Applying for credit for Chinese in-country study

You can apply for credit only after completing your in-country study, obtaining an official transcript, and returning to Sydney with that transcript. However, it is important to read the information below before you go to China, so that you know what documentation will be required and can make sure that you obtain it.

Here are the details of the application procedure:

First, go to your own faculty and obtain a copy of the official form for applying for credit for university-level study completed elsewhere. You may be able to download this from the faculty’s website. If you are a student of the Faculty of Arts, go here and be sure to download the “Departmental Recommendation” form as well as the “Application for Credit” form. Complete those sections of the forms that are intended for the student to complete.

Next, bring the form(s) to the Chair of department, preferably in consultation hours. As well as the form, you must bring the official transcript issued by the university at which you were enrolled. This document may show the number of hours of classroom study that you undertook. If it does not, you must bring other formal documentation that indicates either the total number of hours in each component of the program, or the number of hours per week and the total number of weeks.

Examples of acceptable documentation include official course information materials and letters that are both on official letterhead and stamped with an official seal. The documentation can be in either Chinese or English.