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At the University of Regina, a transfer student is someone who has attempted post-secondary courses at a recognized post-secondary institution and is interested in applying to the U of R. Transfer students include applicants who may or may not have a completed credential, and wish to continue or pursue further studies with the U of R.
Admission requirements vary by faculty and program.
Undergraduate applicants: see the Application Guide for details on how to apply and what’s required.
Graduate applicants: see the Graduate Studies Application Guide for details on how to apply and what’s required.
Transfer credit is academic credit given by the University of Regina for academic work students completed at other institutions. If you have completed studies at a recognized post-secondary institution, or if you have completed courses within a recognized advanced high school program, you may be eligible to receive credit for courses at the U of R.
Applying transfer credits toward your U of R graduation requirements often represents a significant savings — both in terms of time and tuition. For example, transfer credits can mean:
- Not having to repeat courses and learning you achieved elsewhere
- Enrolling in higher/progressive level courses sooner
- Building upon, rather than discarding, your past learning when your academic interests change
The U of R requires that institutions and/or programs be recognized to be used for admission and transfer credit purposes.
Recognition requires that one of the following conditions is satisfied:
- A Canadian institution that is a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada or Universities Canada.
- A Canadian institution that is affiliated with a Universities Canada member institution, accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), or the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).
- An institution from the USA that is a member of a regional accreditation body as recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
- An institution outside of Canada or the USA with approval from its country's approved authority for education as determined by the Enrolment Services Admissions Unit, or the UR International's Admissions Unit, or by the Registrar or by a qualified international qualifications assessment service.
- Courses taken at a Quebec CEGEP toward the completion of a DEC that have not been used to meet admission requirements will be considered for transfer credit to a maximum of 30 credits.
Other recognized coursework includes:
- Some courses through the College Board's Advanced Placement
- Some courses through the International Baccalaureate
- Some courses through the Cambridge International A Level program
If you are currently a student at the University of Regina and want to change faculties, this is considered an internal faculty transfer. Internal faculty transfer is required when you:
- Would like to transfer to another faculty at the University of Regina
- Would like to change your registration status (U of R, Campion, First Nations University of Canada or Luther)
- Would like to transfer to another faculty after you were required to discontinue your studies in one faculty
If you are applying for a faculty transfer, you must meet the requirements for the new faculty. Note: Past and current University of Regina students applying to the Faculty of Nursing or Education must go through the regular application process.
For further details based on your program/faculty of interest, check out the Current University of Regina Student section of the Application Guide.
If you have general questions about undergraduate transfer credits, contact Transfer Credit Services by email at transfer.credit@uregina.ca
For graduate-level transfer credit inquiries, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at graduate.studies@uregina.ca
If you have already been admitted and would like to begin your transfer credit assessment, contact an Academic Advisor through your faculty or federated college.