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Home Study Undergraduate Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse Stream (BSc Nursing)
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Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse

Undergraduate stream

Upgrade your qualifications from Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse (Division 1).

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  • ATAR
    Minimum ATAR Not applicable
  • Qualification
    Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse Stream (BSc Nursing)
  • Credit
    700
  • Fieldwork
    See requirements
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Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
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Why study Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse at Curtin?

Work experience

Upgrade your skills and knowledge by completing a minimum of 680 hours of professional placements.

Professional recognition

Graduates can apply for registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia.

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Outline

Outline

This stream is tailored towards applicants who are registered as an AQF Diploma level 5 Enrolled Nurse. It will give you the qualification you need to become a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

In this stream, you will increase your knowledge of the biological, behavioural and nursing sciences, and study the relationship between individuals, their families and communities, to deliver appropriate patient-centred care.

Your learning will involve interprofessional education, allowing you to study with different nursing and medical specialists from a range of fields. This will increase your interdisciplinary knowledge and help solidify your position as an active, contributing member of an interprofessional healthcare team.

You will complete a minimum of 680 hours of professional placements in diverse clinical settings, including public hospitals and private practice in both metropolitan and rural locations.

You will at times be required to complete your placement at a pre-approved workplace in Perth if you need to practice in specialist areas, such as in critical care.

Note: This stream is offered within the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) degree. To apply for this stream, please apply for the Bachelor of Science (Nursing). 

Note: The Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse stream is now available to study online, or on-campus at Curtin Kalgoorlie or the Great Southern Universities Centre (GSUC) in Albany. Click here to find out more.
 

Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.

What jobs can the Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse Stream (BSc Nursing) lead to?

Careers

  • Registered nurse.

Industries

  • Community health agencies
  • Private hospitals 
  • Public hospitals.

Professional recognition

Graduates can apply to become a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia.

Admission criteria

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

Select an option that best suits you:

You’re considered someone who has recently left university if:

Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Curtin course switcher criteria

This is not a course switching stream. You must have a completed qualification and be registered with AHPRA to enter this stream.

Higher education course switcher criteria

This is not a course switching stream. You must have a completed qualification and be registered with AHPRA to enter this stream.

ATAR pathway

  • Minimum ATAR Not applicable

    This course has a minimum ATAR of Not applicable

  • Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    There are no essential WACE subjects for this course.

  • Desirable WACE subjects

    There are no desirable WACE subjects for this course.

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

7.0

Speaking

7.0

Reading

7.0

Listening

7.0

Overall band score

7.0

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Other requirements and notes for this course


In addition to the course-specific admission criteria listed above, please read our general admission criteria. Our general admission criteria apply to all courses at Curtin University.

This stream is available to current Australian Registered Enrolled Nurses. You must have completed an AQF Diploma of Enrolled Nursing and be currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as an Enrolled Nurse.

Applicants who have not met these eligibility requirements are not eligible for the Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse stream.

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Essential requirements for admission (including fieldwork requirements)

Many of our courses require students to comply with additional essential requirements. Failure to comply with any of the essential requirements may potentially prevent the successful completion of the course and/or achieving professional registration.

Fieldwork requirements during the course

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