Undergraduate Internal Program Transfer (IPT)

The eligibility criteria varies for programs across UNSW. While many coursework programs are available for IPT, some programs that have other selection processes or criteria, such as undergraduate Medicine, won't be available.

To use the IPT service, you must be:

• an undergraduate student.
• currently enrolled or on official program leave from UNSW. This excludes discontinued, excluded, suspended or lapsed enrolments.
• a commonwealth-supported domestic student or an international student.
• not in your final term of study. If you're in your final term, contact the relevant Program Authority directly.
• over 18 years old. If you are under 18, contact The Nucleus: Student Hub to complete your application.

Your eligibility depends on:

• your Weighted Average Mark (WAM) in your current program or your overall studies at UNSW
• the units of credit (UOC) you have completed and/or are enrolled in
• your being of GOOD academic standing
• you having no fee blocks, e.g. outstanding tuition fees
• places being available in the program to which you want to transfer
• compliance with the academic rules of the program you wish to transfer to. See Program availability for specific academic requirements.

• One program application per term is permitted,
• Not all programs will be available for transfer in each term.
• You must apply within the advertised application period. No late applications will be considered.
• As there is a specified period in which applications are assessed and a decision made, that decision cannot be delayed – i.e. it cannot be made after the assessment period has closed. Similarly, there is no provision for considering late results.
• You must satisfy the academic rules of the program you wish to transfer to. See Program availability for specific academic requirements

Generally, you can apply in all 3 terms, but some programs are not able to accept internal program transfers in every term. See Program availability for more information.

During the application period you can Apply for IPT via myUNSW. However, if you are under 18 years of age, you must contact The Nucleus: Student Hub to complete your application.

NOTE: To avoid delays when accepting your IPT offer, please get your (USI) Unique Student Identifier now. When you accept an IPT through myUNSW, you must provide your Unique Student Identifier.

The application periods are:

Your IPT application is assessed after the application period has closed.

The outcome of your application will be emailed to your UNSW Email account.

If your application has been successful, the email will advise you to go to myUNSW to accept your program transfer offer. When you accept, you must provide your Unique Student Identifier (USI).

You cannot accept your offer outside the acceptance periods:

Starting from January 1, 2021, the Australian Government introduced updated Student Contribution bands and costs per units of credit (how much you pay or defer to HELP-loans for your courses).

For most continuing students (who started before January 1, 2021), their Student Contribution amount is grandfathered (paid at the previous rate). 

Accepting an Internal Program Transfer after January 1, 2021, may mean that your Student Contribution amount is paid at the updated 2021 rates, and not the grandfathered pre-2021 rates.

You can read our information page for details, but you can refer to these sections specifically regarding changing Programs:

• Any student who changes program after the commencement day of 1 January 2021. You must remain in your original program (where you began your studies prior to the commencement day of 1 January 2021) to remain eligible for the grandfathering arrangements; 
  • this includes moving from a dual/double/combined degree to a single degree. Any change to your program code due to a shift to or from single/dual/double/combined degrees will forfeit your eligibility for grandfathering of your tuition.