Future Students

Transfer Of Credit

Transfer credit is designated as:

• Assigned credit (used when there is a University of Winnipeg equivalent)

• Elective credit (used to describe credit for completed work which, although similar in content, is not equivalent to an existing University of Winnipeg departmental course)

• General Elective credit (credit for completed work which is not equivalent to any existing University of Winnipeg departmental course)

Types of Transfer:

These transfer credit types apply to new and returning UW students.

1. Transfer from Fully-Accredited Institutions of Higher Learning

• Transfer credit will be granted in compliance with the University of Winnipeg's residence requirements and only for courses which apply to the student's proposed degree program.

• Students are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 60 credit hours of transfer towards a University of Winnipeg degree program. All failed courses that are eligible for credit will also be transferred (in addition to the 60 credit hours successfully completed). 

• Students will be assigned a letter grade of A+, A, A-, B+, B, C+, C, D, F for each course transferred from another Canadian or North American university. The University of Winnipeg does not have a standardized numerical grade conversion scale for each letter grade it awards.

• A grade of S (Standing) is normally assigned for course work completed at international universities and colleges. Note: The total credit hours earned in “Standing” courses are counted towards the degree but are not included in the GPA calculation.

• Note: Some departments may have limitations on course work taken beyond a specific time period.

2. Transfer from Non-Accredited Universities or Colleges

• Students transferring from non-accredited universities or colleges may be eligible to receive credit on transfer if they can demonstrate that courses completed are of university standard and depth. 

• Students must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of one year (30 credit hours) of study with a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 (C+) or higher to be eligible for transfer credit consideration. 

• Students may receive up to a maximum of 60 credit hours of transfer towards a University of Winnipeg Degree program.

• Transfer credit will be granted according to the appropriateness of the courses for the degree program being sought and only for courses in which the student has received a grade of C or higher.

• Students will receive a grade of S (Standing) for each course transferred. The specific grade earned does not transfer.

• An official transcript, college calendar and detailed course outlines must be submitted to the Admissions Office for assessment. See Course Outline for more information.

• Applicants who have attended a bible college, which is a Member Institution or has Candidate status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), may be eligible for transfer credit.

• Students must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of one year (30 credit hours) of study with a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 (C+) or higher to be eligible for transfer credit consideration.

• Students are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 60 credit hours of transfer towards a University of Winnipeg Degree program.

• Courses must be acceptable as transferable to a University of Winnipeg degree program and only courses with a minimum grade of C will be transferred.

• No credit will be granted for courses of a church/professional or clearly doctrinaire nature.

• Students will receive a grade of S (Standing) for each course transferred. The specific grade earned does not transfer.

• An official transcript, college calendar and detailed course outlines must be submitted to the Admissions Office for assessment. See Course Outline for more information.
  
  
  See also the "Admission and Re-Admission" section of the Course Calendar for more information on Transfer of Credit.
  
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