Credit for Prior Study or Experience

All applications for credit transfer must be completed on the Advanced Standing RPL Credit Transfer Application HEROR01.

Domestic Students
You can apply for credit upon enrolment or at any time but must apply prior to the unit you are seeking credit for commence delivery.

International Students
You should apply for credit upon enrolment, but no later than the second week of the first term of study in your enrolled course.

When you apply for credit, you will need to supply evidence of your prior study or experience.

Prior Study

• Certified Academic Transcript
  If the transcript is not in English, please provide a translated copy that has been certified.
• Explanation of Results
  Education providers express results in different ways. If the transcript does not include an explanation, please include a link to the relevant page on the institution's website explaining the results.
• Unit/Subject/Course Outline
  This must detail learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the previous studies. The unit/subject/course outlines may be an extract from a subject guide, handbook, or syllabus.

Prior Experience/RPL

Each SCEI-HE unit is designed around a set of learning outcomes that you will be expected to achieve. When you apply, you will need to provide detailed statements explaining how prior experience or learning aligns with the learning outcomes of the unit you would like credit for.

Examples that count toward credit for prior experience/RPL:

• Informal learning - unstructured learning gained through work, social, family, hobby or leisure activities and experiences.
• Non-formal learning - structured program of learning which does not lead to an officially accredited qualification.

The following documents can support your application for RPL:

• A written statement relating your previous learning to the learning outcomes in a SCEI-HE subject;
• A portfolio of evidence that supports the claims made in your written statement such as, any work (reports, presentations, folio items) that related to the unit learning outcomes;
• A resume outlining dates, role titles and scope of roles;
• Certificates of completion and attainment e.g. training, professional development; or
• Employer or client references related to the learning outcomes (including contact details) and position description.

Maximum allowable credit for students towards higher level AQF qualifications in the same or a related discipline, completed within the last 10 years, is as follows:

Bachelor qualification is:

• 50% credit for an Advanced Diploma or Associate Diploma linked to a 3-year Bachelor Degree (12 units of 24 units, with no credits in Year 3 and capstone units).
• 37.5% credit for an Advanced Diploma or Associate Diploma linked to a 4-year Bachelor Degree (12 units of 32 units, with no credits in Years 3 and 4 and capstone units).
• 33% credit for a Diploma linked to a 3-year Bachelor Degree (8 units of 24 units, with no credits for units in Years 2 and 3 and capstone units).
• 25% credit for a Diploma linked to a 4-year Bachelor Degree (8 units of 32 units, with no credits for units in Years 2, 3 and 4 and capstone units).
• 50% credit for a Bachelor or higher level linked to a 3-year Bachelor Degree (12 units of 24 units, with no credit for unit in Year 3 and capstone units).
• 50% credit for a Bachelor or higher level linked to a 4-year Bachelor Degree (16 units of 32 unit, with no credits for units in Year 3 and 4 and capstone units).

Postgraduate qualifications (Master's or Graduate Diploma) are:

• 50% credit for a Postgraduate coursework degree.
• Credit for informal and non-formal learning e.g. work experience is capped at 20%.

For more information refer to the Unit Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure HEPP67.