Career opportunities

When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:

• Dental educator
• Dentist

What you will study?

For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.

Entry requirements

International applicants, including those living or working in Australia, seeking entry to the course should apply direct to the University or via an agent and will be selected for an offer of a place in the course based on previous academic performance. While there is no predetermined grade point average (GPA) cut-off the approximate minimum GPA for consideration based on previous intakes is 6.0 on a 7-point scale. The actual cut-off may be higher depending on the pool of applicants in a given year.

International applicants studying their final year of school, including those studying in Australia, are required to provide school reports for the two final years of schooling.

The closing date for international applications is 30th June.

First Nations Pathway (domestic students)

This pathway is only available to First Nations applicants. There is a separate process for admission.

Selection for interview: First Nations applicants do not need to complete UCAT. To be considered for interview selection, First Nations applicants must:

• Submit a Rural and Indigenous Pathway form. The form is located on the Charles Sturt Bachelor of Dental Science Course brochure and is to be uploaded with the UAC application.

First Nations applicants will be interviewed using a culturally appropriate panel interview format. The panel will be composed of First Nations and non-First Nations members and will:

• Assess the academic abilities and the motivation of the applicant
• Assess the support necessary (if at all) to ensure a successful learning experience
• Assess the suitability of the applicant to practice as a dentist

General Admission Pathway (domestic non-First Nations and non-rural students)

Selection for interview: To be considered for interview selection, domestic applicants who do not have a significant rural background and are not First Nations must:

• Complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Applicants should consult the UCAT website for information about registration, fees and test dates.

Rural Entry Pathway (domestic students)

Selection for interview: To be considered for interview selection, rural domestic applicants must:

• Submit a Rural and Indigenous Pathway form (available on Charles Sturt website) and uploaded with the UAC application
• Complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Applicants should consult the UCAT website for information about registration, fees and test dates.

A minimum overall Academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no score below a 6.5 in each of the individual skill areas or a qualification deemed equivalent.

Fees and scholarship

International on campus

Fee paying overseas:

Full-time - $69,760.00 pa

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