UNSW internal transfer clarification (1 Viewer)

[packwolf]

I am currently enrolled commerce (liberal studies) at UNSW and my 2011 ATAR was 96ish. I want to transfer into commerce/economics and understand that typically for an internal transfer into this it requires a 75 WAM (source: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/program_transfer/program_trans_ASB.html). But since I am already enrolled in commerce and not transferring INTO commerce but changing my non-commerce component will this still be the requirement?

 

[Omnipotence]

As long as you made the cut-off for this year, whatever it is, without EAS points then you could do a mid-sem transfer through UAC.

 

[wantingtoknow]

you'll have to meet the requirement. only time that you don't need to is when you're going from a double degree into a single degree :/

 

[b00m]

if you got the atar for comm/eco last year, ur first year uni wam wont count

source: i did the same thing. my wam never made 75

 

[wantingtoknow]

if you got the atar for comm/eco last year, ur first year uni wam wont count

source: i did the same thing. my wam never made 75

oh serious? how unfortunate for my friend then. wanted to do the exact same thing but ASB told her something different

 

[b00m]

yep

i transferred from comm to comm/eco in 2nd year

atar was 98.35 which meant i could've done comm/eco anyway. My first year wam was something dreadful like 64, so that was never going to work. (went from a wam of 70 to 64 in 2nd sem once i realised the wam would not impact on me transferring)

 

[packwolf]

Thanks for all the replies.

I got an email from the student center today that says:

[FONT=&amp]The WAM requirement does not apply since you’re already in the BCom program.[/FONT]


[FONT=&amp]Could you come and speak with a student adviser at the Business Student Centre for assistance?

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So it seems you're all correct in saying my WAM will not be an issue, but it seems they suggest an internal transfer would be possible also (saving me the $60 UAC admin fee?)

 

[Shadowdude]

Internal transfers are less messy, I envision.