Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education students

Yes, you will require a laptop or personal computer when accessing your English course online.

Online classes will have the same attendance requirements as your face-to-face course. If you do not attend your online class, you will be marked absent. If you do not attend online classes for more than three consecutive days, you will need a medical certificate. Remember that ICTE students on a student visa must have a minimum 80 per cent attendance record to meet visa requirements.

You will interact online in live classes with your teacher and other students via Zoom and UQ’s online learning platform Blackboard (Learn.UQ), as well as other interactive online learning platforms. 
If you are unable to access your username and password to log into UQ systems, please contact IT services.

Your classes can be accessed via Zoom and UQ’s online learning platform Blackboard (Learn.UQ) through the UQ VPN. Click here to read the steps to install the Chinese VPN to enable you to access the course content on Blackboard.

All online courses will be supplemented with learning tools and modules, which are free and accessible to all enrolled students. We have also moved our learning support and student engagement activities online to ensure students are engaged, supported, and achieving their learning goals. Please see our recent announcement on these initiatives here, or visit our website for more information.

As soon as we are advised that we can resume face-to-face teaching, we will. We will also ensure we provide all students with a range of offerings and opportunities to help you re-engage with your studies, reconnect with your teachers and peers, and participate in a range of important learning activities.

• For ICTE English courses, please email ICTE Admissions at admissions@icte.uq.edu.au for further advice or assistance with identifying alternative courses.
• For UQ Package Offers, please email UQ International Admissions at iascompliance@uq.edu.au

We will continue to offer students course assessment at the end of each 5-week session.

ICTE courses and sessions have not changed. For English courses, please refer to our website for key dates.

For Bridging English (UQ Package Offer), please refer to our website for key dates.

If you are impacted by the travel restrictions, and need to withdraw from your course, you will be refunded tuition fees (if paid). The enrolment fee, and student services and materials fee are non-refundable.

You will be refunded the fee paid for Homestay accommodation less one weeks’ fee.

Usually, we can only accept approved English language test results taken within 2 years of you starting at UQ. In recognition of the COVID-19 situation, for students commencing study in Semester 2, 2020, UQ will accept tests that have been taken within 3 years of starting at UQ.

UQ is temporarily accepting alternative English language tests for direct entry into Semester 2, 2020, or for UQ Package Offers (English language pathway program) for entry into UQ in Semester 1, 2021. 

In addition to IELTS, TOEFL and PTE-A, you may be able to sit one of the following tests online in order to meet UQ’s English language requirements: 

• Password Skills 
• Linguaskill General 
• TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition ‘at home’ (not available in China) 

These tests are taken online in your own home via remote proctoring, provided by ProctorU. If you are unable to take the test from your home, there may be the option to take the test through a UQ approved agent. 

An additional online test that will be accepted and can be taken through a UQ approved agent but is unable to be taken at home: 

• IELTS Indicator (not available in China) 

Password Skills or Linguaskill General 

For more information or to book a test, please visit icte.uq.edu.au/testing or contact the ICTE Test Services team at icte.testing@icte.uq.edu.au. 

TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition ‘at home’ test 

For more information or to book a test, please visit ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home. 

IELTS Indicator test

For more information, please visit icte.uq.edu.au/testing or contact the ICTE Test Services team at icte.testing@icte.uq.edu.au. 

• Password Skills 
• Linguaskill General 
• TOEFL iBT at home - Not available in China 
• IELTS Indicator - Not available in China 

• TOEFL iBT at home – Not available in China 
• IELTS Indicator – Not available in China 
• Password Skills 

The scores that you need to achieve to meet UQ’s English language requirements will depend on if you are applying for direct entry or via an English language pathway program on a UQ Package Offer. 

The University is unable to provide advice on visas. We recommend you contact the Department of Home Affairs.

Students can contact ICTE Admissions if they have questions or concerns about starting their English language course. ICTE will continue to monitor the situation and give further advice to students who may be concerned.

• Admissions: + 61 7 3346 6770
• Email: admissions@icte.uq.edu.au