Can Australian universities change their majors and schools?

Q: Can Australian universities change their majors or schools? Is it difficult? A: Australia is a country where students are allowed to change majors. Therefore, it is not difficult to change majors in Australia. As long as applicants provide sufficient materials to prove that they have the potential and learning ability to apply for this major, the chances of successful application are still great. In the following, the transfer in Australia is roughly divided into four situations: ● Situation 1: In the same school, the department or major is changed in the same school, as long as the school agrees. If there is a place in the school, you can transfer directly without telling the immigration bureau. For example, after studying for a master's degree in accounting at RMIT University of RMIT, and later interested in a master's degree in logistics, the applicant only needs to fill out the CourseVariationForm in the International Department before the start of school, and then go through the admission procedures such as fee change after being approved. ● Case 2: Change schools for less than 6 months. If you want to change schools for less than 6 months, what you need to do is: first get the offer from the new school, then notify the original school and apply for ReleaseLetter. If the original school refuses you to transfer to another school, but you have good reasons, then you can appeal to the Ministry of Education. If the original school approves your request, get the ReleaseLetter and apply for a new COE at the new school, so that you can complete the transfer. It should be noted that if the visa category has not changed, you don't need to inform the immigration office that you have transferred. But if you transfer to a different level, you need to apply for a new visa. It should also be noted that the Australian Immigration Bureau defines the main course. Many students need to read languages before formal courses begin, or they need to take a preparatory course or diploma course before bachelor's degree courses begin. Such language, foundation or diploma courses are preparatory courses, not main courses. So if you don't consider whether to transfer, try not to apply for packageoffer when you apply for a visa for the first time. ● Case 3: The study time of the main course has been more than 6 months, but the learning level remains unchanged. If you have been studying in the main course for more than 6 months, you will transfer, but the learning level remains unchanged. If you transfer from one high school to another, from TAFE to a private college, or from one university to another, you don't need to change the visa category or apply for a new visa, just ask the original school to open a ReleaseLetter. Usually, the school can't refuse. Applicants can register when they get the COE of the new school, and they don't need to inform the immigration office. ● Situation 4: If you have been studying in the main course for more than 6 months and your learning level changes, you should transfer, for example, from high school to pre-university+undergraduate, from undergraduate to diploma course. In this case, the visa category changes and a new visa must be applied.