How to Apply to Life Sciences and Medicine Degrees at Bond University: Biomedical Science, Health Sciences and Clinical Exercise Physiology Are Accelerated Degrees, the Medical Program Is Not Open to Direct International Entry, and Requirements for Domestic, International (Including Chinese) and Transfer Applicants

Bond University is on Australia’s Gold Coast. It runs three terms a year (January, May and September) and uses an accelerated timetable to finish a three-year degree in about two years. Undergraduate life sciences and medicine are taught by the Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine. Bond’s health, biomedical and sports sciences study area lists the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology, plus the Medical Program. Based on Bond’s official information, this guide is divided into Australian domestic applicants, international applicants, Chinese applicants and transfer students. Psychology, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and occupational therapy belong to other areas or to postgraduate study and are mentioned only where they connect.

1. The undergraduate degrees

• Bachelor of Biomedical Science (program code CC-60005, CRICOS 063085B): a two-year (six-semester) accelerated degree covering anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and microbiology, with laboratory work from the first semester. In Year 2 you choose a Laboratory/Research major (including a two-semester individual research project) or a Pre-Health Professional major (including Health Communication and two electives from nutrition, exercise and sports science, psychology and health innovation). Bond describes it as a pathway to medicine, physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, healthcare innovations and medical research.
• Bachelor of Health Sciences (CC-60012, CRICOS 063068C): a two-year (six-semester) degree across health sciences, biomedical science, psychology and nutrition, with a lot of elective choice and an optional Healthcare Informatics major or minor. Bond says that after two semesters, and once the maths prerequisite is met, you can transfer to the Bachelor of Biomedical Science or the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science; or finish and pathway to postgraduate programs such as occupational therapy, nutrition and dietetics or healthcare innovations. Health Sciences (Honours) and Honours (Intensive) are also listed, at one year and eight months respectively; they are not covered further here.
• Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (CC-60031, CRICOS 120643M): two years and four months (seven semesters) with 500 hours of placement in community, rehabilitation, sport and private-practice settings. The page’s overview says “pending ESSA accreditation”, while the body says qualifying accreditation has been granted by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). The two statements differ, so confirm the accreditation status with Bond.
• Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science: it appears in Bond’s English-language and cost pages, but the pages used for this guide have no program description for it; check Bond’s website.

2. The Medical Program: no direct entry for international students

• The Medical Program is two consecutive degrees, the Bachelor of Medical Studies (CC-60026, CRICOS 0101292) and the Doctor of Medicine (CC-63048, CRICOS 111520H), completed in 4 years 8 months (14 semesters). The MD is open only to Bond students who have completed the Bachelor of Medical Studies.
• Bond’s international alert says the program is not available to international students who intend to apply for a student visa to undertake it. Direct entry is currently open only to Australian citizens, permanent residents, holders of an Australian Humanitarian visa and New Zealand citizens (not New Zealand permanent residents).
• Pathways for international students: complete Bond’s Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Pre-Health Professional major), Master of Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Physiotherapy, Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice, or Master of Healthcare Innovations (with the Bachelor of Biomedical Science as a prerequisite), then meet the minimum GPA and prerequisites to be considered for Year 2 of the Medical Program. The Biomedical Science page says high-achieving graduates may enter Year 2 in January via lateral entry, and calls it the only pathway into the Medical Program for international students. The pages used do not give the GPA threshold; ask Bond.
• Bond also warns that international students may not be automatically entitled to registration, internship and a provider number in Australia.
• The Medical Program has its own application steps and key dates, which are not covered here.

