There must be space on the course you want to transfer to.

When considering your transfer request, UCP will check that you have:

• Good attendance and academic progress for a transfer to be approved.
• Agreement from Course Leader
• Satisfied the course entry requirements, including whether you can transfer any achieved credit from your current course to the new course (through a process known as Admission with Prior Learning Credit)
• Checked the timing of your transfer request. If you are requesting a transfer after the first three weeks of study there might be assessment and financial implications. 
• Agreement from your employer If you are employer-sponsored / sponsored by another organisation. It is the student’s responsibility to seek agreement from their employer or sponsor.

It should be noted that if you transfer from a Foundation Degree to an Honours programme you will not be eligible for a Foundation Degree as an intermediate award 

If you have been excluded from a course at UCP or have withdrawn, you cannot transfer to another course. A student cannot be transferred to a course which leads to an award at a higher level if the registration on the original course has been discontinued by the Awards Board as a consequence of academic failure.

Admission with Prior Certified Learning (APCL) relates to learning completed through an earlier course of study. Where a student is admitted to us for an undergraduate course with APCL, their result (including the classification of their degree, where relevant) is determined on the basis of the work they have undertaken at UCP. Marks or grades obtained for APCL do not contribute to the algorithm used to determine the classification of an award. UCP award certification indicates if an award has been conferred using APCL credit. 

Students admitted with credit may not be awarded an Honours Degree unless they have been awarded a minimum of 120 credits of new learning at level 6.

Students admitted with Admission with Prior Certified Learning (APCL) credit will do this via Admissions – admissions@ucp.ac.uk and can seek support from the HE Manager.

If your transfer means a longer period of study, you will need to cover the additional tuition fees and cost of living. Please refer to your Terms and Conditions – UCP Offer and Enrolment document provided to you prior to your enrolment.

It is the responsibility of the student to determine whether there will be any difference in tuition fees as a result of the change of course and to check with their funding body (usually Student Finance) whether the change will have any other financial implications. 

Further information about student finance is available from www.gov.uk/student-finance or 0300 100 0607.

If you are going to be studying the same subject then usually you don’t have to repeat a year. However, if there are significant differences between the course you are leaving and the one you want to study (subjects, modules, technical skills etc.) it’s possible you will have to complete another year at the same level – this is so you don’t struggle academically and to help you get the most out of your new course.

Please see the Academic Regulations and refer to the accreditation of prior certificated learning (APCL) process.

Internal students should contact Student Support and external applicants should go to Admissions.

Once you are ready, contact our Admissions team on 01733 214466 or email admissions@ucp.ac.uk. They will arrange an appointment with you to go through the process and put you in touch with the Course Leader for your chosen course. You might be asked to provide information about your current course of study and the modules you have been taking, so do have this to hand.

Please be aware that you should look at the sections above which give clear points and items for consideration before requesting to transfer.