After a transfer, students should begin with the units still required in the current course, identify the prerequisite for each unit, and ensure that every prerequisite requirement is completed before taking the unit that requires it. The resulting order must be checked against the receiving institution’s current course structure because the cited definitions alone do not establish a fixed sequence.
Start with the current course structure
The cited guidance defines units of study as the individual subjects that make up course components. That course structure is the starting point for sequencing: students need to establish which units are currently required before choosing an order.
A subject taken before the transfer should not be treated as a remaining unit unless the receiving institution confirms that it belongs in the current course structure.
Check each unit before placing it next
A prerequisite is a requirement that must be completed before a student is able to take the unit. For each candidate unit, students should:
- Record any stated prerequisite.
- Ensure its requirement is completed before scheduling the unit.
- Check the current course information before assuming the unit can be taken next.
The absence of a stated prerequisite in the available guidance does not, by itself, confirm the unit’s place in the sequence.
Confirm what the definitions do not answer
Those definitions do not establish:
- How completed study is accepted as credit.
- How grades are compared or equated.
- Which units remain to be completed.
- How long completion will take.
- Whether the course has a fixed order of study.
Students must confirm these points with the receiving institution. The working sequence should combine the confirmed course structure and transfer decisions with the prerequisite check, rather than relying on assumptions based on the previous course.