Information about transferring

Transferring into a single or dual degree from another university

Applicants from other universities are welcome to apply to begin any of our degrees from level one and should apply through UCAS in the usual way.

Applicants are advised to discuss their experiences in higher education in their other institution(s) in their personal statement. Applicants should provide a brief insight into their reasons for wanting to restart their studies at Sheffield. If possible, it is also a good idea to secure a reference from your current university.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer places to applicants looking to transfer into the second year from outside the University of Sheffield.

The reasons for this are:

• What we teach our students in year one is preparation for their second year. Our core modules develop upon knowledge gained in each previous year. They also inform the foundations our optional modules are built on.
• We have a high demand for places on all of our degrees.

Transferring from inside the University

The School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International relations has limits on the number of students it can admit to both single honours and dual honours degrees each year.

While we make every effort to accommodate student requests, the right to transfer your degree is at the discretion of the director of education.

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