If you have attended another post-secondary institution, courses that you have successfully completed may be considered for credit towards a credential at MacEwan.
Upon application to MacEwan, submit official transcripts as soon as available. It is strongly recommended that you submit transcripts by June 15 for fall registrations and by October 15 for winter registrations. The official transcripts should include final grades and any credentials awarded.
Transfer agreements for post-secondary institutions in the province of Alberta are available for information and reference at www.transferalberta.ca. Transfer credit listed on the ACAT (Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer) website will be approved for transfer credit to MacEwan. Specific credit awards to a program are subject to the requirements and regulations of the admitting program, and may vary from the total credit awarded by MacEwan. Transfer credit is subject to the Academic Residency Requirements (C2010) and Inter-Institutional Transferability (C2030) policies. You may view MacEwan policies in the Policy Manual on the Board of Governors segment of the website.
If your previous course(s) is not included on the ACAT website or if your course history is with an institution outside Alberta, you may be asked for course outlines. Course outlines are reviewed by MacEwan evaluators for credit transfer and then considered with respect to the program for which you have applied for admission. To enable this processing time, ensure your official final transcripts have been received by MacEwan and be prepared to provide course outlines as required.
Transfer credit is completed after the admission decision and in consideration of the program of study, unless a block transfer is in place and is published. Degree programs may require transfer students to declare a major and minor before transfer credit is considered. It is the student's responsibility to review the transfer credit granted with respect to the program requirements; discrepancies may be brought to the attention of the transfer unit in the Office of the Registrar. Some programs schedule specific registration events for new MacEwan students and transfer students are strongly encouraged to attend for both information and advice. You are also encouraged to review your program information or to contact the program office for more details. Find a list of all MacEwan programs at www.MacEwan.ca/programs.
Transferring Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
Transferring International Baccalaureate (IB) Courses
Upon acceptance to a certificate diploma, applied degree or bachelor degree program at MacEwan, students with schooling outside of Canada must submit a request for potential transfer credit.
For each MacEwan course you feel you have completed similar content, you will need to complete and submit this request form along with a detailed descriptive course syllabi and outlines. These documents MUST be in English and you are responsible for having the translations completed.
If you have not already submitted your official (original) educational documents/transcripts, these MUST BE included with this request form or potential transfer credit will not be considered. (Please note at least 80% of the content from your course must match the MacEwan course for transfer credit).
Request for Transfer Credit Form--Diploma Programs
Request for Transfer Credit Form--Degree Programs
Example - Course syllabi
