Can I transfer to another school in the middle of studying in New Zealand?

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Many New Zealand study abroad parties who inquire about studying in New Zealand will encounter a question: can they transfer schools while studying in New Zealand? How do I transfer schools? Here's how to transfer while studying in New Zealand.

Transferring during a foreign study is not as difficult as in China, and there are many students who transfer to another school, so the key is to make several preparations for transferring to another school:

1 Take the necessary language test preparation

Some schools to transfer to have additional language requirements. For example, a student who is studying at the University of Auckland is required to provide a new IELTS score or take an on-campus language test when transferring to another university.

2 Learn the current curriculum

This ensures a good academic record, which is conducive to applying to new schools, and facilitates future credit transfers. For example, medical imaging and nursing majors have many of the same basic courses, and the credits can be recognized by each other, and even if they are different, they may be recorded as elective credits by the new major, thus reducing the number of subjects to be taken in the new major.

3 Guaranteed qualified attendance

This is an important guarantee for being admitted to a new school and transferring to a visa. In order to buy a cheap discount return ticket, some students set the time to return to Xinguo early, taking it for granted that although the school is not closed, it is not a big problem for Kuanlun to return to China a few days in advance, but this is extremely taboo for high school students. Because discounted tickets often cannot be changed, when asking for leave from the school, the school will not like such a behavior of cutting first and then playing, which will inevitably lead to the inability to attend classes in the next few days, which will directly affect the attendance rate.

4 Carefully understand the school you are transferring to

For example, which major core courses to take, admission requirements, whether credits can be waived, etc. Friendly reminder: You can go to audit some courses first to help you judge whether the school or major is your favorite; There are also some popular majors that do not accept transfers.

5. Clarify the issue of refund of the school you are currently attending

Before deciding to withdraw from the course, be sure to ask the International Student Office about the refund policy to avoid unnecessary losses. In New Zealand, withdrawals received the most 4 weeks before the start of a new semester, followed by 4 weeks, and the greatest loss is lost after the start of the semester.

When you go to study in New Zealand, you will inevitably laugh at the situation that your major or school doesn't like, and if you can't adapt to it, you can only change schools. Let's analyze the conditions for transferring to another school.

1. School transfer

The conditions for transferring schools are not high, generally students apply after their freshman or sophomore year is more suitable, compared to some universities in New Zealand that require students to have at least two years of credits, that is, you will lose almost a year of credits if you apply for a transfer after your junior year. Therefore, everyone uses the transfer credit route to apply for transfer before the start of the course in the third year, which will neither lose credits nor waste time and money.

However, if you want to completely switch majors, it will be much easier to apply for the switch when you are an undergraduate than when you are about to graduate from a bachelor's degree, so that there will be no dilemma that you can't choose the major you want to study in a master's degree after having a degree in some subjects. If you are a junior college student, then there is no such restriction, you can transfer when you want to study, or you can transfer after graduation.

2. Regulations for school transfer

Most universities in New Zealand will stipulate that students who have taken courses at university after finishing high school, whether it is a degree course or any other course, but only a few courses, and when they want to transfer schools, they can only transfer as a college student.

Students who are juniors in China, then they have completed 2 years of courses and want to transfer to a university in New Zealand to continue their original majors, so they should provide transcripts and letters of recommendation and other documents for those two years, so that you have more possibilities to apply for transfer credits.

In addition, the description of the course is an important factor in whether you can apply or not, so you must be fully prepared for the description of the course.

3. Tips for changing schools

1. Learn the current curriculum well

This will not only ensure that you have a good academic record, but also make it easier for you to transfer credits when applying. For example, if you want to apply for a major that has the same foundation as your previous major, then even if the two courses are different, your previous credits can be counted as credits for the new major.

2. Take language exams

Some schools in New Zealand have language requirements such as requiring you to have a new language score when you transfer to this school.

3. Make your attendance qualified

This is an important guarantee that you will be accepted into your new school. Another point is that everyone should pay special attention to, some students in order to buy a cheaper return discount ticket, very Lusheng socks have already determined the time of their return to China, thinking that although the school has not said that the holiday, but it is not a big problem to go home a few days early, but for high school students, this is actually a big problem.

In the past, there were always students who came to study in New Zealand because they didn't want to study their original major anymore and wanted to change their major. So how do students transfer to another school in New Zealand? Let's take a look at the requirements for transferring schools in New Zealand.

1. Conditions for transferring to another school

Transferring here is actually possible to transfer credits, but only students who are currently enrolled in a college or university can transfer credits. That is, students transfer the credits they have already obtained in the country to the newly applied school, so that after the student is enrolled, he or she will go directly to the local sophomore course. Because students transfer some credits first, these students can often graduate in just 2 years.

Of course, it does not mean that as long as these conditions are met, the transfer credits can be obtained, in addition to these conditions, the school or major that the student applies to may affect the student's transfer credit application. If you want to change schools, you must be a junior in your junior year, that is, a student who has completed 2 years of college. If you want to change schools but continue to study your original major, you need to have transcripts, proof of attendance, and a detailed description of the subjects you have studied.

The course description condition is a key factor in determining the success of a student's application, so it is best to be prepared in this regard, and the subject must also be a relevant course.

2. Transfer skills

1. Learn the current lessons

You must study the courses you are currently studying well and have a good record in the subject, so that you can be useful in the future whether it is the application for studying abroad or the application for transfer credits. For example, in medicine, medical imaging courses are actually the same as many basic contents of nursing, so the two majors can recognize each other's credits, that is, even if the previous majors are not the same, the credits obtained can also be used in the new courses, so that students do not have to take too many new subjects.

2. Language test

Some schools may have additional language requirements for students who want to change majors, such as requiring students to take the new IELTS test when applying to change majors, or there will be relevant exams in Yanlu School for students to participate in the ceremony.

3. Maintain attendance

Attendance is a must for students to maintain, which is also one of the guarantees for the success of students' credit transfers. Because some people have calculated the time to return to China early in order to buy discounted air tickets, and some have not even reached the time for the holidays in school, but they also feel that it is not a big deal to return to China a few days early. But in New Zealand, this kind of behavior is actually extremely taboo, because of such reasons to ask for leave from the school, in fact, the school does not like it very much, and the students in the subsequent courses must not be able to participate, how to ensure the attendance?