Enrol in a related course

If you don’t get your desired ATAR but still want to come to UTS, you can enrol in a similar course with a lower ATAR and then study elective subjects from your original area of interest.

The majority of UTS degrees are structured to allow you to select a number of subjects from almost any faculty at UTS (subject to their approval and availability). These are known as elective subjects and are usually available from your second year of study.

After completing the core subjects in your degree, you can apply for these elective subjects at your faculty student centre. Some degrees (and almost all combined degrees) have restrictions on the number of electives they provide. Approval is based on space within the subject at that time. Preference is always given to students enrolled in that degree, so there is no guarantee of entry.

Transferring

If you’re unable to achieve the ATAR required for your desired course, one option is to gain acceptance into a similar degree at UTS and then aim to transfer after six months of study. At this point, your transfer application will take into account not only your ATAR, but also the marks you achieve in that period.

If this is an option for you, the main thing is to study hard and get great marks. Transferring between courses at UTS is a highly competitive process and the higher your marks, the better placed you will be.

Within the same faculty

If you’re looking to transfer to a degree in the same faculty, for example, from a Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance to a Bachelor of Science, you must undertake what is called an internal course transfer.

UTS: Student admin has more information about internal course transfer.

When transferring between Communication degrees at UTS, you will be required to apply for an external course transfer through Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) application, despite being in the same faculty.

To a different faculty

Transferring to a degree in a different faculty requires a new application through UAC. For example, if you were looking to transfer from a Bachelor of Engineering to a Bachelor of Business, you would apply through Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

Combining

If you don’t achieve the ATAR required to enter into a combined degree, it is possible to start by gaining entry into one of the degrees and then applying to combine that degree with another.

There are a number of degrees at UTS that can be combined, allowing students to study more than one area of interest. These degrees are very popular and therefore very competitive, so maintaining a strong academic record is pivotal to your success. If you can’t get into a combined degree up front, you can combine your degree with another after your first year of study. This is possible because in the majority of combined degrees at UTS, you will only begin mixing degrees in your second year. For example, if you wanted to study a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies but didn’t get the required ATAR, it would be possible to start with a Bachelor of Business and then apply to combine your degree by adding International Studies subjects to your study plan.

Much like the process of transferring from one degree to another, combining degrees in the same faculty will only require an internal course transfer. However, combining degrees in different faculties, such as combining a Bachelor of Business with a Bachelor of Laws, will require an external course transfer through UAC.

UTS: International Studies has more information about transferring from a single UTS degree to a combined degree with international studies.