Start your journey with UTS Business

Speaker: Dr Amanda White, UTS Business School

Changing from one undergraduate course to another. If you do not have a high enough selection rank to get into your preferred course at UTS, you might consider applying for a course with a lower entry requirement. After one year of study, and some courses might accept less than one year, check the specific course requirements in the handbook, you can apply to study your preferred course at UTS via UAC, or in some cases, via an internal course transfer. Your results from your undergraduate studies will be considered in your application and may give you a higher selection rank to make your application more competitive. You might also be eligible for recognition of prior learning so you can avoid redoing the same subject in your preferred course.

Just because you don't qualify for direct entry now to UTS, doesn't mean that you have to say goodbye to studying a UTS degree. Good news is UTS College is your direct pathway to UTS. UTS College has been offering students another way into UTS for over 30 years and offers higher education diplomas that are in most cases equivalent to the first year of the corresponding undergraduate degree at UTS. In fact, depending on the course you choose, a Diploma in Business can fast-track you into the second year of your degree. And this means you're not losing any time at all.

Coming from TAFE or another VET provider, you can gain entry to UTS if you've completed a vocational and education training qualification, such as an AQF diploma or Advanced Diploma through TAFE or another college. You should consider completing a diploma or Advanced Diploma at TAFE or a private college if you: one, don't get accepted to UTS straight from school, or two, are unsure about the degree you want to study. A VET entry pathway may take a little bit longer, but it does give you extra qualifications, and the time to make sure that you've chosen the right subjects and the right career path for you.

So, what are my top tips, if you're looking at studying at UTS via an entry pathway? Number one, make sure you do a full-time student load wherever you're studying. Number two, aim for a credit average or higher. This will affect your ability to get into your chosen course. And of course, number three, your ATAR and your selection rank does not define you. You are so much more than that. I hope to see you at UTS someday soon!