Transfer Credit

If you have attended a post-secondary institution outside of Canada, all of the following information is required if you wish to transfer credit to USask:

• Course syllabus
  This should include your course outline broken down by weeks, not just the calendar description of the course. Except for language courses, syllabi must be translated into English. Each syllabus must have some indication of which university of college it is from. If the detailed course information is available from the institution's official website, you may forward a link with the entire web address and Admissions will check to see if enough information is provided. Word documents of course outlines will not be accepted. All course outlines are subject to verification for authenticity.
• Course number and name (example: Math 102.3)
• Number of hours of lecture and lab
• Any details regarding lab course work
• Number of credit units earned
• List of textbooks and reference materials used, including the name and edition of each publication
• Name of sending institution and instructor
• Grading system (example: assignments 40%, midterm exam 20%, final exam 40%)
• Grading scale (ie. 50%, 4-point scale)

Following an appointment with your academic advisor you may wish to appeal a transfer credit decision. You can appeal a transfer credit decision by completing an Appeal of Transfer Credit Decision form and forwarding it to the Transfer Credit Office.

Along with the appeal form, if you have never submitted a course outline for the course you are appealing, you should provide as much information about the course as you can, such as a detailed course syllabus, textbook reading list, etc. to prove that an adjustment of credit is merited.

If your transfer credit has been reviewed and you’re appealing the decision, you must provide additional evidence not previously submitted to prove that an adjustment of credit is merited (eg. examination papers, course notes, etc).

Remember that you will only be able to view the results of your transfer credit evaluation once your final official transcript(s) and any other documents required by the Transfer Credit Office or indicated in your Supplemental Items have been received and reviewed.

To view your transfer credit results:

1. Log into PAWS (details to log in will be included in your admission letter)
2. Click on Apps and Services below the Home icon (Top left)
3. Use the Search bar or scroll the page to find My Final Grades
4. After selecting My Final Grades select My Records
5. View your Unofficial Academic Transcript

Transfer Credit Evaluation is a two-step process. First, the Transfer Credit Office will evaluate your courses and may coordinate course reviews with colleges and departments, if necessary.

Second, once the evaluation is complete, your college will determine how (or if) the credit granted may be applied toward your current program of study.

You should contact an academic advisor in your college to discuss how your transfer credit may be used, as well as to discuss future course selection.

General credit may be granted if there is no exact equivalent at the USask for one of your previously completed courses. See the table below to find common general transfer credit abbreviations.

If you are a current USask student and plan to take courses at another post-secondary institution, you should ask your college to provide you with a Letter of Permission.

A Letter of Permission is a letter issued by your college to another post-secondary institution which confirms that you are a student in good standing, and that you have the college's permission to enrol in university-level courses at the receiving institution for credit back to the University of Saskatchewan.

This Letter of Permission will list the courses in which you may enrol as a visiting student at the receiving institution. Your copy of the letter is your assurance that these courses are applicable to your program at the University of Saskatchewan.

The University of Saskatchewan honours the grades of the sending institution.

• Grades for your transferable courses will be listed as TR on your USask transcript.
• Your grades assigned by the sending institution will not appear on your official University of Saskatchewan transcript, but the fact that you recieved transfer credit will be shown.
• If you are USask outgoing study abroad or exchange student, received grades will be converted (if necessary) and listed as percentages.
• Your transfer credit evaluation will record all attempts at a transferable course, and transfer credit will be assigned at the first instance of a passing grade. Failed transferable courses are listed, although no credit is assigned. If you failed a transferable class, XNCR 000 will be indicated.

The following are recommended courses for transfer to the College of Agriculture and Bioresources after first year.

University of Regina
For transfer to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Chemistry 104, 140, Biology 100, 101, Economics 201, Math 105 or 110, English 100 or 110, and six credit units in humanities, social science or fine arts. AGRC 111.3 and 112.3 may be taken online. 

For transfer to the Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness: Math 105 or 110, English 100 or 110, six credit units in humanities, social science or fine arts, six credit units in natural sciences, Economics 201, 202. AGRC 111 and 112 may be taken online. 

For transfer to the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management: Chemistry 104,140, Biology 100, 101, Economics 201, Math 105 or 110, INDG 100, three credits on Physical Geography, six credits of open electives.

