Bond University Master of Occupational Therapy: application checkpoints before you choose an adviser

Bond University’s Master of Occupational Therapy is a two-year, on-campus program on the Gold Coast. Before you pay anyone to guide your application, you can check the points below yourself. They come from Bond’s course page, and each one is something an adviser should be able to answer precisely.

What the program is

• Program name and code: Master of Occupational Therapy, program code CC-63050.
• CRICOS code: 106625H.
• Type: Masters Degree (Extended).
• Study area: Health, Biomedical, and Sport Sciences.
• Duration: 2 years, or 6 semesters.
• Mode and campus: On-campus at the Gold Coast Campus.

Intakes listed

Bond lists four on-campus intakes at the Gold Coast Campus:

• September 2026
• May 2027
• September 2027
• May 2028

Ask which of these your documents and timeline fit, and make sure the answer names a specific month and year.

Credit structure

The degree totals 240 credit points. Of these, 220 are compulsory subject credit points, and the course page describes them as essential subjects to complete. Bond says graduates can tailor their studies by choosing either a clinically focused research pathway or a business-focused research pathway.

Tuition for international students

Bond’s published figures are per semester and for the whole program:

• 2026 entry: AUD 27,200 per semester, AUD 163,200 for the program.
• 2027 entry: AUD 28,440 per semester, AUD 170,640 for the program.

Bond states that these fees are a guide only. They vary with the subjects you select and the year you start, and the fee that applies is the one for your year of entry. When an adviser quotes a total, ask which entry year it assumes.

Academic entry requirements

Bond requires successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, or an equivalent qualification, in a health-related field. The stated minimum GPA is 1 on a 4-point scale, where 1 is a pass. Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed in the additional requirements.

Bond also states that the minimum academic entry requirements change from the 2027 intake onwards. From that intake, applicants need to achieve a higher minimum grade point average than the figure above. Treat any adviser’s GPA figure as unconfirmed until it is tied to your specific intake.

For applicants from China and Taiwan, Bond lists a recognised four-year Bachelor degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree. The requirement is the same as above: a health-related field, a minimum GPA of 1 on the 4-point scale, and the subject prerequisites.

English language requirements

Bond lists these scores for the tests below:

• IELTS Academic: overall 7.0, with no sub-score below 7.0.
• PTE Academic: overall 65, with no Communicative Score below 65.

Bond also accepts TOEFL iBT. The score details for that test are not covered here.

Professional outcome

Bond states that graduates are qualified to practise in Australia, the USA and many other countries worldwide. This is Bond’s description of the program, not a promise of registration, employment or any other result for an individual applicant.

Questions to put to an adviser

1. Which intake am I applying for, and which entry requirements apply to it?
2. Does my Bachelor degree count as a health-related field, and do I meet the subject prerequisites?
3. Which fee year does your tuition estimate use?
4. Which English test and scores will I use?

An adviser who answers these with specific figures and intake names is working from the same information Bond publishes. All figures and conditions are subject to what Bond publishes for the year you enter.

Sources

• Bond University: Master of Occupational Therapy