Course transfer information

For students planning to apply for transfer into courses in the Faculty of Health Sciences

2014 Applications will open approximately September 2013

The Faculty of Health Sciences has an Internal Transfer policy [PDF 48KB] (currently under review for 2014) which clearly outlines the rules applicable to a student enrolled at La Trobe University who plans to apply for an internal transfer into another course administered by the Faculty.

Many students entering the first year program in Health Sciences at La Trobe University do so seeking to apply for an internal course transfer to their desired course at the end of their first year.  Detailed information pertaining to internal course transfer data from the end of the 2012 academic year can be found in this Internal Course Transfer Data [PDF 273KB] document. This should be read in conjunction with the internal course transfer information provided on this page. 

Please note: Students currently enrolled at La Trobe University within the Faculty of Health Sciences and who are not due to complete their course of enrolment by the end of 2013 must not apply for transfer via VTAC or UAC as an offer will not be made. Students within the Faculty and who are not due to course complete must apply via an Internal Course Transfer only.

The following is a list of Core First Year undergraduate courses that are open to course transfer applicants. Current Core First Year students wishing to be considered for transfer into one of the following courses must complete the University Application for Course Transfer form, HECS-Help & SAF forms and the Faculty of Health Sciences Application for Internal Transfer of Course Supplementary Information form:

  • Bachelor of Health Sciences 
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Business*
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Clinical Audiology
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Health Information Management
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of International Development*
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Occupational Therapy Practice
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Orthoptics
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Paramedic Practice
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy Practice
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Podiatric Practice
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Speech Pathology
  • Bachelor of Nursing

* Applicants currently enrolled in these courses who are seeking transfer into another Category C course must complete all seven core first year subjects prior to application.

Students wishing to apply for transfer into other Health Sciences courses may be required to complete an additional Supplementary Information form.  Information regarding these courses and their respective Supplementary Information forms will be made available via this web page prior to the opening of 2014 applications.  Hard copies will also be available via the Faculty of Health Sciences Student Administration Reception area on your local campus. 

There are three types of internal transfer students as detailed hereunder:

  • Category A: Students who transfer from a course which does not have a structure incorporating the full seven core first year subjects (non-core course) to another non-core course;
  • Category B: Students who transfer from a non-core course or a course which has a structure which only incorporates some of the core subjects (partial core course) into a course which incorporates the full seven core subjects (full core course) or vice versa;
  • Category C: Students who transfer between full seven core first year subject courses which both have structures incorporating the full seven core subjects.

Students planning to apply for transfer should carefully read the Internal Transfer policy [PDF 48KB] (currently under review for 2014) and ensure they complete the correct application form/s. These forms will be available electronically via this web page as well as hard copy from your local Health Sciences Student Administration Reception just prior to the opening of 2014 applications.

  • Category A, B and C students need to complete the University Application for Course Transfer form.
  • Some Category A & B students may also need to complete a discipline specific supplementary information form that will be available electronically via this page and in hard copy at your local Faculty of Health Sciences Reception area;
  • Category C students need to also complete the Faculty of Health Sciences' Application for Internal Transfer of Course Supplementary Information form and a Commonwealth HECS-HELP & SAF form which will be made available at the Health Sciences reception.

Students who are unsuccessful in their application for internal transfer are advised to consider alternative entry points to your preferred course, such as the Graduate Entry Masters (GEM) program.

Category C students should particularly note the following points within the policy:

"8. Where under point (6), the number of students exceeds the number of available internal transfer places, and those students achieve the same WAM, the course will rank students according to the mark(s) they achieved in specified first year subject(s). The subject(s) will be specified by each course and made known to the students (see table below)."

"9.  Students in category C, who have completed more than 120 credit points in their current course of enrolment, may be considered for an internal course transfer prior to the expected completion of their current course however, selection will be based on the WAM derived from completion of the seven prescribed first year subjects only.  Results obtained post completion of the prescribed first year will not be considered.”

"10.1  Students in category C, who have received advanced standing (credit) for any of the Core First Year subjects, will be assessed for course transfer eligibility based on a recalculated WAM that incorporates grades received for previous studies in which credit has been granted.”

'10.2 Students in category C, who receive advanced standing (credit) for previously completed pass/fail subjects (i.e.: do not have numerical grades) for any of the core first year subjects, will have only the numerical grades achieved in the Core First Year La Trobe subjects used to calculate the WAM;

As referenced under point 8, the following table outlines the subjects per course that will be used to rerank applicants should the need arise.  These subjects are listed against each course below as are the Student Services Officer’s contact details are also provided should if you have any further queries about your transfer application:

Contact Details

Course Campus
 Subjects Student Administrative Officer
Bachelor of Health Sciences - majors in
*Human Physiology & Anatomy
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB then HBS1HBA

