Postgraduate articulation

You must achieve an overall WAM of 65 or above. You must also have completed the program in order to articulate into the higher qualification, or completed a minimum 18 UOC (Engineering Science only). Students who articulate do not have the option to graduate in the program which they are articulating from.

Note: Please check the program entry requirements to ensure you are eligible to apply for the transfer, and if you are required to provide additional information for assessment.

Once in the final term of your current program, you can apply to articulate by completing the Postgraduate Internal Program Transfer (IPT) Webform, opens in a new window. Applications for IPT will open from the Monday, Week 9 of the current term, and will close a week prior to the start of the application term. Specific deadlines are listed on the webform.

Note: IPT requests cannot be accepted after the deadline.

Your request for program transfer will be assessed when the final results for the current term’s enrolment are finalised. If your application for program transfer is approved, you will be advised via your student email and the change will show on your myUNSW student profile by Week 2 of the new term.

Downwards Articulation (Early Exit)

Students can also the IPT (Articulation) webform, to exit with a lower award 

eg. Masters > Graduate Diploma > Graduate Certificate.

How to apply for Downwards Articulation

• If you have met all of the program requirements for the lower qualification by the end of the current term, you will need to use the Early Exit/Graduation Request form, opens in a new window.
• If you have NOT met the program requirements for the lower qualification but intends to complete a downward articulation, you will need to apply via the PGIPT webform, opens in a new window.

If you are unsure about any program requirements, please contact The Nucleus: Student Hub, opens in a new window or submit a Progression Check Request with your proposed downward articulation program listed.

If your application for program transfer is approved, you will require a new eCOE. UNSW will automatically issue you with a new eCoE so there is no need to apply.

If the program transfer results in your expected duration of study being extended beyond the length of your current visa, it is your responsibility to apply for a Visa Extension from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Students can only transfer between degrees if they have not been completed. Students who have completed and been awarded their program cannot articulate but may apply for admission to the higher-level program. If your application to the higher-level program is successful, you will be subject to the credit transfer rules applicable to that program.