To help students reach their academic and employment goals, ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ welcomes credit transfers from other post-secondary institutions and organizations where course or program equivalencies have been established.
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- Transfer Credit recognizes academic credits earned at another post-secondary institution.
- Prior Learning Assessment recognizes learning through non-formal education such as work experience, self-study, volunteer activities and other life experiences; or transfer credit that is over 10 years old.
- Professional Training Transfer recognizes training that is part of employment or professional education and will grant credit towards a program where successful completion of training from a licensed/accredited organization can be provided.
To help students reach their academic and employment goals, ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ welcomes credit transfers from other post-secondary institutions and organizations where course or program equivalencies have been established.
Transfer credit applications for program courses are reviewed and assessed after a student has applied for and been accepted into a ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ program. If you are not enrolled in a ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ program and wish to register in a course for which you do not have the pre-requisite, you may apply for a course requisite waiver by completing the online Requisite Waiver Request Form.
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ is a full participant in the credit transfer system of the (BCCAT) and works with that system to facilitate transfer agreements that benefit students in BC. When a course is listed on the BC Transfer Guide website as transferable from the transfer institution to ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿, we do not require course outlines. Learn more about how credits transfer in the .
Transfer credit outside the BC Transfer Guide system are also encouraged for submission. In these circumstances ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ requires official course outlines to complete your request.
Please review your program web page for program-specific information related to transfer credit. Some programs may only accept transfer credit requests at time of application to the program and/or may also require a minimum grade from the transfer institution.
Transfer credit can be recognized in several different ways:
- Direct assigned credit (for courses that are deemed equivalent to ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ courses).
- Unassigned credit (for courses that are related in content to curriculum taught within the discipline but for which there is no equivalent ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ course).
- Block-transfer credit for credentials of program-specific clusters of courses*. (Credit granted may be different from the amount of credit available on a course-by-course basis).
*Students receiving block-transfer credit may be required to complete additional bridging courses to satisfy lower-level degree requirements, prerequisites for upper-level course requirements, or residency requirements.
Students accepted into certificate, diploma and degree programs are required to complete at least 50% of the program at ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿.
If a student in a degree program is applying for both transfer credit and prior learning assessment, and the combined total of possible credit exceeds 50%, the student may request an exemption to this policy through the Office of the Registrar. If an exemption is granted, at least 50% of upper-level credits in a program must be completed at ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿.
Complete the first page of the Request for Credit Transfer Form and email it to transfercredit@jibc.ca.
If you did not provide an official post-secondary transcript at the time of program application, request that your official post-secondary transcript is sent directly to ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ from the transfer institution.
Detailed course outlines are required when:
- your education was outside British Columbia,
- you completed your program some years ago,
- your courses are not listed as equivalent to a ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ course in the .
Transfer credit requests that require a course outline or syllabus can take 8-10 weeks to be evaluated.