Transfer Credit

Unless you are enrolled in Open Studies, transfer credit is assessed automatically when you provide transcripts from post-secondary institutions in Canada and the United States.

Coursework from a post-secondary institution outside of Canada or the United States is not assessed automatically. You must initiate the transfer credit review process:

1. Email the Transfer Credit Unit with a request to open your transfer credit module in myStudentSystem.

   TransferUnit@macewan.ca

    

2. Follow the process below to submit a transfer credit articulation request through myStudentSystem. You will require the course code/number, name, credit value and term of completion for each course you would like assessed.

   transfer credit articulation request process

Please contact your program advisor to have prior coursework from MacEwan University applied to your new program.

Transfer credit for students in Open Studies will be assessed only on request and to fulfill prerequisite requirements.

If you have met a prerequisite by completing a course at another post-secondary institution, email the Transfer and Articulation Unit after you apply. In your email, please include your Student ID and a list of course(s) for which you are seeking transfer credit. Please ensure that your most recent official transcript has been forwarded to MacEwan University for evaluation.

In cases where a transfer credit articulation does not exist, it is your responsibility to obtain and submit the relevant course syllabi for a Transfer Credit Articulation.

Email the Transfer and Articulation Unit

The results of your assessment will be posted in myStudentSystem. 

• Log in to myPortal.MacEwan.ca

• Launch myStudentSystem

• Navigate to your Student Center

• Scroll to the Admissions section at the bottom of your Student Center

• Click the Transfer Credit Report link

A separate report is created for each institution you attended.

  Assessment status

You will see one of the following:

• SUBMITTED—Course information has been entered but there are no transfer decisions ready for processing to your record.

• COMPLETED—Transfer decisions have been processed but cannot be posted to your record until you accept your offer of admission and pay the admission confirmation deposit.

• POSTED—Transfer credit decisions have been posted to your record. Your results are ready.

  Course results

For each individual course evaluated for transfer credit, you will see one of the following:

• POSTED—Transfer credit has been awarded.

• REJECTED—Course is ineligible for transfer credit award.

• NO RULE—No articulated transfer decision in our system. 

The equivalent course at MacEwan University will be specified (e.g. ORGA 316) or unspecified (e.g. CMPT 1xx). A program advisor can provide you with more information on how unspecified transfer awards can be used to fulfill your program requirements.

  Grade

The letter grade of the incoming course will be prefaced with a “T” (i.e. TA+, TB, TC-, etc.). Transfer credit grades are not used in ANY grade point average (GPA) calculation. The official MacEwan University transcript will note only the total number of credits transferred per institution.

Specific transfer credit awards are subject to the requirements and regulations of the admitting program and may vary from the total credit awarded by MacEwan University. Transfer credit is subject to the Inter-institutional Transferability (C2030) and External Course Taking (C2035) policies, and the university’s academic residency requirements.

If your coursework was not previously assessed for transfer credit by MacEwan University, your results statement will include a status of “No Rule.” To have these courses assessed for transfer credit, you must initiate the transfer credit evaluation by submitting a Transfer Credit Articulation Request form and other relevant documents.

transfer credit articulation request process

Review the assessment with an advisor in your program to understand how it meets requirements. Some programs schedule specific program planning events for new students. Students with transfer credit are strongly encouraged to attend for both information and advice.

To access transfer credit information, click on My Academics under the Academics section on the Student Center main page.

The My Academics page shows:

1. All documents related to your request for transfer credit MUST be in English. If your academic records are in a language other than English, you need to submit both the original language document and a certified English translation, which must be complete, literal, word-for-word and in the same format as the original document.

2. The course syllabus submitted for a transfer credit articulation decision must contain the items listed in the sample.
   
   Sample credit course syllabus

    

3. Your final/official post secondary transcript must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar.

4. Submitted documents must be in either a .pdf (preferred) or a .docx format

MacEwan University is committed to providing bridging and laddering opportunities to its certificate, diploma and applied degree graduates. Graduates of the following MacEwan programs may be eligible to ladder into one of our degree programs. For more specific information, contact an advisor for the degree program.

