Many students studying in Australia want to transfer for various reasons. It is not easy to transfer to Australia, so what should Australian universities pay attention to when transferring? Let me give you a detailed analysis.

My transfer conditions in Australia

1. Learning the current course well not only ensures good academic performance, but also facilitates the application for a new school and the transfer of credits in the future. For example, there are many basic courses such as medical imaging and nursing, and credits can be recognized mutually. Even different courses may be recorded as elective credits by the new major, thus reducing the number of subjects to be taken by the new major.

2. Prepare for the necessary language test. Some schools that want to transfer have additional language requirements. For example, some students are studying at Monash University, but when they transfer to RMIT, they need to provide new IELTS scores or take an on-campus language test.

3. Ensure qualified attendance, which is an important guarantee for admission to a new school and visa transfer. It is particularly important to note that some students set the time for going home very early in order to buy cheap discounted return air tickets. They take it for granted that although there is no holiday at school, it is not a big problem to go home a few days in advance, but this is extremely taboo for high school students. Because discounted air tickets can't always be changed, the school won't like this act of acting first when asking for leave from school, which will inevitably lead to the inability to attend the courses in the next few days, which will directly affect the attendance rate.

4. Carefully understand the school to be transferred, such as which major core courses to study, admission requirements, whether credits can be reduced or exempted, etc. Friendly reminder: you can take some courses first to judge whether the school or major you like; There are also some popular majors that do not accept transfer.

Before deciding to drop out of school, be sure to ask the international student office about the refund policy to avoid unnecessary losses. In Australia, it is usually four weeks before the start of the new semester to get the most refund, followed by four weeks, and then drop out after the start of school.

Second, the specific process of transferring to Australia

1. Apply and get the admission notice of the new school. If it is a conditional Offer, the only condition that needs to be met is to get a release letter); From the present school;

2. Apply for the release letter of the university you are currently attending (generally speaking, you don't need to apply for a release letter when you transfer after 6 months of professional study; Within 6 months);

3. Accept the admission notice of the new university, pay the tuition fee and get the COE；;

4. Decide whether to apply for a new visa according to the situation;

5. Enter a new school.

Third, how to transfer credits

If you transfer to the same or similar major in the new school after studying in the original school for a period of time, it may involve the transfer of credits.

When you transfer from your old school to a new school with similar or the same major, it will involve the issue of credit transfer. Generally, you need to provide a course description when transferring credits. How many credits to transfer is up to your new school.

Course similarity: try to choose courses with high similarity, so that the probability of passing is higher. However, some professional courses will have the same basic courses and have the opportunity to do credit recognition.

Courses that transfer credits must have qualified grades.

You need to apply for credit transfer before the start of this course, but you can't apply for credit transfer while you are studying.

Courses outside Australia can also apply for credit transfer.

Application time: I suggest you get it when you accept the Offer from the new school, but if you don't have enough time, you can do it after the start of school.

Language requirements: Some schools will require the submission of new IELTS scores, or students can take language tests on campus.

Fourthly, the differences of Australian students' transfer applications under different circumstances.

1. You don't need to notify the Immigration Bureau to change majors in the same school.

Changing departments and majors in the same school must be approved by the school. If there are places in the school, you can transfer directly without telling the Immigration Bureau. For example, if you are going to study for a master's degree in accounting at RMIT University and later become interested in a master's degree in logistics, then the applicant only needs to fill out the course change form in the International Department before the start of school, and then go through the admission procedures such as fee change after being approved.

2. Change schools less than 6 months after the main course.

If a student has studied the main course for less than 6 months and wants to change schools, what needs to be done at this time is: first, get the offer of a new school; Then notify the original school and apply for a release letter. If the original school refuses to transfer students, but the reasons are sufficient, then you can appeal to the Ministry of Education. If the original school recognizes the students' requirements, gets the release letter and applies for a new CoE in the new school, then the transfer can be completed.

3. If the student has been studying in the main course for more than 6 months, propose to transfer, but the learning level remains unchanged.

What is equivalent learning level? If you transfer from one high school to another, from TAFE to a private college, or from one university to another, you don't need to change the visa category or apply for a new visa, just ask the original school to open a release letter. Usually, schools can't refuse. Applicants can register when they get the CoE of the new school, and there is no need to notify the immigration department.

4. The study time is more than 6 months, and the learning level has changed.

If students have studied the main courses for more than 6 months and their learning level changes, they must transfer, such as from high school to pre-university plus undergraduate course, and from undergraduate course to diploma course. In this case, the visa category changes and a new visa must be applied. The materials required to apply for a new visa are the same as those required by students when applying for 1 student visa at that time, including personal and family information, proof of completed studies, etc.