Hi Samantha

We do offer a system of credit transfer but to be awarded credits towards one of our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degrees your previous study needs to be either in psychology or a closely related area so unfortunately your degree wouldn’t be eligible. You can read about credit transfer here:

https://www.open.ac.uk/study/credit-transfer/

We offer four degrees which are accredited by the BPS. They are open entry and you would start at Stage 1. You can read about these and see some general psychology careers information on our website here:

https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/careers/psychology

We also offer an MSc in Psychology (Conversion) (F92). For entry you need a 2.2 UK honours degree as a minimum. Though your degree doesn’t have to be in psychology you do need the skills expected of a social sciences graduate.  You can read about the masters here:

https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f92

We recommend you seek careers advice about careers in and routes into psychology if you haven’t already. If you live in England you can seek free impartial careers advice from the National Careers Service and their website is at:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

If you live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland you can access the relevant careers service at the foot of the following page:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/about-us

When you have had advice and looked at our courses if you call our Student Recruitment team they’ll be pleased to help. The telephone number is 0300 303 5303 and lines are open Monday to Friday 8am - 5.30pm.