Transfer Credit Policy
| AC-REG-POL-025 Transfer Credit Policy | |
|---|---|
| Department | Academic/Registrar |
| Creation Date | May 1, 2025 |
| Approval Date | July 16, 2025 |
| Effective Date | September 2, 2025 |
Organizational Scope
The Policy applies to all full-time programs at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN (“Michener”).
Definitions
Academic Program: Consists of Academic Chair, Program Communication Liaison (PCL), Clinical Liaison Officer (CLO) and faculty responsible for delivery of the program.
Course Equivalency: Determined based on course outcomes and course length leading to the transfer credit.
Official Transcript: The official academic record produced by the Registrar’s Office that reports the student’s academic record including courses taken, grades and credentials obtained.
Policy Statement:
The Michener Institute of Education at UHN (Michener) supports and encourages the transferability of previous academic credits through course-to-course equivalencies.
Policy
- A transfer credit is awarded for courses successfully completed at other recognized postsecondary institutions and when Equivalent Learning is established and approved. Typically, courses must be successfully completed with a minimum passing grade of 65% to be considered for Credit Transfer.
- International transcripts must be formally assessed (e.g., World Education Services).
- Typically, a transfer credit will not be awarded for academic courses completed more than 5 years before the date the application.
- Transfer of academic credit is reflected on the official student record and will not be used when calculating the program GPA.
- Courses that are available for transfer credit have been predetermined based accreditation and entry to practice requirements.
- On admission transfer credits are determined at the time of offer. Post admission transfer credits are determined by application.
- Students who receive transfer credits but still wish to audit the course may do so based on capacity.
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