Master of Nursing Practice (Pre-Registration)

Graduating from this course may lead to career opportunities in public and private health settings and specialty areas such as mental health, community health, acute and chronic care.

This course includes a minimum of 800 hours of clinical placement.

Graduates of the Master of Nursing (pre-registration) meet the education criterion to apply for registration as a Division 1 Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Pathways

Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Credit transfer

For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU

Credit transfer

For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU

The Master of Nursing Practice (Pre-Registration) is a highly competitive course with a limited number of places. This means that although you may meet the minimum entry requirement for the course, you may not be ranked high enough to receive an offer. Subquotas are in place for First Nation and NT Resident applicants. For on campus study at Casuarina Campus, priority will be given to NT Residents who have resided in the NT for at least the previous twelve months.

Places are limited.

Separate SATAC course codes have been assigned to the Master of Nursing Practice (Pre-Registration) for full-time and part-time places in 2025. Due to quota restrictions applicants must apply for either a full-time or part-time place using the code provided.

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree or equivalent international qualification.

Please note that credit will not be permitted for any units completed as part of the recognised bachelor degree (or equivalent international qualification) used as the basis of admission. 

Nursing students must meet a specific level of English language proficiency before they start in a course.

You can show English language proficiency by:

• completing a declaration that English is your primary language, or
• sitting an English language proficiency test.

All applicants are required to meet the English Language Skills Registration Standard as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) at www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/.

Applicants will be required to submit the following via their application to demonstrate they meet the above standard prior to being included in offer rounds in one of the following ways:

1. PRIMARY LANGUAGE PATHWAY:

A signed English Language Declaration indicating the following:

1. English is their primary language; and
2. They have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.

*Recognised countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA.

OR

2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST PATHWAY

Applicants have achieved and can supply evidence of the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests:

• IELTS (Academic) Minimum Scores
  Band score of 7.0 in all bands
  (IELTS Indicator test is not accepted)




• TOEFL Minimum Scores
  Internet-based: total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening
  (TOEFL Home edition test is not accepted)




• Pearson Test of English (Academic) Minimum Scores
  Overall score of 65 AND Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening
  (PTE Online test is not accepted)




• Occupational English Test (OET)
  A minimum result of B/score of 350 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

TOEFL Home edition, IELTS Indicator test, and PTE Online, are not accepted for entry to Nursing courses

Pre-clinical requirements:

Students must provide proof that they have met all university and State/Territory pre-clinical requirements before they can undertake those units that include clinical placements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, immunisation requirements, Senior First Aid qualification, annual criminal record checks and/or working with children clearances and/or fitness-to-practice requirements.

English language requirements

To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency requirements for their chosen course of study. From 2025 ALL applicants will be required to supply evidence of this at the time of application. For further details on the English requirements for CDU courses, please refer to CDU English Language Proficiency Policy.

DOMESTIC STUDENTS   
English language proficiency requirements - Domestic students

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS   
English language proficiency requirements - International students   
Course specific English language proficiency requirements for International students are included below.

This course is accredited by the University in accordance with the Higher Education Standards.

This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on: