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Transferring Students to New Academic Period

Updated on March 17, 2025

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Step 1 – Go to the Students list

You have created a new academic period and successfully transferred everything except {students}. To transfer {students} to another academic period, follow this path:

Dashboard > Management > Students > Students List (Figure 3).


Figure 3

Step 2 – Access the “Transfer from Period” Option

On the Students List page, click on the ‘Actions’ menu button at the top. A dropdown menu will appear (Figure 4).


Figure 4

Click on the “Transfer from Period” button (Figure 4). This will take you to the Transfer from Period page (Figure 5).


Figure 5

Step 3 – Configure Transfer Options

On the Transfer from Period page, review the available options to customize the student transfer process.

Filters

  • Select an Academic Period: Choose the academic period from which you want to transfer students. For example, if you are in Year 2020-2021, you can transfer students from Year 2019-2020.
  • From Registrations: Select students based on their current registration status (e.g., Registered).
  • To Registrations: Define the new registration status for the transferred students (e.g., from “Registered” to “Candidate”).
  • Increase Institute’s Registration Based On: Choose the entity that determines the registration increase, such as Semester, Program, or Specialization.

Transfer Properties

  • Enroll {Groups} and {Subjects} to {Students} using {Group} Prerequisites: If enabled, students will be enrolled in the same sections and courses as the previous academic period, based on group prerequisites.
  • Enroll {Subjects} to {Students} using {Subject} Prerequisites: If enabled, students will be enrolled in subjects they qualify for based on prerequisite courses completed in the previous period.
  • Enroll Main {Group} to {Students} without {Subjects}: If enabled, students will be assigned to their main groups but without specific subjects.
  • Transfer Admission Documents: If enabled, students’ admission documents will be transferred along with them.

Registration Number Options

  • Do not change {Students’} registration number: Students retain their existing registration number.
  • Automatic Register Numbering: Students are assigned a new registration number automatically.
  • Set Students’ registration number to zero: All transferred students receive a registration number of zero (for special cases).

 

Step 4 – Selecting Students for Transfer

Click on the “Add {Students}” button to select the students to transfer (Figure 5). A pop-up window will appear (Figure 6).


Figure 6

Inside the pop-up (Figure 6):

  1. Use search filters ({Location}, {Program}, {Specialization}) to locate students from the selected period (e.g., Spring 2017-2018).
  2. Select students manually or click “Select All” to choose all students.
  3. Click the “Add” button at the bottom of the pop-up (Figure 7).


Figure 7

Once added, the Transfer from Period page will display the selected students (Figure 8).


Figure 8

Managing Student Selection

Removing Students:

  • Click the “Remove All” button to clear the entire student list.
  • Use the “Remove Selected” option to remove specific students (Figure 8a).


Figure 8a

Bulk Actions Menu:

  • Click “Use Custom Values for Transfer” (Figure 8b) to define {Level}, {Grade}, and {Stream} for the transferred students.
  • Enter the custom values in the pop-up (Figure 8c) and click “Add”.


Figure 8b


Figure 8c

 

Step 5 – Completing the Transfer

After confirming your selections, click the “Transfer” button to finalize the process (Figure 8).

General Note: Terms inside {brackets} may vary depending on your institution’s terminology.

 

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