General transfer questions. (1 Viewer)

[Ulysses]

Hi, I have a few general questions regarding transfers using UNSW Arts/Law as an example.

— How common are uni transfers, both internal and external?

— Do students who transfer to UNSW Combined Law mix with first year/direct entry students, or are their classes etc. separate?

— According to the UNSW Law prospectus:

“It is possible for students who transfer to Combined Law from a non-law degree to complete their degree in exactly the same time as if they commenced study in Year 1 if they receive full credit for their Year 1 studies…Students can expect to receive credit for previous study but the level of credit will depend on the courses undertaken, the non-law faculty involved and the university where the courses were studied.”

What is “credit?” How does one receive “full credit?” Would a student receive credit if they studied, say, architecture at UNSW for 1 year?

— The prospectus goes on to say that:

“If full credit is not received, students may have to enrol for one additional session, or apply to enrol in summer and/or winter courses in their final year.”

Is enrolment in summer courses competitive, or does it simply involve enrolling in extra classes when everyone else is on holiday?

— To apply for an internal transfer, do you just log on to UAC in August/Septemeber (any specific date?) and submit your preferences? Does UNSW pass on your uni results to UAC, which then combines it with your UAI?

Thanks.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Hi, I have a few general questions regarding transfers using UNSW Arts/Law as an example.

— How common are uni transfers, both internal and external?

If I recall correctly, about 25% of first year law students at UNSW are transfers.

— Do students who transfer to UNSW Combined Law mix with first year/direct entry students, or are their classes etc. separate?

Yes, you do mix. Classes for transfer students are not separate.

— According to the UNSW Law prospectus:

“It is possible for students who transfer to Combined Law from a non-law degree to complete their degree in exactly the same time as if they commenced study in Year 1 if they receive full credit for their Year 1 studies…Students can expect to receive credit for previous study but the level of credit will depend on the courses undertaken, the non-law faculty involved and the university where the courses were studied.”

What is “credit?” How does one receive “full credit?” Would a student receive credit if they studied, say, architecture at UNSW for 1 year?

By "credit", the university means that they will count certain subjects towards requirements for the non-law component of the degree. For example, if you start off doing Arts at USyd, then transfer to Arts/Law at UNSW, your first-year Arts subjects can be "credited" towards your Arts component at UNSW, so you don't have to do the Arts requirements all over again.

The subjects that can be credited towards a degree obviously must roughly match the type of degree you are transferring to. You can't, for example, do a year of Engineering and then count that towards "Arts". That would be ridiculous.

Similarly, moving from Architecture to Arts will not give you credit for Arts subjects. So a person in that situation would have to basically start the Arts/Law degree from scratch, rather than counting subjects already completed at the original university towards the new degree.

— The prospectus goes on to say that:

“If full credit is not received, students may have to enrol for one additional session, or apply to enrol in summer and/or winter courses in their final year.”

Is enrolment in summer courses competitive, or does it simply involve enrolling in extra classes when everyone else is on holiday?

You have to fill in an application form and preferences are given to those in later years who need to finish their degree on time. Generally enrolling in summer courses is not competitive, and yes most people are on holiday during this time.

— To apply for an internal transfer, do you just log on to UAC in August/Septemeber (any specific date?) and submit your preferences? Does UNSW pass on your uni results to UAC, which then combines it with your UAI?

If by "internal transfer" you mean transferring within the same university (eg. Arts at UNSW to Arts/Law at UNSW), then yes you still need to apply through UAC with the rest of the high school students. UAC will be granted access to your tertiary grades by the university.

And yes, it is combined with your UAI. For information on the calculation process, see here.