The term credit transfer relates to the ability to gain credit within a course or program at a university for successful study at another university. Each institution has its own regulations related to credit transfer.

As an example, the following guidelines come from the University of New South Wales. To be considered for credit, the course(s) need to be:

• relevant to public health
• undertaken at postgraduate level
• completed satisfactorily
• not part of another course in which you have graduated or will graduate.

Cross enrolment
Some institutions have already entered in collaborative agreements to offer programs while others have arrangements for cross-institutional enrolment. In the future the emphasis on collaboration will increase and hopefully see more opportunities for students studying in the field of public health.

One example of an existing cross-institutional enrolment agreement is between the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. These two institutions have entered into a consortium partnership to enable students enrolled at either institution to undertake courses offered by the other institution. For more information visit the UNSW Website.