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Course Transfers

Only a few students will be able to use the Course Transfer facility on the Web. The majority of students who are eligible to transfer from one course to another will need to contact their Faculty Office regarding this process.

The following students will be eligible to perform course transfers on the Web:

  • Students enrolled in combined Law programs who have completed the requirements for the non-Law course may use the Course Transfer facility on the Web to transfer into Law.
  • Students enrolled in the combined Art/Social Work program who have completed the requirements for the Arts component may transfer into Social Work using the Course Transfer facility on the Web.
  • Make sure you perform your course transfer BEFORE working on your Units of Study.


How to perform a Course Transfer

  • When you open the Pre-Enrolment service, a screen showing the course(s) you are enrolled in will appear.
  • If you are eligible to perform a course transfer, this will display as a button called PerformTransfer against the relevant course on the main screen.
  • Click the PerformTransfer button - a list of courses you are eligible to transfer into will appear.
  • Select the course you wish to transfer to by clicking on its name.
  • You will then see a confirmation screen showing the course you are transferring from and the course you are transferring to.
  • If the details are correct, click on the Confirm Transfer button. You will receive a prompt asking if you are sure you wish to perform the transfer. Click "OK" to proceed; Cancel if you do not wish to proceed.
  • If the details are not correct, click Back to return to the previous screen, or Cancel to cancel the procedure and return to the main screen.
  • You will then receive a message advising you that the transfer was successful and you will be directed to pre-enrol in the new course.


Common Problems/Error Messages you may encounter

  • The course you wish to transfer into is not listed: if this is the case, you will need to contact your Faculty to ascertain if you are eligible to transfer into the course you wish and, if so, how you can go about it.
  • You are not certain which Units of Study to pre-enrol in for your new course: you can either access the Faculty Handbook online, or contact the Faculty to find out which units you should pre-enrol in. You can make up to 20 allowed variations to your pre-enrolment, so returning to it is possible if you have not made 20 allowed variations.
  • You transferred into the wrong course, and now you can not transfer to another or back to your previous course in the Web pre-enrolment tool: you must contact your Faculty as soon as possible to find out how to correct this.

Other Help Topics
· Getting Started
· Deleting a Unit of Study
· Adding a Unit of Study
· Standard Programs
· Selecting a Major
· Research Students
· POW Help Home

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