Accounting and Strategic Measurement

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Commerce (minimum GPA of 3.0 required): 60 credits

Acupuncture

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Science: Number of credits depends on your chosen major, minor or honours program.

Arts and Cultural Management

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Commerce (minimum GPA of 3.0 required): 24 credits

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: 51 credits

Asia Pacific Management

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Bachelor of Applied Communications in Professional Writing

Retired MacEwan program; contact an advisor for additional information

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: 66 credits

Business Management

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Commerce (minimum GPA of 3.0 required): 60 credits

Child and Youth Care

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: 60 credits

Correctional Services

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Design Studies

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Early Learning and Child Care

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: 57 credits

Emergency Communications and Response

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Additional laddering opportunities to the Police and Investigations diploma program. Contact an advisor for additional information.

Fine Art

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Hearing Aid Practitioner

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Human Resource Management

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Commerce (minimum GPA of 3.0 required): 60 credits

Journalism

Retired MacEwan program; contact an advisor for additional information

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: 57 credits

Library and Information Technology

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Massage Therapy

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Science: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Music

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Paralegal Studies

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Police and Investigations (Police Studies)

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Police and Investigations (Investigative Studies)

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Professional Writing

Retired MacEwan program; contact an advisor for additional information.

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: 57 credits

Public Relations

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: 33 credits

Social Work

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: 75 credits

Special Needs Educational Assistant

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: 30 credits

Theatre Arts

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Theatre Production

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Therapist Assistant (SLPA)

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Science: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: 33 credits

Therapist Assistant (PTA/OTA)

• Bachelor of Arts: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

• Bachelor of Science: Credits can depend on the start and completion date of your diploma and on your chosen major, minor or Honours program.

Graduates from the institutions and programs listed below may be eligible for a block transfer to these MacEwan University programs. For more specific information, contact a program advisor.

Recognized Canadian post-secondary institutions

Business Diploma

• Bachelor of Commerce: Up to 60 credits.

  A minimum GPA of 3.0 required. Specific courses must be completed as part of the diploma to be eligible for this block transfer. Contact an advisor for additional information.

Grande Prairie Regional College

Early Learning and Childcare Certificate

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 25 credits

Keyano College

Educational Assistant Certificate

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 28 credits

Lakeland College

Early Learning and Child Care Certificate

• Early Learning and Child Care Diploma: Up to 19 credits

Child and Youth Care Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 60 credits

Lethbridge College

Child and Youth Care Counsellor Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 60 credits

Medicine Hat College

Child and Youth Care Counsellor Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 66 credits

Mount Royal University

Child and Youth Care Counsellor Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 60 credits

NAIT

Radio and Television Diploma

• Bachelor of Communication Studies: Up to 57 credits

NorQuest College

Social Work Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 75 credits

Ontario Advanced Diploma

Child and Youth Care Worker Diploma

• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care: Up to 60 credits

Transfer credit will be granted for AP courses where an AP grade of 4 or 5 is received. A list of approved courses for transfer credit follows. Other courses may be considered on an individual basis. For more information contact a program advisor or the Transfer & Articulation Unit.

transferunit@macewan.ca

¹Fulfills the Language Other than English requirement
²A portfolio assessment may be required before credit is granted

Transfer credit will be granted for IB courses where an IB grade of 5 or higher is received. A list of approved courses for transfer credit follows. Other courses may be considered on an individual basis. For more information contact a program advisor or the Transfer & Articulation Unit.

transferunit@macewan.ca

¹A portfolio assessment may be required before credit is granted
²A language assessment may be required before credit is granted

Transfer credit will be granted for the GCE A-Level courses offered by Cambridge University and Edexcel. Courses from additional providers and countries with an education structure based on the British-pattern system will be considered upon request. A list of approved courses for transfer credit follows. For more information contact a program advisor or the Transfer & Articulation Unit.

transferunit@macewan.ca