The following scenarios for transfer will not require further academic assessment and will be approved automatically at the time of processing application outcomes:

If you have successfully completed a University of Newcastle Diploma program, we guarantee entry into many of our undergraduate programs. Check out our list of eligible degrees in this Guaranteed Admission Scheme.

Simply include one of these programs as a preference in your direct internal transfer application form and if it is your highest eligible preference, you will be guaranteed admission to this program.

If your internal transfer application requires assessment, this will be based on your educational qualifications and the program’s admission requirements.

Your educational qualifications may include:

• Your University of Newcastle studies (at least 20 units completed from two different courses to calculate a Grade Point Average). You do not need to attach your University of Newcastle transcript to your application as we can access these results; and/or;
• Completed qualifications submitted to UAC that we can access (eg HSC results); and/or
• Any other eligible studies that you include with your application. To have studies from another institution considered, please upload clear colour photos of your official academic transcripts (or certified copies) and completion certificates (if applicable) to your application.

Eligible qualifications that are assessed as part of your application will have a selection rank allocated. This selection rank must be equivalent to, or higher than, the selection rank cut-off that applies to your preferred transfer program, based on the year of admission.

If you apply for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme, any eligible adjustment points will also be considered. For further information about these schemes, please refer to the relevant sections below.

You must also meet any additional admission criteria for the transfer program if applicable (e.g. See the relevant sections below for Music and Nursing applicants).

If you are currently studying a combined degree (e.g. Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce) and would like to change to one of the single programs within that combination (e.g. Bachelor of Commerce), it may be better for you to apply to step out of your program, rather than internally transfer.

To ensure you choose the best option based on your circumstances, please contact your Program Advisor for specialist advice.

The University supports students who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage and recognises nine broad categories as outlined on the UAC website.

To be eligible for EAS consideration, your educational performance at the University of Newcastle must have been seriously affected due to circumstances beyond your control or choosing.

Please refer to the information available on the UAC website regarding the categories of disadvantage, eligibility criteria, and required supporting documentation.

A copy of the University of Newcastle EAS form for direct applicants is available here and within the UON change degree application. Please complete this form and upload it, along with supporting documentation, to your internal transfer application by the closing date.

Students applying for the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts and/or the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts / Bachelor of Arts must also complete the additional entry requirements before being assessed for admission to these programs.

Applicants should complete the Music Selection Process as early as possible, and by the specified audition closing dates.

Before being considered for admission to the Bachelor of Nursing, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council requires all applicants to demonstrate a high level of English proficiency in line with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia English Language Registration Standard.

To do this, applicants must do one of the following in your internal transfer application:

• Declare that:
  • English is your primary language (i.e. the language you primarily use for reading, writing, listening and speaking and the language you know best and are most comfortable with) and
  • before the program start date, you will have completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country, including at least two years between years 7 and 12. All the requirements for schooling are on the UAC website.
• Upload your results from an English language proficiency test accepted for entry to the Bachelor of Nursing and completed no more than two years before the program start date. You will need to achieve specified minimum results. Minimum test results are outlined in the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy. You must upload a colour or certified copy of your test results to your application by the closing date.
• Declare that you are currently registered as an enrolled nurse or registered nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Nursing and Midwifery (AHPRA). You will be asked to include your AHPRA registration number in your application.

Upon graduation and application for registration as a nurse in Australia, you will also need to meet the English language skills registration standard of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.