It’s important to understand the options available to you if you'd like to change your course.
Speak to an academic adviser from your faculty or school first about options within your current degree. You may be able to restructure your units to avoid changing your course.
If you still feel you'd like to change, your faculty or school can advise you about your options.
If you decide to change your course, you may be eligible to have credit for previous study applied to your new degree. To understand what you may be able to receive credit for and how this will affect your course progression, refer to the course resolutions in your handbook.
We won't be able to assess whether you will receive credit until you have submitted an application. It is important for you to make any necessary changes to your study as early as possible.
Changing your course could impact the fees you pay if you are:
Read our Job-ready Graduates Package page for more information. If you have questions about the impact changing courses may have on your fees, you can submit an enquiry.
If you're a student visa holder, you need to consider how transferring your course may affect your student visa. There are some visa conditions which may limit the options you have to change your course.
When you apply, we will provide information about any implications on your current visa. If you don’t meet your visa conditions, we may reject your course transfer application.
See the Department of Home affairs website for more information about checking visa details and conditions. If you have any questions about your student visa conditions, contact our compliance officers by sending an email to student.compliance@sydney.edu.au or calling 02 8627 4100.
You need to check the terms and conditions of your scholarship to know whether it's eligible to be transferred to the new course. You can search for your scholarship to check the details.
If you are not sure, submit an enquiry.
Your Dalyell candidature can be transferred to the new course if it also has a Dalyell stream. If you are not sure, submit an enquiry.
You should seek advice from your faculty or school's Dalyell faculty lead or Dalyell coordinator before applying to change courses.
When you apply to a Music course, you will normally need to attend an audition. To help you determine whether you will need to audition or interview when you transfer to a Music course, complete our Music pre-course transfer questionnaire.
If you're not already enrolled in a Music course, you'll likely need to audition. Follow these steps to change your course:
If you are currently enrolled in a Music course and you wish to transfer to a different Music course in the same principal study/program area, you might not be required to audition. To confirm if this is the case, complete the questionnaire.
