transferring (1 Viewer)

[hipsta_jess]

how easy is it to transfer from one course to another at a different uni?
coz i REALLY want to do Occupational Therapy, its my lifes goal, but i know i wouldnt have got the marks..
so lets say i get into one of my 'safety net' choices...lets take B Arts/B Science at UNE...how easy/difficult would it be to transfer from that course at that uni to B Occupational Therapy at Newcastle?

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

I think you need to maintain gpa (grade point average) of 2.5 in most uni's 2.5 is i think 2 credits and 2 passes or equivalent.

 

[copious]

maintain atleast a credit average, and keep in mind the higher it is the better a chance you have...dont just aim for a credit avg.

 

[Rani84]

I think it depends on the uni, cos at UWS to get an internal transfer you need a GPA of 5 or higher! Which is a higher than credit average; 3 credits and a distinction!So, i only got a credit average in the last 2 semesters so i am trying my luck with UAC. But good luck, your uni might have different rules for tranferring.

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

I thought GPA was maximum 5?

 

[Rani84]

Well thats what it says on the transfer sheet!Maybe it varies from uni to uni!?

 

[Minai]

The GPA rule that UNSW, USYD and more importantly, UAC uses, is this one

Pass - 4
Credit - 5
Distinction - 6
High Distinction - 7

so if u do 8 subjects in one full year, which are worth 6 credit points each, and u got 5 distinctions and 3 credits, your GPA would be:

[5(6*6)]+[3(5*6)]/48 = 5.625, which is halfway between a Credit and Distinction average

 

[copious]

most of the unis , them being uts,uws,usyd and unsw use the same GPA format which Minai posted. Macquarie for some reason uses some other one which i cant remember.

Natstar, ok so as a backup incase you dont make it into Newcastle( fingers crossed that you do, right? ) , you can do marketing at UWS then apply for a transfer through UAC. Its exactly the same process as applying through UAC in year 12. If the courses are the same, then there wouldnt be that much of a difference, you would get most core subjects exempted if they feel that the content you covered at your previous uni is the same or similiar to that of their uni.

 

[Rani84]

Yea i am studying at UWS, and they use the same GPA system as mention above.

 

[Generator]

Even if UWS didn't use the same GPA format, it would be converted into a common form for UAC purposes.

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Originally posted by copious
most of the unis , them being uts,uws,usyd and unsw use the same GPA format which Minai posted. Macquarie for some reason uses some other one which i cant remember.

It must have been Macquarie that uses the GPA 5, because i am certain i read it somewhere or maybe American Colleges uses that 5 GPA, but that doesn't matter.