- Before making your decision
- Important information for international students on an international visa
- How to request a course transfer
- Need more help?
Before making your decision
It is important that you get the advice and support you need when making the decision to transfer to or restart on a different course. If you are considering changing courses, please discuss your options and seek guidance from the following:
- Your current Programme Leader.
- The Programme Leader for the course you are considering transferring to.
- The Student Finance team, in case, transferring to or restarting a new course will impact your funding. This is particularly important if you are EU Student so you can check whether a transfer or restart will affect your funding eligibility. You may also be liable for a proportion of tuition fees for the course you are transferring from so please check with Student Finance.
Important information for international students on a Student Visa
- Check visa guidance on future visa applications before submitting a request.
- Changing to a shorter course? You may be reported to the Home Office, which could shorten your visa and prevent re-entry to the UK.
- Changing to a course that ends on or before your visa end date? If your visa expires before you receive your award, you may not be able to apply for the Graduate Route. You are advised to check with your School when your final award will be locked. A new CAS will not be issued just to wait for results.
- Need visa advice? Contact the Student Immigration Team – Advice for more support
How to request a course transfer
To request a course transfer you will need to complete a Transfer Request Form. Make sure you complete all the sections relevant to you otherwise processing of your transfer request will be delayed.
Non-Student Visa holders must complete the following sections:
- Sections 1 and 2.
- Ask your current Programme Leader to fill out and sign Section 4.
- Ask your new Programme Leader to fill out and sign section 5.
- Send the completed form and any attachments to Ask Herts so that your transfer request can be processed.
Student Visa Holders must complete the following sections:
- Sections 1 and 2.
- Section 3. Make sure you answer all the questions in this section including when your current student visa expires. You must complete the Justification Statement. This must be done before you give this form to your New Programme Leader to sign.
- Ask your current Programme Leader to fill out and sign Section 4.
- Ask your new Programme Leader to fill out and sign Section 5.
- Send the completed form and any attachments to Ask Herts so that your transfer request can be processed. Once the transfer form has been received it will be checked to make sure that you meet Home Office conditions for transfer approval. If these conditions are not met, you will be notified by the Student Immigration Team as to the reason why your request cannot be actioned.
Need more help?
If you need more guidance or advice, contact the Ask Herts team who are here to help.