to entry or by enrolment in ESC407. 

Students whose background fully meets the discipline and curriculum method content requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU37C (56 points) (equivalent to 7 subjects), and credit for ESC407 and complete the remaining 17 education subjects (128 points).
Students whose background fully meets the discipline requirements but not the curriculum method requirement receive EDU37C (56-point) (equivalent to 7 subjects), entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) and the subject ESC407.

Students whose background partially meets the discipline requirements (i.e.3 Science and Technology discipline subjects, requiring 1 more Science or Technology discipline subject) but has the curriculum method requirement receive EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point Science or Technology discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.

Students whose background does not meet the discipline content or curriculum method requirements, are given the credit package EDU36C (48 points) (equivalent to 6 subjects).  These students’ will be required to complete the remaining 17 education subjects (128 points) and in addition one science and technology discipline area subject and ESC407 as their second curriculum method subject.

Languages

A student’s eligibility for the Language primaryteaching area is assessed on entry to the course and is based on having completed at least four subjects of post-introductory level language discipline study or approved equivalent recognition, in one language, prior to entry.  A further four subjects in prior discipline study is also required but can be in any curriculum learning area.

A primary teaching area in Languages requires a student to complete one primary teaching area subject in Languages EMH409 and a curriculum method subject. The standard course does not include a curriculum method subject in Language.The additional curriculum
method subject must be either completed prior to entry or by enrolment in EML451.
 

Students whose background fully meets the discipline content requirements are given the maximum standard credit package EDU37C (56 points) (equivalent to 7 subjects) and credit for EML451.  These students will be required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points).
 

Students whose background fully meets the discipline requirements but not the curriculum method requirement receive EDU37C (56-point) (equivalent to 7 subjects), entry level credit package and are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) and EML451.
 

Students whose background partially meets the discipline requirements (i.e.3 Language discipline subjects, requiring 1 more Language discipline subject) but has the curriculum method requirement receive EDU37C (56-point) entry level credit package are required to complete the 17 education subjects (128 points) plus one 8-point Language discipline content subject to satisfy requirements for their primary teaching area.

Students whose background does not meet the discipline content or curriculum method requirement, are given the credit package EDU36C (48 points) (equivalent to 6 subjects).  These students’ will be required to complete the remaining 17 education subjects (128 points) and one discipline area subject and EML451.

English Language Proficiency Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies. * Completing a TOEFL IBT with an overall score of 102 (with a score of 23 or above in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 27 for speaking and listening). Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions. OR International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions. OR * Were born in one Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa and have completed at least one qualification in one of  those countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was  English. OR * If you were not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa but have completed senior secondary study or at  least a diploma in one of these countries and the  language in which the qualification was undertaken was English.