is it worth putting UNSW psych honours as a preference again for jan round 1? (1 Viewer)

[Thaimilktea]

is it worth putting UNSW psych honours as a preference again for Jan Round 1 f I’m 1.5 below this year’s selection rank? I got no adjustment points asw. UAC shows N/A for the lowest selection rank in Jan R1. Does that mean no offers were made after dec?

From what I saw on their website, UNSW only accepted about 70 students into this course this year, so it seems much more competitive than I thought.

 

[hellokitty48920]

honestly I have no idea, and yeah its soo competitive bro, I got in through gateway 1st round but I switched to psych sci + on the gateway day at the uni soooo many people wanted to do psych honours.
also just know that even if ur in the degree psych honours, u arent guaranteed a spot in the honours program for ur final year. u have to apply for it and they only accept a certain amount.

I think u can try since ur score was high if ur only 1.5 below, but place psych sci as a preference underneath cos im pretty sure u learn the almost the exact same things, just have extra stuff throughout the later years in the degree. I'll link below the progression plan for psych sci no major and psych honours single degree so u can see.

Another thing I think u can do is get into psych sci and apply through IPT (Internal Program Transfer) for psych honours the term/year after (whenever it lets u cos its diff for every degree) and u wouldnt even miss anything since ur doing the same units except psych honours has one extra in year 1 term 1. The website has the details for ipt requirements, I'm just not too sure as to how it would work since it's so similar.

PROGRESSION PLANS:
Psych honours: https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam...Psychology (Honours) 3632 - T1 2026 START.pdf

Psych sci: https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam...l Science 3435 - No Major - T1 2026 START.pdf

IPT info:

Programs available for IPT by faculty | Current Students - UNSW Sydney

If you want to switch degrees, find a list of all undergraduate programs available by faculty for Internal Program Transfer at UNSW.

www.unsw.edu.au

According to that^, to transfer into psych honours you need:
- minimum 75 WAM (aim higher, what I've heard from uni students maybe around 77-78)
- minimum 36 Units of credit
- I think u need to wait a year cos it says it only accepts T1 Idk tho!
Must also have minimum Psychology average of 75, and completed a minimum of 12 UOC PSYC core courses as part of the Psychology major sequence. You must also have 48 UOC or more left to complete in your current program.

Anyways this is all just an alternative if you REALLY wanna do psych honours at unsw - just know that you will still have to apply for honours even tho ur degree says 'honours' + psych sci u can also apply for psych sci honours in the final year. It's almost the same thing.

 

[its_ace21]

honestly I have no idea, and yeah its soo competitive bro, I got in through gateway 1st round but I switched to psych sci + on the gateway day at the uni soooo many people wanted to do psych honours.
also just know that even if ur in the degree psych honours, u arent guaranteed a spot in the honours program for ur final year. u have to apply for it and they only accept a certain amount.

I think u can try since ur score was high if ur only 1.5 below, but place psych sci as a preference underneath cos im pretty sure u learn the almost the exact same things, just have extra stuff throughout the later years in the degree. I'll link below the progression plan for psych sci no major and psych honours single degree so u can see.

Another thing I think u can do is get into psych sci and apply through IPT (Internal Program Transfer) for psych honours the term/year after (whenever it lets u cos its diff for every degree) and u wouldnt even miss anything since ur doing the same units except psych honours has one extra in year 1 term 1. The website has the details for ipt requirements, I'm just not too sure as to how it would work since it's so similar.

PROGRESSION PLANS:
Psych honours: https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/science/general/course-progression/2026-progression-plans/term-1/undergraduate/Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) 3632 - T1 2026 START.pdf

Psych sci: https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/science/general/course-progression/2026-progression-plans/term-1/undergraduate/Bachelor of Psychological Science 3435 - No Major - T1 2026 START.pdf

IPT info:

Programs available for IPT by faculty | Current Students - UNSW Sydney

If you want to switch degrees, find a list of all undergraduate programs available by faculty for Internal Program Transfer at UNSW.

www.unsw.edu.au

According to that^, to transfer into psych honours you need:
- minimum 75 WAM (aim higher, what I've heard from uni students maybe around 77-78)
- minimum 36 Units of credit
- I think u need to wait a year cos it says it only accepts T1 Idk tho!
Must also have minimum Psychology average of 75, and completed a minimum of 12 UOC PSYC core courses as part of the Psychology major sequence. You must also have 48 UOC or more left to complete in your current program.

Anyways this is all just an alternative if you REALLY wanna do psych honours at unsw - just know that you will still have to apply for honours even tho ur degree says 'honours' + psych sci u can also apply for psych sci honours in the final year. It's almost the same thing.

The fact that u have to apply for honours even tho the degree says honours is clickbait

 

[hellokitty48920]

The fact that u have to apply for honours even tho the degree says honours is clickbait

BRO I SWEARRRR I found out earlier this yr like wthh

 

[its_ace21]

BRO I SWEARRRR I found out earlier this yr like wthh

Didnt even know till i opened this thread

 

[bruhmoment.]

The fact that u have to apply for honours even tho the degree says honours is clickbait

doesnt even make sense tho, if they are already accepting a small amount of students, then why further narrow it down just for that last honours year. lowk just putting too much pressure on students to be getting good grades and shit...

 

[hellokitty48920]

doesnt even make sense tho, if they are already accepting a small amount of students, then why further narrow it down just for that last honours year. lowk just putting too much pressure on students to be getting good grades and shit...

yeah I know its so weird. I was shocked when I found out

 

[fromthethickofit]

yeah I know its so weird. I was shocked when I found out

whats the diff between physc sci? do u still become a psychologist lol

 

[hellokitty48920]

whats the diff between physc sci? do u still become a psychologist lol

in order to become a registered psychologist in Aus from what I know, you need to complete minimum 6 yrs study and pretty sure you need to do an honours year, and a masters.

 

[hellokitty48920]

and even if you go into the psych sci degree, it still has an honours version. literally the same thing as normal psych lol

 

[fromthethickofit]

and even if you go into the psych sci degree, it still has an honours version. literally the same thing as normal psych lol

then whats the point of having normal psych honors if you're bcoming a psych eitherway? surely theres like some downside is it a year or two longer?