If you have completed relevant study or have relevant work or life experiences in the area of your current study at RMIT, you should consider applying for credit.
Credit is the recognition of previous learning or work experience that can be counted towards a current program. This can reduce the number of units (courses) needed to complete your RMIT program, which means the length and cost of your studies are reduced and you don’t need to spend time learning things you already know.
If you have completed relevant study or have relevant work or life experiences in the area of your current study at RMIT, you should consider applying for credit.
You can apply for credit for:
All applications must be supported by documented evidence of your prior learning or experience unless your previous study was completed at RMIT University.
Applications for credit should be submitted at least 20 working days before the first teaching day of the course for which you are seeking credit.
If you submit your application late, there is no guarantee that it will be assessed before census date (deadline for enrolment variations without tuition fee penalty), which means your study plan for the semester may be impacted. If you apply for internship exemption, you should apply at least a semester (4 months) in advance.
To apply for credit, you must:
It generally takes up to 20 working days for your credit request to be assessed. Longer periods may apply during peak admissions and enrolment times. You will receive an email about the outcome of your application to your RMIT student email account.
| If you are applying for credit for... | Use this form | Supporting documentation |
Formal learning If you completed part, or all, of an accredited qualification at RMIT or another university or TAFE in the past 10 years (e.g. a bachelor’s degree or courses at another institution), OR If you completed part, or all, of an accredited qualification at RMIT or another university or TAFE over 10 years ago AND have work experience relevant to the discipline of the credit |
For formal learning, non-accredited learning and professional accreditation - Copies of official academic transcript/statement of results, Certificate of Completion - Course syllabus/outline/guide, which includes: learning outcomes, the volume of learning/contact hours, the content of study / weekly topics, assessment methods (assessment types and weighting) For work or life experience - Employment confirmation including duration of employment and position held, job description detailing duties and responsibilities, CV, reference/recommendation letters |
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Non-accredited learning, work or life experience, or accreditation obtained from a professional body If your learning was not part of an accredited qualification (e.g. professional development, training, workshops, short courses or seminars), or work or life experience (e.g. skills obtained through work, employment, an internship, volunteering, or social activities), or accreditation obtained from a professional body (e.g. ACCA, CPA) |
Higher education application for RPL assessment form (one separate form for each course you’d like to apply RPL for) |
You may be eligible for internship exemption based on your previous work experience. However, each program will have their own work experience requirements. For example, being at mid management level, having from 5 to 10 years of experience. Some programs do not grant internship exemption due to accreditation requirement.
You are recommended to apply at least a semester (4 months) in advance.
Please refer to the required documentation for work or life experience listed in section “How do I apply?” above. Some programs may require additional documents specific to program requirements.
The outcome of the internship exemption assessment may be:
Yes, if you're dissatisfied with the outcome of your credit transfer application, you may seek a review of the decision by replying to the outcome email within five working days of the outcome email being sent.
If you're still dissatisfied, you can appeal the decision by completing the Appeal against recognition of prior learning, recognition of current competency and credit transfer application form and send to a relevant contact point listed in the form. This must be submitted within 20 working days from when you received the outcome of your credit application.
Higher education programs
The amount of credit you can apply for is based on how far you have progressed in your previous study and your program at RMIT. To be eligible to graduate, you must successfully complete at least 96 credit points or 50% of your program, whichever is less.
However, for studies completed with other institutions that form the basis for credit towards a higher-level qualification at RMIT, there is a limit in credit points that can be granted. In particular,
You should request to be assessed for credit when you submit your program application.
If you are applying from an approved partner institution, you are not required to submit a syllabus unless otherwise advised.
If you have qualifications from an institution that is not an RMIT partner, credit into your RMIT program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In this case, syllabus is required.
External credit transfer
It generally takes up to 20 working days for your credit request to be assessed. Longer periods may apply during peak admissions and enrolment times. You will receive an email about the outcome of your application to your RMIT student email account.
Internal credit transfer
It generally takes up to 5 working days from the result release date of the current semester. You will receive an email about the outcome of your application to your RMIT student email account.
When there is a mix of study taken at RMIT and credit previously granted based on study at another institution, it may take up to 20 working days to re-assess credit based on study at another institution. In some cases, syllabus may be required.
For Bachelor Degrees, and Postgraduate qualifications, there is no cost.
No, if you are granted credit for a course, RMIT will withdraw your enrolment for the relevant course/s you have been granted credit for. However, you are encouraged not to enrol in the course you are applying for credit. If this action prevents you from enrolling in another course due to prerequisite requirements, please contact Student Connect for enrolment support.
There are different types of grades which may appear on your transcript for credit transfer. See Grades for more information. If you receive credit for previous study undertaken at RMIT including study taken at other RMIT campuses, in some circumstances the grades you obtained in your previous course will be transferred to the new course and appear on your academic transcript. This includes fail grades.
Yes, however, you must first get approval from your Program Coordinator or Manager before you enrol at the other institution, including Global Experience Study Abroad programs.
All applications are assessed in line with the RMIT Credit Policy and Credit Procedure to determine whether you can be granted either credit transfer or recognition of prior learning based on the details provided in your application.
Yes, if you're dissatisfied with the outcome of your credit transfer application you may seek a review of the decision by replying to the outcome email within five working days of the outcome email being sent.
If you're still dissatisfied, you can appeal the decision by completing the Appeal against recognition of prior learning, recognition of current competency and credit transfer application form and send to a relevant contact point listed in the form. This must be submitted within 20 working days from when you received the outcome of your credit application.
Yes, you can. Students are permitted to request the removal of any transferred credit, regardless of the course type. This can proceed as long as the student is aware of the impact the removal has on their finances and duration of study, and the removal is endorsed by a relevant School. If a student retakes a course and earns a lower grade, this new grade will remain on their student record, and they cannot request to replace it with the previous one. In the event that a student fails the retaken course and does not wish to repeat it, they can request a credit transfer for the course again, but the fail grade will still remain on their student record.
As stated in the Credit Procedure - Masters Advanced Standing document, masters advanced standing exemptions may be available in masters by coursework programs. You can apply for Master Advanced Standing if
This will be assessed at the time of program application.
The amount of credit you can apply for is based on the academic level of the previous program and your program at RMIT.
Where you are assessed as being eligible to receive credit for more than 1 university elective in BP351, or more than 2 university electives in BP312, or more than 6 university electives in BP318, you are eligible for a program minor waiver. This means you are not required to complete minor courses, and
Where you are assessed as being eligible to receive credit for more than 4 university electives in BP343, the exempted university electives will take up the places of business option courses. This means you may take fewer business option courses than normal standard if any.