Students need to be English proficient to enrol in the Great Barrier Reef Study Program. If English is not your first language, please refer to the following information about English language requirements. Minimum entry requirements are:

All students must demonstrate that their current level of English language proficiency meets The University of Queensland's (UQ's) minimum entry requirements. The minimum IELTS and TOEFL scores required for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs at the university are indicated in the table below; other acceptable evidence of English language proficiency is outlined in the university's policy, English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements for University Programs.

TEST Validation
English language tests and examination results will only be considered if not more than two years have elapsed between the date of the test or final examinations and the date of commencement of study in the Great Barrier Reef Study Program at the Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
The University will accept a certified copy of the IELTS test result and will verify the results using the IELTS online verification system.
Further information on the IELTS test may be obtained from:
IDP Education Australia offices,
Australian Diplomatic Missions,
UQ's official Educational Representatives,
British Council

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The University requires an original copy of the TOEFL test results to be sent directly from the testing service to the University. Please ask the Educational Testing Service to send the Official Score Report directly to The University of Queensland, Institution Code 0987.
Further information on the TOEFL test may be obtained from the TOEFL website.

Options
Students who do not meet these entry requirements may undertake intensive English language studies at the University's on-campus Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) and pass the IELTS test on completion of these studies to qualify for entry to the Great Barrier Reef Study Program.