Q: How do I know which classes are applicable to my degree?
Academic advisors can provide general degree information and help you choose classes for your degree. Once your inital or departmental assessment is finalized, they can also discuss how approved transfer credits will apply to your degree. Review this website to confirm how students in your program can access academic advising.
Q: Are there courses Dalhousie will not assess for transfer credit?
Common classes we can't review for credit:
- Photography, drawing, painting
- Physical education
- English as a second language
- Co-ops or other experiential learning
- Project classes
- Military theory
Q: I’m an engineering student. How might accreditation affect my transfer credits?
Transfer credits for engineering design and engineering science courses will only be granted if the academic work was completed at a post-secondary institution and discipline that is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. For international institutions, they must be a signatory to the Washington Accord or ABET.
Students who have completed academic work at non-accredited institutions are only eligible to receive transfer credits for non-engineering design/science courses.
Students can only receive a maximum of 2 math (6 credit hours) and 2 science (6 credit hours) transfer credits for academic work completed in high school and/ or community college.
Q: How will I know when my initial assessment/ departmental assessment is complete?
You will be notified via email. If you have questions, contact transfercredits@dal.ca or call 902.494.2450.
Q: What happens if I don’t provide the request form(s) form right away?
Initial and departmental assessments require 4-6 weeks each in order to be processed. Not submitting these forms with enough time to be processed may impact your ability to register for courses and plan your degree effectively. We encourage you to begin the assessment process as soon as possible.
Q: What should I do if my transfer credits won’t be finalized before my classes begin?
Review the Transfer Credit Equivalency Table to determine which courses have been previously approved to transfer to Dalhousie.
Meet with an academic advisor to determine which pre-approved will apply to your program and to discuss alternate course selection options if you have completed course work that has not been previously approved for transfer credit.
You may want to delay registering for courses that are being reviewed for transfer credit. Registering may forfeit your ability to receive the transfer credit if it’s granted.
Q: As a result of complications/challenges from COVID-19, I received a final grade of Pass/ Credit in one or more of my courses. Are these eligible for transfer credits
Courses completed during the winter 2020 term only, with a final grade of Pass/ Credit are eligible for transfer credit consideration. Transfer credits awarded for these courses will be added to a student’s academic record with a grade of TR and will not affect a student’s GPA at Dalhousie. These courses will be recognized as having a final grade that is equivalent to a D or 50%. Therefore, they may not meet the minimum grade requirements for some course prerequisites and/or degree requirements.
Students with a transfer credit that does not meet the minimum grade requirement for a course prerequisite(s) should consult with either the course instructor or their respective academic advisor as per the appropriate faculty processes to discuss the possibility of a course override. Course overrides will be granted at the discretion of the instructor / Faculty and may not be approved for all students. Please note, course override requests for courses offered by the Faculty of Management are reviewed by the Management Undergraduate Academic Advising Office, not by the course instructor.