3. Requirements: Australian domestic applicants

• University-wide minimum: applicants must be at least 17 and have a minimum prior score equivalent to ATAR 65.00, OP 15 or IB 24. If you do not meet it, or have been out of school for more than two years with no further study, you can still be considered for the pathway programs at Bond University College.
• Guaranteed entry: current Australian Year 12 students who finish with ATAR 91.00 (OP 5 or IB 33) or equivalent could be guaranteed admission to any undergraduate program other than the Medical Program, provided any additional program requirements such as prerequisite subject grades are met.
• Prerequisite subjects: Bond says recent Year 12 graduates are assessed on OP/ATAR/IB against the program’s requirements, including prerequisite subjects. The prerequisites for Biomedical Science, Health Sciences and Clinical Exercise Physiology sit in the program pages’ dynamic details section, which the pages used for this guide do not show; the Health Sciences page mentions a “maths pre-requisite” only for transferring to other degrees, without naming subjects. Not given on the pages used for this guide; check the program pages or ask admissions.
• How to apply: Bond accepts applications directly all year (“don’t wait for QTAC”). In its January 2026 cohort statistics for the faculty, 28 of 119 new students (24%) were admitted solely on OP/ATAR; the table gives no cut-off.
• Other routes: post-school AQF qualifications (Diploma assigned selection rank 82, Advanced Diploma 91) and the STAT test (a Multiple Choice score of 157 gives rank 80). On STAT, Bond is inconsistent: the same section says the 157 score applies to bachelor’s programs including the Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, and then lists the Bachelor of Biomedical Science among programs where STAT is not accepted for direct entry. Ask admissions.
• Domestic tuition: FEE-HELP is described, but the pages used give no program fee amounts; check the program pages.

4. Requirements: international applicants

• Overall conditions: meet the academic requirements for your program, satisfy the English requirement, and hold a valid student visa. Standard entry is successful completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent. You can apply directly and free of charge online, or through an approved agent.
• Academic requirements: the international page says Bond recognises many international secondary qualifications and sends you to the program finder; it does not list how each country’s results map to the program.
• English (IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE): Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science: IELTS 7.0 with no sub-score below 7.0, TOEFL iBT 94 (no lower than 27 in writing, 23 in speaking, 24 in reading and listening), PTE 65 with nothing below 65. Health Sciences (Honours), the Medical Program and others: IELTS 7.0 with no sub-score below 6.5; for this group the TOEFL and PTE tables merge it with Business Law, giving TOEFL 94 (no lower than 24 in writing, 20 in speaking, reading and listening) and PTE 65 with nothing below 58. All other bachelor’s degrees not combined with those above (the tables place the Biomedical Science, Health Sciences and Clinical Exercise Physiology degrees under this heading by exclusion): IELTS 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79 (no lower than 21 in writing, 18 in speaking, 16 in reading and listening), PTE 58 with no skill below 50. Clinical Exercise Physiology is not named separately in the tables, so check its program page.
• Test details: IELTS Academic and IELTS Online are accepted but not General Training; IELTS One Skill Retake is accepted; TOEFL iBT Home Edition is not; results must be no more than 24 months old at commencement. The PTE page says PTE Online and PTE Home are not accepted, yet its table heading reads “PTE Academic / PTE Academic Online”; check Bond.
• English exemptions: secondary education taught and assessed in English in a listed country (including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and the US; Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria qualifications are valid for 48 months before commencement); at least one year of full-time post-secondary study in English in a listed country; or, for programs needing IELTS 6.5, one semester at an Australian university at bachelor level or above. Bond also lists subject-level English results from many national systems; mainland China is not among the countries named.
• Bridging: Bond University College offers a Diploma Preparation Program (one semester), diplomas (typically two semesters, after which you enter semester three of a degree), a Foundation Program (two semesters, CRICOS-registered) and an English program.
• Visa: full-time study and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the visa.

5. Chinese applicants

• The pages used for this guide have no China-specific page: they do not say how the Gaokao converts to an ATAR equivalent, or whether the Gaokao, the Chinese high school certificate with a foundation year, or the IB is accepted for these programs. Bond says only that it recognises many international secondary qualifications. Ask Bond’s admissions office or an approved agent in China (the international pages list agents and contacts) which tier your results fall in, and for the prerequisite subjects for Biomedical Science.
• Documents for international applicants: completion certificates, academic transcripts with grading scales, school reports, English results, passport, a CV if relevant and official English translations of non-English documents; each file A4, under 10 MB, and some need certification.
• English: mainland China is not on Bond’s list of countries exempt from an English test, so expect to provide IELTS, TOEFL iBT or PTE results, or complete an English program at Bond University College.
• Scholarships: China is on the eligible-country list for the International Stand Out Scholarship (below).

