BE Assessment
Assessment tasks and tests are administered at the end of the BE course to evaluate the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. If you meet all the BE exit requirements, you will be eligible to commence their UQ program.
During BE, you will do weekly progress tests to check you are on track with your academic progress to reach your English language goals.
You will have one-on-one consultation sessions with your teacher every 5 weeks to talk about your progress.
Summary information about BE assessment is provided below. To read full details, check the Assessment Procedure - Bridging English (PDF, 243.3 KB).
1. Grading scale
Bridging English
BE 10
Students in BE 10 receive an Overall Grade for their BEP 10 overall course result as well as an Achievement Grade for each of the four macro skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Overall course grades
Your overall grade is an average of your Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing Achievement percentage.
Overall grade | Overall grade descriptors |
|---|---|
7 | High Distinction |
6 | Distinction |
5 | Credit |
4 | Meets minimum UQ entry requirements^ |
3 | Fail |
2 | Fail |
1 | Fail |
| 0 | Fail - Misconduct |
| INC | Incomplete |
| RW | Result withheld |
^For UQ programs with standard English language entry requirements (IELTS Overall Band Score of 6.5 AND a minimum score of 6 in each sub-band of Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening), BE 10 exit requirements are: a minimum Overall Grade of 4 plus a minimum Achievement Grade of C in all four macro skills.
For UQ programs with alternative English language entry requirements, please see the UQ English Language Proficiency Admission Policy.
Achievement grades for each macro-skill
Speaking, Listening, Reading & Writing
Achievement grade | Grade descriptors |
|---|---|
A | Very High Achievement |
B+ | High Achievement |
B | Strong Achievement |
C+ | Competent Achievement |
C^ | Satisfactory Achievement |
D | Limited Achievement |
E | Very Limited Achievement |
INC | Incomplete |
| RW | Result withheld |
Achievement grades for research essay and oral presentation
| Achievement grade | Grade descriptors |
|---|---|
| P | Pass |
| F | Fail |
| INC | Incomplete |
RW | Result withheld |
BE 30, BE 25, BE 20 and BE 15
Overall grade
- SP: Satisfactory progress
- LP: Limited progress
- VLP: Very limited progress
Achievement grades
- SP: Satisfactory progress
- LP: Limited progress
- VLP: Very limited progress