The University of Queensland's Rural Access Scheme supports applicants from Australian rural and regional areas by boosting their entry score for a number of undergraduate health programs.
Rural areas of Australia often have restricted or limited access to educational opportunities, resources and health services compared with those available in cities or larger towns.
To help address these challenges, and if eligible, two adjustment factors will be added onto your entry rank for the following programs:
- Doctor of Medicine (Provisional Entry)
- Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education (Honours)
- Bachelor of Midwifery
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours).
What our students say
Heidi Davis
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) student
I would definitely recommend to other students living in rural or regional areas to apply for the Rural Access Scheme. The scheme is a great initiative and makes the transition to university easier. It really gave me a sense of security.
Annie Collidge
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) student
[placeholder quote] I would definitely recommend to other students living in rural or regional areas to apply for the Rural Access Scheme. The scheme is a great initiative and makes the transition to university easier. It really gave me a sense of security.
Isabella Loeskow
Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) student
"My move to Brisbane from Bundaberg was difficult at first because I had to move away from my family and my friends and my network in Bundaberg, but I moved into a college at UQ and that was a really great way to be exposed to people in different ways of living straight away. It was a really easy environment to slip into. When I moved to Brisbane I was a little shocked by how many people there were, but once I got over that and realised how much opportunity there is here in Brisbane I really started to find my place.”
Darren Shirky
Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours)
"I applied for Dentistry, a heavily competitive position, and given my homeschooling background, I did not have a strong academic record, and I needed all the help I could get. The Rural Access Scheme made studying dentistry much more possible. I would have chosen UQ regardless, but the Rural Access Scheme helped to make studying at such a reputable university accessible."
Laura Haddock-Grant
Bachelor of Midwifery student
"The Rural Access Scheme definitely made it more accessible for me to apply to study Midwifery at UQ. I didn't quite get the grades I ideally wanted at high school, so the additional adjustment factors to my entry score made a difference. It made me feel more secure in applying to UQ. I would definitely recommend to other students living in rural or regional areas to apply for the Rural Access Scheme. The scheme is a great initiative and makes the transition to university easier.”