6. Transfer students and credit

• Entry on prior higher education: at least one semester of full-time undergraduate study (AQF Level 7 or above) at a recognised university. Bond assigns a selection rank from your GPA on a 7-point scale, for example GPA 6.95–7.00 gives 99.95 (one year) or 88.95 (one semester), 4.00–4.24 gives 93.00 or 77.00, and 2.00–2.24 gives 60.00 or 55.00. With an ATAR and under two years of full-time study, Bond uses the higher of ATAR and GPA.
• Credit: apply within the online application. Bond describes credit for formal learning (university or TAFE subjects with closely matching content), credit for informal or non-formal learning (work experience, microcredentials) and articulation agreements, and offers a Credit Calculator for precedents.
• Moving between programs: Health Sciences students can move to Biomedical Science or Exercise and Sports Science after two semesters if the maths prerequisite is met.

7. Timeline for 2027 entry

• Intakes: January, May and September. Bond’s key dates page prints 2026 dates (classes begin 19 January, 18 May and 14 September 2026); it does not print 2027 dates, so check Bond.
• Applying: most programs are open year-round up to the start of the semester, and there is no application or assessment fee. The online form takes about 20 minutes and can be saved; you receive a confirmation email and are contacted by a regional manager.
• After an offer: an international applicant with an unconditional offer must accept online and pay the first-semester deposit before receiving the electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCOE) needed for the visa.

8. Costs and scholarships

• International tuition: Bond says program fees are shown under “Fees” on each program page; the pages used for this guide do not show amounts. Not given on the pages used for this guide; check the program pages or ask admissions for the 2027 figures. Fees are paid semester by semester.
• Additional costs: for Biomedical Science, a lab coat about AUD 30 and a lab manual AUD 7; for Exercise and Sports Science, a uniform about AUD 35 and practicum AUD 100–500, plus hepatitis B vaccination and serology, police checks and first aid certification. Costs vary by program.
• International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship: 50% tuition remission for any single or approved combined undergraduate degree except the Medical Program; you must be an international student living outside Australia with high school results equivalent to ATAR 95.00 or an IB Diploma score of 38 or higher, meet standard entry requirements and not be completing Australian Year 12; all countries are eligible.
• International Stand Out Scholarship: 25% tuition remission; undergraduate applicants need results equivalent to ATAR 90.00 or IB 32 or higher; the eligible-country list includes China, Hong Kong SAR China, the United States and the United Kingdom; applicants are considered automatically.
• Both are assessed when your program application is reviewed, and an offer carries an acceptance deadline. Bond also notes loans in some home countries; US students can use US federal Direct Loans, but not for the Medical Program.

Checklist

Australian domestic applicants:

• Minimum prior score equivalent to ATAR 65 / OP 15 / IB 24, and check the program’s prerequisite subjects
• Current Year 12 with ATAR 91 or more has guaranteed entry (Medical Program excluded)
• No application fee, apply directly all year; confirm 2027 dates with Bond

International applicants (including Chinese):

• Secondary results, transcripts with grading scales and passport; ask admissions how your results map and which subjects are required
• IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 79 or PTE 58 for most bachelor’s degrees; IELTS 7.0 for Exercise and Sports Science
• For medicine: complete the Bachelor of Biomedical Science first, then seek lateral entry to Year 2
• Scholarships: ATAR 95 / IB 38 for 50%; ATAR 90 / IB 32 for 25%

Transfer students:

• At least one full-time semester at AQF Level 7 or above, ranked by GPA on Bond’s table
• Apply for credit in the same application; try the Credit Calculator first

Sources: Bond University, Health, biomedical and sports sciences; Bachelor of Biomedical Science; Bachelor of Health Sciences; Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology; Medical Program; Undergraduate admissions criteria; International entry requirements; English language requirements; IELTS; TOEFL iBT; PTE Academic; Pathways (international); Key dates; Preparing your application; Credit at Bond; International student fee information; Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine costs; International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship; International Stand Out Scholarship. Check Bond’s website for the latest details; the term dates printed on the pages are for 2026, so confirm the 2027 dates.