Transferring to ECU – Domestic Students

Here is your step-by step guide for transferring from Edith Cowan College to ECU.

The following transfer criteria apply:

• Complete and pass eight Edith Cowan College diploma units
• Achieve the Weighted Average Mark (WAM) required. This includes all units attempted in your most recent diploma at Edith Cowan College, including any failed units.

Step 1 – Submit your ECU application

Complete your ECU Application Form:

• Ensure all fields are completed including your email address.
• Click on the drop box to select your course/s. You will see all courses available.

Immediately after submitting your application, Edith Cowan University will send you an email acknowledging receipt of your application.

Edith Cowan College will forward your results to Edith Cowan University on the day they are released. If you sat for a deferred exam, your results will not be sent to ECU until the results are finalised. As a result, you may receive an email from the University advising that you have not been offered a place. You should ECU Admissions team to inform them that your results have not been finalised due to your deferred exam.

Step 2 – Wait for your application outcome

ECU will send you an email outlining your application outcome regardless of whether you were offered a place or not.

Step 3 – Enrol at ECU

Please read your offer carefully. You must comply with the instructions in your offer, including how to enrol online. If you encounter any issues, please contact your Faculty as soon as possible.

You will also need to select your timetable yourself after you enrol.

Step 4 – Attend Orientation at ECU

ECU conducts an Orientation session specifically for graduating Edith Cowan College students. This aims to address the differences in study styles and expectations between Edith Cowan College and ECU, as well as assist Edith Cowan College students to learn about ECU student systems.

Step 5 – Start your classes at ECU

Congratulations! You are now ready to commence at ECU.

Important notes

Students (Australian/Permanent Resident Students/Humanitarian Visa Holder/New Zealand citizens) who successfully complete their Diploma course at Edith Cowan College and who meet the transfer criteria will be eligible to apply for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in second year of the relevant ECU undergraduate degree.

Transfer to some degrees requires specific Edith Cowan College units to be completed in order to receive the appropriate credits.

Edith Cowan College students who complete their Edith Cowan College course within the normal timeframe for completion (based on full-time enrolment) are considered for entry to ECU courses on the basis of the conditions which applied at the time they commenced the Edith Cowan College course.

Edith Cowan College students who complete their Edith Cowan College course in a timeframe beyond the normal completion period (based on full-time enrolment) are considered for entry to Edith Cowan University courses on the basis of the conditions that are in place at the time they apply for entry to Edith Cowan University.

Information sessions

Edith Cowan College holds ‘Transferring to Edith Cowan University’ information sessions towards the end of each trimester for students who will be completing their Edith Cowan College Diploma.

You will be invited by email to the sessions.