Transfer Of Credit Advanced Placement Program (College Board) International Baccalaureate Program Institutes Of Technology Canadian Or U.S. Bible Colleges Challenge for Credit

Transfer Of Credit

The University of Saskatchewan accepts, for transfer of credit, courses from accredited institutions. Credit is awarded on a course-by-course basis for courses equivalent to those taught at the University of Saskatchewan. Official documents attesting to the post-secondary educational credentials of applicants, former students, and current students are routinely evaluated by the Admissions staff in the Office of the Registrar for consideration of possible transfer credit. Students will be advised if transfer credit is awarded. Authority for evaluation of transfer credit rests with the Office of the Registrar and is based on published transfer credit policy and an examination of published accreditation guides, transfer credit guides, calendar course descriptions, detailed course outlines, precedent, and the advice of colleges and departments.

The purpose of evaluating transfer credit is to give students and applicants fair and reasonable credit for academic work which has been undertaken at another institution, and to reduce the likelihood of having to repeat academic work in which they have already demonstrated competence.

Students transferring to a degree program at the University of Saskatchewan from another post-secondary institution are responsible for obtaining program advice from their college prior to registering for courses.

Normally, the University does not allow an individual to repeat a recognized degree obtained elsewhere.

Students who wish to take a course(s) at another university for credit towards a degree program at this university must obtain approval from their Dean's Office for the course, in the form of a Letter of Permission, before registering in it. On completion of the course, students must arrange to have an official transcript forwarded directly to Admissions, Office of the Registrar by the institution concerned.

For more information visit the web site at: www.usask.ca/students/admission/transfer.shtml

Advanced Placement Program (College Board)

Transfer credit will be granted to students who complete certain Advanced Placement Program examinations with a grade of 4 or higher. For complete details, contact Admissions, Office of the Registrar.

International Baccalaureate Program

Transfer credit will be granted for some higher level subjects passed with a grade of 5 or higher. For complete details, contact Admissions, Office of the Registrar.

Institutes Of Technology

Applicants with a diploma from a Canadian institute of technology or a college of applied arts and technology may be granted transfer credit based on a review of the diploma content by the appropriate departments at the University of Saskatchewan. In some cases credit may be awarded on a per course basis even if a diploma has not been awarded. For further details, contact Admissions, Office of the Registrar.

Canadian Or U.S. Bible Colleges

Applicants who have completed courses at a Canadian Bible college which is a member institution of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), or is accredited by the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC), or have attended a U.S. Bible college which holds regional accreditation in the U.S., or is accredited by AABC, may be considered for transfer of credit.

Challenge for Credit

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is permitted at the University of Saskatchewan on the basis of Challenge for Credit. Challenge for Credit allows the university to grant credits to those students who can demonstrate that they have mastered the knowledge and skills associated with the satisfactory completion of specific University courses through work experience, independent study, or from non-degree courses. University Council approved the following academic guidelines for Challenge for Credit at its April, 2002 meeting:

1. Each department or non-departmentalized college which opts into the challenge for credit process has the responsibility of determining which of its courses may be subject to a challenge.
2. Credit should be awarded for learning stemming from experiences outside the context of formal courses at a university, and not simply as recognition of that experience per se.
3. Students may apply for the challenge for credit process only after they have been admitted into the University of Saskatchewan.
4. Students who have applied for transfer credit evaluation may not apply for credit by challenge until the transfer credit evaluation of their previous university or college program has been completed.
5. Students cannot challenge a course in which they are presently enrolled, or in which they had previously been enrolled past the add/drop deadline, either at the U of S or at another institution.
6. Subject to Principle #5, students may submit an application to challenge for credit at any time during the academic year, and at any time during their academic careers.
7. Assessment should be implemented fairly. Credit should be awarded for demonstrated knowledge comparable to the standard expected of students who successfully complete University of Saskatchewan courses.
8. Credits awarded by the challenge for credit process will be recorded on the student's transcript with the appropriate designation as recommended by the Office of the Registrar. No percentage grade will be awarded in a challenge credit.
9. Those students whose applications for a challenge are reviewed by the department or non-departmentalized college concerned and who are subsequently denied the opportunity to challenge, or who fail a challenge examination, may appeal the decision to the department chair, the Dean of a non-departmentalized college, or the Dean's designate, whose decision represents the final judgment in the process.

Additional administrative guidelines are described in the Challenge for Credit policy at
http://www.usask.ca/university_council/acad_prog/reports/04-21-02.shtml

Please note that the procedures for PLAR based on Challenge for Credit are currently under development and are expected to be in place for the 2003-2004 Regular Session. Further information will be published on this web page as it becomes available.