All information regarding previously completed postsecondary studies must be provided upon application to York University. Applicants admitted to York University who present accredited previous postsecondary studies may be eligible for transfer credit. The determination of transfer credit eligibility will take into consideration the applicant’s complete record of accredited postsecondary study. The amount of transfer credit granted depends on the nature of the program completed, the grades received and the program to which the student has applied at York. A separate application requesting transfer credit consideration is not required. The receipt of all transfer credit documentation and the evaluation of all possible transfer credits available at the time of admission must be completed within one academic term from the date of admission to the University. (Fall term and fall/winter session admission: completed by the end of the fall/winter session; winter term admission: completed by the end of the summer session; summer session admission: completed by the end of the fall term.) Applicants admitted to York who were not in good standing at all previous postsecondary institutions may be eligible for transfer credit consideration and will be assessed on an individual basis.

Institutionally-prepared, detailed course descriptions are required for all academic work completed outside of Canada and the United States at the postsecondary level. These course descriptions must be prepared by the former institution or be available on the institution’s Web site. Please provide the exact URL or print out the course descriptions from the Web site. Course descriptions not in English or French can be translated into English or French by the applicant and submitted with the institutionally-prepared copy. Official English or French translations (by a certified translator) of original transcripts that are not in English or French are also required.

For all students, detailed descriptions of postsecondary work completed in the intended major are recommended to determine if any transfer credits can be applied to the major.

If you have previously completed economics and/or business-related courses (e.g. accounting, taxation), you must also provide institutionally-prepared course outlines/syllabi, including a list of all required textbooks, in order to evaluate previous studies.

Undergraduate University Degree Programs

Applicants admitted to York who have completed degree credit work toward baccalaureate degrees at an accredited postsecondary institution may be considered for transfer credit. Transfer credit consideration is given to course work in which the grade achieved is that normally required of a continuing York student. Transfer credits are determined in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty to which the student is admitted.

York University accepts the Pan-Canadian Protocol on the transferability of university credits, and undertakes to ensure that all course work completed by transfer students during the first two years of university study in Canada (including the final year of studies leading to a diploma of college studies [DCS] in Quebec and the university transfer courses offered by community colleges and university colleges in British Columbia and Alberta) will be recognized and fully credited for the purposes of granting a degree provided that:

1. the transfer student is deemed admissible and has been presented with an offer of admission;
2. the transfer student has achieved a passing grade in his/her course(s) and has obtained grade levels that would normally be required of continuing students; and
3. the credits earned are related to the program of study in which the transfer student will register, or the credits can be counted as electives for the program of study.

Should a student transfer to a different program after admission to York University, the transfer credits assigned upon admission may be reassessed.

Should a student, having left York to pursue study at another postsecondary institution, decide to return to York, a new application to York is required and all previous transfer credit will be reassessed.

Depending on the Faculty to which the student is admitted, not all transfer credits granted may be used to fulfill the requirements of a given program of study.

College Diploma Programs

Applicants admitted to York who have completed at least one year of full-time study in an academic program at a College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) or Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (ITAL) in Ontario or an accredited college outside of Ontario may be considered for transfer credit. The minimum requirement for transfer credit consideration is a minimum overall average of 3.00 on a 4-point scale (B/70 per cent) on all courses taken, including failed courses. Transfer credits are determined in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty to which the student is admitted. Articulation agreements with a College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) or Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (ITAL) or equivalent may result in enhanced transfer credit.

Should a student transfer to a different program after admission to York University, the transfer credits assigned upon admission may be reassessed.

Should a student, having left York to pursue study at another postsecondary institution, decide to return to York, a new application to York is required and all previous transfer credit will be reassessed.

Depending on the Faculty to which the student is admitted, not all transfer credits granted may be used to fulfill the requirements of a given program of study.