Credit transfer illustration to psychology

[u/Shot_Teach3371]

I have just sent off my application to transfer credits from previous study. I have 180 credits from BA (Hons) Illustration from 2014 and am looking to study Psychology with counselling. I know it’s just a wait and see situation but I was hoping to hear what anyone with experience in this thinks about the likelihood I’ll be awarded a transfer!!

If it’s of any impact I’m also studying an access to HE in behavioural science right now and it looks like I’ll come out with distinctions

[u/No_While_6730]

I think pretty low, you might get let off the first year at best. It’s such a different discipline I think they will struggle to find enough commonality. You could do an open degree if you didn’t want to retake anything. 

[u/Shot_Teach3371 → u/No_While_6730]

Ahh ok, that’s fair enough then. If it shaves a year off I’ll be over the moon anyway. I’m a single mum with 3 young children so just hoping to have it done and onto masters by the time my youngest goes to secondary school in 7 years so it’s not horrific news really

[u/Focsius-Slashius]

When you say transfer do you mean if those credits would count towards Psychology?

This happened in 2017 but I enrolled and completed the first year of Language Studies (T21) and then requested to change to Psychology (Q07). I was informed I could of course do that but I would not be able to transfer the credits from Language Studies to Psychology. I got a diploma in higher education in language studies from that, and 120 extra credits I guess.

[u/Shot_Teach3371 → u/Focsius-Slashius]

Ahh I see! Congratulations by the way, and then can I ask what you are able to do with the additional 120 credits? If there are options I’d rather not waste them but I definitely don’t want to study illustration again 🤣

[u/Focsius-Slashius → u/Shot_Teach3371]

Thanks!

In my case the diploma I got for that first year is more or less the equivalent to a B1 in the languages I took. You might get a similar thing.

For psychology you can complete it in 3 years doing full time. I was working while studying and sometimes it was a bit uphill but overall pretty manageable. Statistics and data analysis was the hardest bit for me.

[u/Curlysar]

There’s a lot to learn/cover in psychology and honestly I don’t think it would benefit you to skip anything - the modules are hefty (60 credits each) and each builds on the next, with a lot to get your head around (a lot of students struggle with statistics and SPSS).

I have previous (relevant) higher education and initially considered transferring credits but I’m actually glad I didn’t. A 14-year gap in a different subject entirely is gonna be tricky. Don’t be disheartened if you don’t get as much credit as you’d hoped, because it might give you a better foundation.

[u/Shot_Teach3371 → u/Curlysar]

Thankyou for the advise that’s a really good way to look at it :)

[u/Sempiternalamo1]

I think they will try their best to accommodate this where they can, it’s quite the jump, but as you’re already doing an access course, it’s possible. But if you’re taking the BPS accredited degree, you will have to do D120 regardless as it’s compulsory to have met the requirements set out by the BPS. I would definitely speak to student support who will be able to further help on this matter

[u/Shot_Teach3371 → u/Sempiternalamo1]

Thank you that’s a great shout, I’ll reach out to them just to see what they say! I could just wait but it’s driving me mad not knowing 🤣