Your international undergraduate offer for Session 3
If you’re accepting your offer as an international student in an undergraduate program for Session 3, you’re in the right place!
Accessibility services
If you need help with any part of your enrolment due to disability, you can register with our Accessibility Service. Assistance is available to help complete the on-campus process and for support throughout your studies.
All you need to do now is complete the following steps. Let's get started!
Step 1
Retrieve your student ID
Your 8-digit student ID is at the top of your offer letter. You will need this to enrol.
Program Guides:
Please refer to your academic study plan provided to you with your offer letter to assist you with choosing units.
Step 2
Get to know the language
You will find the following terms useful to navigate your way through your offer and enrolment process.
| Degree | A degree is a qualification awarded by a university. It is awarded for successful work at undergraduate (bachelor degree) or postgraduate (higher degree e.g. Masters) level. |
| Handbook | The Handbook sets out the requirements for your degree as well as the majors and units available for study. You must follow the Handbook of the year you started your degree. This is to ensure you meet all the requirements necessary for you to graduate. |
| Faculty | The University is divided into five key subject areas called faculties. Each degree falls under one of the five faculties. To see what faculty in which a degree falls, visit the Handbook.
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Credit point | Each unit is worth a specified number of credit points. This indicates the amount of work required in the unit. Each credit point reflects 3 hours of work – so a 3 credit point unit would require 9 hours of work (in class and at home) each week. An undergraduate unit is worth 3 credit points. |
| Unit | A unit is a subject studied within a degree. An undergraduate unit is worth 3 credit points. The letters represent the subject area of the unit and can be found in the Handbook. The first number represents the year level and level of understanding required for this unit.
For example, AHIS118 Latin A, is a 100 level unit for Ancient Languages. Upon the successful completion of this unit, you will have the knowledge to attempt higher level units. For example, AHIS219 Latin B. |
| Required unit | A required unit is compulsory to complete your degree. |
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Elective unit | Most degrees require students to complete a certain amount of elective units. These are units of your choice which you can select from any faculty, just as long as you meet the entry requirements of the unit (the prerequisites). |
| Prerequisite | Units or a requirement that must be met for you to enrol in a unit. |
People and Planet units | Most degrees include a required People unit and a required Planet unit. These units aim to broaden your knowledge and understanding of the world. Required or optional units for your degree can't count as a People unit or a Planet unit. Your People unit(s) and Planet unit(s) must be taken from two different faculties. For example, if you take your People unit from the Faculty of Arts, your Planet unit must be taken from one of the other four faculties. For example,
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| PACE unit | PACE stands for Professional and Community Engagement. Students must complete at least one PACE unit in their degree. PACE units provide the opportunity to use academic studies in a real life context through practical experience such as an internship, community projects and fieldwork both locally or internationally. |
| Session | The academic year is divided into sessions.
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| Study mode | As an international student, you must study a full time study load. |
| Attendance mode | You can study units on or off campus. Refer to the Handbook for a description of the attendance modes for units. International Student Visa Holders can study up to 25% of your course externally or online, but in each compulsory study period you must be studying at least one unit internally (face to face teaching). |
Have a question?
Need more information? Search our knowledge base.
What to study: Choosing majors and minors
Remember: International Student Visa Holders can study up to 25% of your course externally or online, but in each compulsory study period you must be studying at least one unit internally (face to face teaching).
Have a question? Talk to your Student Advocacy and Support Advisor.
Depending on your degree, you many need to complete a major. If your degree allows it, you can choose to study a double major, or a combination of a major and minor.
- Major
- An area of concentrated study
- Represents your main interest
- Usually 24 credit points (8 units)
- At least 12 credit points at 300 level or above
- Minor
- A smaller area of study
- Optional - represents your secondary interest
- 12 credit points (4 units)
- At least 6 credit points at 200 level or above
How do I choose a major?
Think about the following when choosing your major.
- What career can I have with this major?
- What am I good at? What subjects did I excel in at school?
- What about something completely new?
- Does it interest me?
Remember – you can consult the Handbook to help with this decision.
Step 3
Your international undergraduate enrolment checklist
Follow this checklist to complete your enrolment.
Enrolment is now open.
TO DO:
| Log into eStudent. There you can: 1. Check and update your personal details 2. Enrol in units 3. Register in classes and make your timetable 4. Pay your fees If you are paying for your fees upfront, you will be able to view and make payment from December 2017 onwards. Not sure which forms you need to submit? Check out this handy guide for more information |
| Activate your OneID (if you haven't done so already). Your OneID allows access to iLearn, email and Ask,MQ using the same password. Your OneID is your 8-digit Student ID and password of choice. |
| Log into your student email via gmail.com. You should have received your email address when you activated your OneID. To log in, use your student email address and OneID password. |
| Log into iLearn and access your Faculty support information as well as your learning materials for each of your units. |
Have a question?
Need more information? Search our knowledge base.
Step 4
Ready to enrol? Log in to eStudent
Go to eStudent to enrol into your units and register for your timetable.
Important information before you enrol:
International Student Visa Holders MUST study full time.
You can study up to 25% of your course externally or online, but in each compulsory study period you must be studying at least one unit internally (face to face teaching).
Find more information about this in Step 2.
Have a question? Talk to your Student Advocacy and Support Advisor.
Having difficulties logging in?
If you need to reset or change your password, you can contact the IT Service Desk.
Online | Log a ticket 24x7 using OneHelp |
Phone | Talk to the IT Service Desk: Direct: +61 2 9850-HELP (4357) Australian Toll-free: 1800-MQHELP (1800 67 4357) |
| Send an email to help@mq.edu.au | |
Walk-in | Visit the TechBar on the Ground Floor, 18 Wally's Walk |