University of Sydney students wishing to undertake study at another Australian institution

Cross-institutional study is available to current University of Sydney students who wish to undertake a relevant unit of study at another institution because it is not offered at the University of Sydney. If your application to undertake cross-institutional study is approved, you will be granted credit for that unit of study towards your award course (degree) at the University of Sydney.

If you are a non-University of Sydney student wishing to study at Sydney cross-institutionally, you can read about inbound cross-institutional study.

How to apply

In order to apply for permission to undertake cross-institutional study, you must submit relevant course outlines to the Faculty of Science Office after arranging an appointment with the relevant Associate Dean. Appointments with the Associate Deans can be made by contacting the Faculty of Science Office directly. Once permission has been granted, you should then approach the other institution and apply for cross-institutional study. Leave plenty of time to deal with the administration at both universities. You need to submit the unit of study description/s from the other university on an Outbound Cross-Institutional Study Request form.

HECS-HELP and Fees

After you complete cross-institutional study

Further information

Detailed information about outbound cross-institutional study should be read before completing an outbound cross-institutional study application.

Application deadlines for the Faculty of Science

You will need to consult the destination institution for closing dates for cross-institutional enrolment.

Information on this page is for students from other institutions wishing to come and study cross-institutionally at Sydney. University of Sydney students can read about outbound cross-institutional study.

Students from other Australian tertiary institutions may be permitted to undertake cross-institutional studies. Use the Faculty of Science Handbook or the Departmental/School websites to identify units of study that you would like to do at the University of Sydney. You need to be able to meet the same criteria/prerequisites as students enrolled at the University of Sydney (or have done equivalent units of study at your home institution) to be able to enrol in a particular unit of study.

Detailed information about cross-institutional study should be read before completing an inbound cross-institutional study application.

Documentation that must be provided

• A completed Inbound Cross-institutional Study application form.

The following items need to be attached to your application:-

• A completed Home Institution Commonwealth Support Status Declaration showing your status as a Commonwealth-supported or fee-paying student.
• An official academic transcript from your home institution.
• A passport or birth certificate (or a certified copy of these documents) showing Australian citizenship/permanent residency or citizenship of New Zealand.
• (If applicable) Evidence of pre-2005 HECS status (eg. last confirmation of enrolment).

Please note that incomplete applications will not be processed.

Cross-institutional students are required to make their HECS-HELP or fees payment to the University of Sydney. If you are accepted for cross-institutional study, your offer letter will contain information on HECS-HELP/fees payment as well as enrolment instructions.

Overseas students studying at Australian institutions who wish to undertake cross-institutional study need to check their visa conditions first, then contact the Faculty of Science Office for further information.

Application deadlines for applying to the Faculty of Science are listed in Important Dates.

Late or incomplete applications are not accepted.