Noha Fayad
T: 9479 3384
Email: n.fayad@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences - majors in
*Public Health;
*Rehabilitation Counselling
 Bundoora
 PHE1IDH then PHE1SDH then HLT1PHW
 Noha Fayad
T: 9479 3384
Email: n.fayad@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences – majors in
*Public Health;
*Environmental Health
 Bendigo
 PHE1IDH then PHE1SDH then HLT1PHW
 Simon Gibson
T: 5444 7754
Email: s.j.gibson@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Business
 Bundoora
 As per Bachelor of Health Sciences majors
 Bhavani Singh
T: 9479 2558
Email: b.singh@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Clinical Audiology Bundoora
 HBS1HBB then HBS1HBA Catherine Fay
T: 9479 5996
Email: catherine.fay@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB
 Tanya Thornton
T: 9479 5571
Email: tanya.thornton@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Health Information Management
 Bundoora
 HLT1IPB

Jenny Zocco
T: 9479 5905
Email: e.zocco@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of International Development
 Bundoora
 As per Bachelor of Health Sciences majors
 Bhavani Singh
T: 9479 2558
Email: b.singh@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Occupational Therapy Practice
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB
 Mary Walsh
T: 9479 5858
Email: m.walsh@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Occupational Therapy Practice
 Bendigo
 HBS1HBB
 Simon Gibson
T: 5444 7754
Email: s.j.gibson@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Orthoptics
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB then HBS1HBA
 Tanya Thornton
T: 9479 5571
Email: tanya.thornton@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Paramedic Practice
 Bendigo
 HBS1HBA then HBS1HBB
 Kevin McCormack
T: 5444 7595
Email: k.mccormack@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy Practice Bundoora
 HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Rebecca Gleghorn
T: 9479 5794
Email: r.gleghorn@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy Practice
 Bendigo
 HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Kevin McCormack
T: 5444 7595
Email: k.mccormack@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Podiatric Practice
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB, PHE1SDH, HLT1IPB
 Noreen Dyer
T: 9479 5738
Email: n.dyer@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Podiatric Practice
 Bendigo
 HBS1HBB, PHE1SDH, HLT1IPB
 Janice Rothacker
T: 5444 7417
Email: j.rothacker@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Speech Pathology**
 Bundoora
 HBS1HBB then HBS1HBA
 Celia Anastasi-Hiho
T: 9479 1757
Email: c.anastasi-hiho@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Speech Pathology**
 Bendigo
 HBS1HBB then HBS1HBA
 Megan Pattison
T: 5444 7463
Email: m.pattison@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Nursing (3 year degree)
 Albury Wodonga
 NSG1ENC then HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Anne Bowran
T: 02 6024 9710
Email: a.bowran@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Nursing (3 year degree)
 Bendigo
 NSG1ENC then HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Janice Rothacker
T: 5444 7417
Email: j.rothacker@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Nursing (3 year degree)
 Bundoora
 NSG1ENC then HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Sally Guilmartin
T: 9479 1931
Email:s.guilmartin@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Nursing (3 year degree)
 Mildura
 NSG1ENC then HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Anne Bowran
T: 02 6024 9710
Email: a.bowran@latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Nursing (3 year degree)
 Shepparton
 NSG1ENC then HBS1HBA, HBS1HBB
 Anne Bowran
T: 02 6024 9710
Email: a.bowran@latrobe.edu.au
 

** Inherent Requirements - Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Speech Pathology English Requirements

Students should be aware that the Speech Pathology course has substantial oral and written English language requirements. It is an inherent requirement of the course that students admitted to the program possess high level English skills – sufficient to model correct English in all its forms (both written and spoken). In most of the academic subjects and in all clinical placements throughout the course, it will be assumed that students have met this requirement.

As a guideline, the following levels of achievement can be considered to meet a minimum level of English skill:

  • a study score of at least 30 in VCE English, English Language or Literature
  • an overall IELTS score of at least 7.5 (with no subtest below 7)
  • at least a B grade in final-year-of-secondary school English (obtained in a state or country where the English language is the medium of instruction)

Any student who is unsure if their level of English meets this requirement should contact the Course Coordinator in the Department of Human Communication Sciences for advice (Dr Susan Block, E: s.block@latrobe.edu.au, T: 9479 1801).

Information sessions for Faculty of Health Sciences’ Core First Year students (Category C)

Course Transfer Information sessions will be held in March at the Bundoora campus (and made available via lectopia for regional campuses) as follows: 

Date Time Location
Wednesday 27 March 12 - 1pm Szental LT
Wednesday 27 March 2 - 3pm (repeat session) ELT 5

Students who are interested in applying for transfer towards the end of 2013 are strongly encouraged to attend the information session. 

Repeat sessions will be held in semester 2, 2013. Students who miss the semester 1 session, are strongly encouraged to attend the repeat session in semester 2.

The majority of the successful applicants will be notified just prior to Christmas 2013 and will have 24 hours within which to advise acceptance of their offer.  Places will continue to be offered until the course’s desired enrolment is reached.  All other applicants will be notified by mid-February the following year.