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Program Transfers

Commencing Students
Continuing Students
International Students

Commencing Students

Commencing undergraduate students via UAC may be given the first two weeks of semester to apply for an internal program transfer. The University will consider the request but approval is not automatic. Approved transfers would depend on whether the substitute program has vacancies, the applicant meeting the pub-lished cut-off for the substitute program and whether the applicant meets any special selection criteria for the substitute program.

The opportunity is restricted to the following categories:

Applicants who gain admission via UAC to one program and wish to change to another program provided that program has vacancies.
These students must meet the entry requirements (including special selection criteria) for the program and must not have been deemed ineligible by UAC.

You must apply by the end of the second week of your commencing term by completing an Application for internal transfer and submitting to any Student Hub at the University of Newcastle.

Continuing Students

In a limited number of circumstances students may be eligible to transfer to another program at no extra cost. The opportunity is restricted to the following categories:

Students wishing to transfer from a combined degree to a single degree within the existing combination; Note: Teaching degrees are double degrees and do not fit this criterion. Combined law students can only drop the law component.
Students wishing to transfer from a single degree that exists within a combined degree, to that combined degree where the degree is not offered through UAC (If it is offered through UAC, the applicant must apply through UAC);
Students wishing to transfer from a combined law degree program to another combined law degree program;
Students wishing to transfer from one Engineering specialisation to another Engineering specialisation within the Bachelor of Engineering;
Students in a combined degree wishing to transfer to another combined degree (not law) where one of the named programs remains the same;
Students wishing to transfer between an internal/external mode of the one program;
Students in a combined degree wishing to transfer to another combined degree (not Law) where one of the named programs remains the same. Note: Students transferring within combined degrees must meet the UAI cutoff for each degree in the combination. This applies also to students admitted to generic degrees who then transfer to a named degree.
Students wishing to transfer campuses but remain in the same program. Note: Only undergraduate students will be permitted to transfer.

You must apply 3 weeks prior to the commencement of the relevant term by completing an Application for internal transfer and submitting to any Student Hub at the University of Newcastle.

International Students

International students wishing to transfer should contact International Admissions on (02) 4921 6595.