How to Use the Transfer Guide

 

The arrangements for transfer credit recorded in this Transfer Guide apply to courses or programs taken during the 2008-2009 academic year (September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009). Credit for courses taken previously is normally governed by the appropriate Transfer Guide for the year in which courses were taken. Students who have interrupted their studies or spread them out over a longer period of time should seek advice from the institution which the student wishes to enter to determine the current status of transfer arrangements. 

 

Section 1 provides an overview of the public post-secondary system in the province.

 

Section 2 of the Transfer Guide lists credit transfer arrangements on a sending institution basis. Due to the fact that transfer agreements between the public post-secondary institutions are not necessarily two-way, the tables in section 2 are to be read from sending to receiving institution only.

 

Example 1: A student has successfully completed some courses at College of the North Atlantic and wishes to find out if he/she can transfer any of those credits to Memorial University (St. John’s/Sir Wilfred Grenfell College campuses). In this case, College of the North Atlantic is the sending institution and Memorial University is the receiving institution.

 

Here’s how to find out if there are any credit transfer possibilities:

F  Go to page 18 where College of the North Atlantic is the sending institution.

F  Look to see if any courses successfully completed are listed in the sending column.

F  If so, go across to where Memorial University (St. John’s/Sir Wilfred Grenfell College campuses) is the receiving institution and the corresponding course to which credit transfer is granted.

 

Example 2:

A student has successfully completed some courses at Memorial University (St. John’s/Sir Wilfred Grenfell College campuses) and wishes to find out if he/she can transfer any of those credits to College of the North Atlantic. In this case, the university is the sending institution and the College of North Atlantic is the receiving institution.

 

Here’s how to find out if there are any credit transfer possibilities:

F  Go to page 33 where Memorial University (St. John’s/Sir Wilfred Grenfell College campuses) is the sending institution.

F  Look to see if courses successfully completed are listed in the sending column.

F     If so, go across to where College of the North Atlantic is the receiving institution and the corresponding course to which credit transfer is granted.

F     For more information refer to page 17.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: The courses listed in section 2.1 are not necessarily available at all university and college campuses. Please consult the appropriate institutional calendar for more information.

 

Section 3 provides a listing of groups of courses which are transferable as a block to other post-secondary institutions.

 

Section 4 provides transfer of credit information for three programs linked to high school: the Advanced Placement (AP) Program, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program.

 

Section 5 provides an explanation of terms related to credit transfer.

 

Section 6 provides a brief description of the admission requirements and transfer policies of each public post-secondary institution.

 

It should be noted that:

 

1.         The 2008-2009 Transfer Guide identifies where special transfer agreements exist for similar courses.

 

2.         The Transfer Guide indicates the minimum transfer of credit which is available for prior post-secondary educational experience upon admission to another post-secondary institution. Additional transfer of credit may be available on an individual basis.

 

3.         The tables in section 2 are to be read from sending institution to receiving institution only. Transfer agreements are not necessarily two-way.

 

4.         The information in this Transfer Guide is the most recent available at the time of publication. However, due to ongoing negotiations between institutions there may be instances where information is incomplete. Updated information will be provided online at www.ed.gov.nl.ca. Should questions arise, the user is encouraged to reference institutional calendars and consult with Registrar/Student Service Offices.

 

5.         Transfer is sometimes possible for courses or programs not contained in this Transfer Guide. Such arrangements are generally considered on an individual basis. Students seeking special consideration are advised to consult the Registrar/Student Service Offices at both the sending and receiving institutions.

 

6.         Where no entry or a blank space appears in the receiving institution column of the course-by-course tables in section 2 of the guide, this indicates that no formal transfer

arrangement or established precedent has been identified between the sending and receiving institution at the time of publication.