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Advanced standing, transfer credit & exemptions

On this page: What are advanced standing, transfer credit and exemptions?What is the difference between a U0 and U1 student?What advanced standing can I expect to receive?How do I submit my final marks?When will I see my advanced standing on my record?Can I retake a course that I have advanced standing for?Advanced standing/transfer creditExemptions

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What are advanced standing, transfer credit and exemptions?

Advanced standing/transfer credit

Refers to credit you may be granted based on the curriculum you completed before coming to 海角社区 (e.g. CEGEP, IB Diploma or French Baccalaureate) or courses you've completed at another university/college (e.g. a math course you took at a college over the summer).

  • Receiving credit can help you progress more quickly through you degree by reducing the number of credits needed to graduate.听
  • When you receive credit for your pre-海角社区 studies, it may be accompanied by exemptions from specific 海角社区 courses.

Exemptions

Exemptions are granted have completed a course at another institution that is deemed the academic equivalent of a 海角社区 course or if you pass a 海角社区 placement exam. An exemption does not give you course credits, but often accompanies advanced standing and transfer credit. Example: if you took a university course over the summer that is deemed the academic equivalent 海角社区's CHEM 120, you would receive credit AND an exemption for CHEM 120.

In some cases, an exemption may be given without any accompanying credit (for example, if you pass a 海角社区 placement exam).听 This means you won't have to take the course for which you received the exemption, but the overall credits you need to graduate won't be reduced.

Check with your degree advisor (Tania Raggo) for the Foundation program or with your program advisor for your interfaculty, major or minor.

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Have you taken (or do you plan to take) any university or college courses before starting your studies at 海角社区?听听Let us know! You may be eligible for credits and exemptions, but we can't process your credit/exemption if you don't inform the SOUSA Office (note: sending an official transcript to 海角社区 does not automatically trigger a review for credits and exemptions).听 You must follow the steps for听pre-admission university transfer credit听to have your credits and exemptions processed.

What is the difference between a U0 and U1 student?

You will be in 鈥�U0" if you have been admitted without advanced standing or with less than 24 credits of advanced standing. U0 students will automatically be registered in the Freshman / Foundation program.

You will be in "U1" if you have been admitted with 24 or more credits of advanced standing. U1 students can declare their programs when registering for classes. Depending on the courses you completed, you may still be required to take certain foundation / freshman program courses.

Note: You may see a Foundation Courses Incomplete or Freshman Courses Incomplete warning in the Student Holds at the top of your unofficial Minerva transcript. This is actually a warning, not a hold, and will not block you from course registration. If you believe that you have satisfied the Foundation program requirements and that this is showing in error, please contact your degree advisor.

What advanced standing can I expect to receive?

I did not complete any advanced-level course work during my pre-海角社区 studies.
  • You will be placed in the Foundation program (formerly Freshman Program).
  • In your first year at 海角社区, you will select your courses based on the requirements of the Foundation program.
I completed a CEGEP DEC in Science or Integrated Arts and Science
  • You will be placed in U1.
  • You will receive 30 credits of advanced standing.
  • You have satisfied your foundation program requirements.
  • Depending on the courses you completed in CEGEP, you may receive additional exemptions (but not additional credit) for certain courses. Consult the table on the Transfer Credit website for information on these additional exemptions.
I completed a CEGEP DEC in a different field
  • You will be placed in U1.
  • You will receive 30 credits of advanced standing.
  • You may still have Foundation program requirements and should consult with your degree advisor to determine your requirements.
  • You may have a Foundation Courses Incomplete warning on your transcript.
  • Depending on the courses you completed in CEGEP, you may receive additional exemptions (but not additional credit) for certain courses. Consult the table on the Transfer Credit website for information on these additional exemptions.
I completed advanced-level coursework (such as AP exams, International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, A-Levels etc.).
  • If you are awarded 23 or fewer credits, you will remain a U0 student, and you will have to complete several Foundation/Freshman program requirements before you can declare your program (Major(s)/Minor(s)/etc.).
  • If you are awarded 24 or more credits, your year level will be changed to U1. You will be able to declare your programs (Interfaculty, Major concentrations, Minor etc.). However, depending on the courses you took in high school (and the exemptions you are granted), you may be required to take certain Foundation/Freshman program courses.
  • Consult the Transfer Credit website for details on any transfer credits and course exemptions you can expect to receive. Any Foundation/Freshman program requirements that are not met through your advanced standing must be taken in order to graduate.
I completed university courses at / transferred from another university.
  • If you are awarded 23 or fewer credits, your year level will be U0.
  • If you are awarded 24 or more credits, your year level will be U1. Please note that you may receive a maximum of 60 credits听
  • Follow the steps for university transfer credits on our accepted students website.

How do I submit my final marks?

听You must ensure that your final results are received in a timely manner. If you did not indicate your previous courses when you applied to 海角社区, you must contact Enrolment Services via听Service Point and have your application checklist updated.

Send in your final marks

When will I see my advanced standing on my record?

Enrolment Services will process your final marks over the Summer and record your advanced standing on your 海角社区 transcript by October at the latest. Once your results have been processed, you can see your transfer credit on your student transcript using Minerva (Minerva > Student Menu > Student Records Menu > View your unofficial transcript). If you are not seeing your transfer credits, please contact your degree advisor.

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Please note that in some cases your year level (U0 or U1) may change after your final results are received to reflect the number of credits earned.

Can I retake a course that I have advanced standing for?

You will not receive additional credit towards your degree for any course that overlaps in content with a course for which you have already received credit at 海角社区 or from advanced standing. If you have received advanced standing for a statistics courses, please consult the course overlap regulations听for information on the equivalent statistics courses.听

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