Transferring your degree
If you want to change to a different programme
Degree Transfers - New and Incoming First Year Undergraduate Students
Incoming first year undergraduate students wishing to transfer their degree must contact the College Undergraduate Admissions Office within the first two weeks of the semester, i.e. by Friday, 2 October 2020. No degree transfers for 2020/21 will be possible after this date.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office
Degree Transfers - Continuing Students
There are strict deadlines governing degree transfers. Students wishing to transfer into a programme owned by the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) are advised to speak to a PPLS student support officer at an early stage. Transfers are not always straightforward, even for transfers between a combined honours degree and a related single honours degree programme.
Please read the guidance document below carefully before filling out the degree transfer request form. It contains important information about the transfer process. Once you have read this you can fill out the application form at the at the bottom of the page.
Decisions are made by the PPLS senior Personal Tutor and are based on:
- Academic achievement at University
- Academic achievement prior to entry and/or programme entry thresholds
- Student's personal statement and motivation for changing programme
- Relevant special circumstances
Students can expect to hear the outcome of their transfer application during the summer break, ahead of the start of next academic year. Choosing courses for next academic year: We advise that you submit your course choices based on the degree you are applying to transfer into. There is a space on the PPLS course choice form for students to inform the Teaching Office of any other important information -- please note here that you are applying to transfer degrees, and include back-up course choices based on your current degree programme.
To apply to transfer to an undergraduate programme owned by School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS), students should fill out the online form:
Application for Transfer to a UG Degree Programme in the School of PPLS
The deadline to submit a degree transfer application to the School of PPLS is Friday, 17 September 2021.
Email the student support office
If you require a PDF document in an alternative format, such as large print or a coloured background, please email ppls.sso@ed.ac.uk or contact the PPLS Student Support Office.