Transfer your credits

If you have completed courses at other post-secondary institutions within the past seven years, you may be eligible to receive transfer credit for your courses at Douglas College.  To have your previous courses evaluated for transfer credit, submit a completed Transfer Credit Request Form by email to transfercredit@douglascollege.ca or drop off in person or by mail to Enrolment Services.

We require Official transcripts to complete your request, and they must be received from your sending institution by Douglas College within 2 weeks of your Request (hand-delivered, photocopies, faxes and emails of transcripts are deemed unofficial and will not be processed).  

Please note the following:

• Please review the Credentials Awarded policy time limits prior to submitting a Transfer Credit Request to ensure your courses are within the time limits to qualify for graduation within your program.
• Current applicants and students with prior post-secondary education completed within the past 7 years are eligible to submit a Transfer Credit Request to have their courses evaluated for transfer credit to Douglas College. In progress courses will not be evaluated.  
• Detailed course outlines produced by the sending institution are required for each course completed outside of BC. Each outline must contain the curriculum that was taught for the semester/term you attended the course.
• Detailed course outlines may also be required for courses within BC that have not been previously articulated OR if the course equivalency has not been reviewed within the past 5-7 years.
• Official translations are required for all official transcripts and Detailed course outlines that are not in English. 
• All transcripts and other documents filed in support of your transfer credit request become the property of Douglas College and will not be returned unless they are deemed irreplaceable.
• Douglas College awards credits according to the credits established for the equivalent course at Douglas College
• Failing grades will not receive transfer credit - minimum grade is "D" or "P" for transfer credit purposes
• Transfer credit becomes part of your Douglas College official student record but is not included in your Douglas College Cumulative GPA.

Deadlines for submitting transfer credit requests

To ensure your transfer credit request is processed in time for your registration, your request must be received by the following deadlines:

• April 15^th for Fall Semester
• September 15^th  for Winter Semester
• January 16^thfor Summer Semester

**Note: requests that require detailed course outlines should be submitted well in advance of the above deadlines as they can take 1-3 months to be evaluated.  

If you have been admitted to the College after the above deadlines, please submit your request for transfer credit as soon as possible as requests will continue to be processed in the order received.  If you require courses to be transferred to meet pre-requisites for registration and they will not be processed in time, please contact the appropriate department. You may be able to request a pre-requisite override. Overrides are granted at the discretion of the department.

Requesting transfer credit

Courses taken within BC

1. Complete a Transfer Credit Request Form
2. Ensure official transcripts are sent to Douglas College immediately if not already on file.
3. Include detailed course outlines from the time period attended - these are required for all courses NOT appearing in the BC Transfer Guide. Please refer to the Detailed course outlines information. Note: Calendar descriptions are not sufficient for evaluation purposes and outlines must have been supplied to you by the institution.

Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB)

1. Complete a Transfer Credit Request Form
2. Ensure official AP or official IB scores are sent to Douglas College immediately if not already on file.
3. Students can confirm which AP and IB courses receive transfer credit at Douglas College on the BC Transfer Guide website.

Courses taken outside BC 

1. Complete a Transfer Credit Request Form
2. Ensure official transcripts are sent to Douglas College immediately if not already on file.
3. Include detailed course outlines from the time period attended. Please refer to the Detailed course outlines information. Note: Calendar descriptions are not sufficient for evaluation purposes and outlines must have been supplied to you by the institution.   Outlines must be officially translated to English and authenticated. Failure to provide detailed course outlines for all foreign transcripts submitted will result in your transfer credit not being reviewed.

Next step

**Transfer credit is processed in date order received. Your complete file will be reviewed by the Transfer Credit team. Detailed course outlines will be forwarded to the appropriate Faculty evaluator. Please allow additional time for processing requests of this nature. They can take up to 3 months to be processed, but may take longer during peak periods. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when your request has been completed. All results will be entered to your Douglas College student record and can be viewed in the Transfer Credit Evaluation Summary area of your myAccount.