Student mobility and credit transfer

A June 2021 paper by Universities NZ examines student mobility and credit transfer patterns across New Zealand's tertiary education sector.

Key findings include:

• Bachelor's degree programs have the highest proportion of students changing qualifications (34%)
• Domestic students change qualifications at twice the rate of international students
• Māori and Pacific students tend to move between providers more frequently
• Younger students (under 20) are more likely to change qualifications
• About 35% of domestic bachelor's degree students complete their qualification with a credit deficit of around 120 credits, likely filled by previous study
• Approximately 26% of completing students draw credits from previous study at the same university, 6% from different universities, and 2% from other tertiary sub-sectors

Read the full paper here.