This free six-month program is one of our most popular pathway programs.
If you don’t meet the entry requirements of your dream degree, or if you want to improve your academic skills, we offer the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) program to help you ease into university study.
Once you complete this program, your results can be used to receive a selection rank, which you can use to help get you into the degree you want.
Steps to apply
Even though you won’t get to choose your TPP subjects until you’re enrolled in the program, it’s important to know what you want to study.
We offer lots of TPP subjects so make sure you choose ones that relate to the degree you want to go on to study after completing the preparation pathway.
Check out our list of recommended TPP subjects and the degrees they relate to.
QTAC assesses TPP applications on USC’s behalf.
To be eligible to receive an offer from QTAC, you must meet the TPP entry requirements:
- Be at least 17 years of age, or have completed Year 12 or equivalent
- Meet the minimum English language requirements for your degree (if English is not your first language)
You won’t be able to apply for this if you’ve been enrolled at USC within the past two years or if you’re holding a deferred place.
Once you've met the entry requirements, you're ready to apply.
Before you apply through QTAC, you’ll need to know:
- The QTAC code of the USC campus where you want to enrol. The codes are different for each location:
o Sunshine Coast QTAC code 019901
o Moreton Bay QTAC code 019961
o Caboolture QTAC code 019941
o Fraser Coast QTAC code 019921
o Gympie QTAC code 019911 - The semester or study period you’re applying for (ie when you want to start your study).
Apply through the QTAC website
Submit your application online via the QTAC website.
You’ll need to create a QTAC applicant account, enter all required information and pay the application fee.
If you’re experiencing financial difficulty, you can apply for a TPP Educational Access Grant.
It’s important to include as much information as possible in your application (including supporting documentation, where relevant). This will help QTAC process your application.
You can view or update your completed application through QTAC's Application Services.
QTAC might contact you to ask for more information or give you an update on your application.
Once an offer round has occurred, you will be contacted by email to let you know whether you have been made an offer and what to do next.
After you’ve completed the TPP, you’ll receive a selection rank that can be used to apply directly to USC for a place in an undergraduate degree.
However, some high demand undergrad programs such as Medical Science, Midwifery and Dietetics have minimum selection thresholds that are too high to achieve through TPP.