Transfer Students through UCAS
The University of St Andrews accepts UCAS applications (subject to UCAS deadlines) from students wishing to transfer from other Higher Education institutions. Applicants must address their reasons for wishing to move from their home institution. The number of places for new students is limited and entry is competitive. Transfer students will usually have exceptional academic records.
Need for supplementary documentation
The following supplementary documents must be sent directly to the Admissions Application Centre to arrive as soon as possible after you submit your online UCAS application. Please mark all documentation clearly with your name (and UCAS number).
- A second academic reference or Referee's Report.
- A detailed academic transcript from your home institution showing the academic subjects you have taken and marks/grades obtained. This should include an explanation of any non-standard grading systems.
- A copy of your syllabus(es) so that we are able to judge how much work you have covered that is common to our degree programme. Whenever possible we will transfer credits to the total needed for a University degree award.
- An indication of a second academic subject that you have already been studying at your home institution and which you wish to study if you are offered a place in Year Two. The structure of degree courses at St Andrews requires that you must take two subjects at second year level, and consequently your application must be acceptable to two academic Schools or Departments.
Our decision process
Consideration of your UCAS application will involve several stages, including scrutiny at Faculty and Departmental levels, as well as by the Admissions Officers responsible for the degree programme(s) for which you applied.
Once we have made a decision on your application we will inform you via UCAS and if we are able to offer you a place we will specify the point of entry (ie, 1st, 2nd or 3rd year) in our offer to you.
Notes:
- Faculty of Medicine. It is not possible to transfer into the Faculty of Medicine.
- Transfer into Year Four. It is not normally possible to transfer into the final year of a four-year MA or BSc degree programme at the University.