AGRC 111 and 112 may be completed as a visiting student before transfer, please visit admissions.usask.ca/requirements for more information.  

Medicine Hat College
For transfer to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Biology 231, 233, Chemistry 201, 250, Economics 201, 203, 6 credit units in 200-level English, 6 credit units in humanities, social science or fine arts. AGRC 111 and 112 are available online at the University of Saskatchewan.

For transfer to the Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness: Econ 201, 203, 6 credit units in physical science, 6 credit units in humanities, social science or fine arts, 3 credit units 200-level English and Math. AGRC 111 and 112 are available online at the University of Saskatchewan.

Transfer from a Diploma to a University Degree Program

The College of Agriculture and Bioresources is currently reviewing its policies surrounding transfer credit for completed Diploma programs from post-secondary institutions. Transfer agreements are being developed to allow block transfer of credit into specified majors in the College. In some cases minimum average requirements in the diploma may be in place.

Medicine Hat College

Under an articulation agreement between Medicine Hat College and the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources, graduates of the Environmental Reclamation Technician Diploma, and the Environmental Biology & Reclamation Technology at Medicine Hat College are eligible for advanced standing into the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree program, majoring in Environmental Science or Soil Science, or the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management in Resource Science.

• Environmental Reclamation Technician Diploma: Advanced standing upto up to 57 credit units. This agreement is effective as of December 2019 and will pertain to applicants who are graduates of this diploma and studied from September 2016 until April 2024.
• Environmental Biology & Reclamation Technology Diploma: Advanced standing up to 60 credits units. This agreement is effective as of April 2024 and will pertain to applicants who are graduates of this diploma and started their program of studies in September 2023 or later.

Lakeland College

Under an articulation agreement between Lakeland College and the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources, graduates of the Conservation & Restoration Ecology Diploma, Environmental Conservation & Reclamation Diploma, and the Water Conservation & Management Diploma at Lakeland College are eligible for advanced standing into one of following Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree programs:

• Conservation & Restoration Ecology Diploma: Advanced standing upto 60 credits units into Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree program, majoring in Environmental Science or Soil Science, or the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management with a major in Resource Science.
• Environmental Conservation & Reclamation Diploma: Advanced standing upto 60 credits units into Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree program, majoring in Environmental Science or Soil Science, or the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management with a major in Resource Science.
• Water Conservation & Management Diploma: Advanced standing upto 60 credits units into Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree program, majoring in Environmental Science or Soil Science, or the Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource Management with a major in Resource Science.
  
  • or with advanced standing of up to 51 credit units into the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a major in Soil Science.

This agreement is effective as of March 2020 and will pertain to applicants who are graduates of the Conservation & Restoration Ecology Diploma, Environmental Conservation & Reclamation Diploma, and the Water Conservation & Management Diploma at Lakeland College and started their program of studies in Fall 2018 or later.

• Medicine Hat College Agreement
• Lakeland College Agreement

Beijing Institute of Technology - Dual Undergraduate Degree Program in Economics

Under a 2+2 articulation agreement, undergraduate economics students registered at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) who have successfully completed the first two years of studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences are eligible to apply to the University of Saskatchewan (USask) for admission and transfer to the USask undergraduate Economics and Business Economics degree programs.

Briercrest College

Under an articulation agreement, students who have completed at least 30 credit units of a post-secondary certificate, diploma or program at Briercrest College, with a minimum average of 60%, are eligible to transfer at least 50 percent of their courses into the College of Arts & Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Students completing a degree through the College of Arts & Science must meet the College’s residency requirements. Students completing one-year certificates at Briercrest are not covered by this agreement, but may be eligible to receive transfer credit on a course-for-course basis. Please refer to the Course-for-Course Equivalents list above to see a list of courses commonly accepted for transfer credit from Briercrest College.

Capital Normal University

Under an articulation agreement, students who have completed their second year in the Life Science, Biology Stream program at Capital Normal University are eligible for 57 credit units of transfer credit upon transfer into the four-year or honours Biology programs within the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) - BioScience Technology Diploma 

Under an agreement, students who have completed the BioScience Technology Diploma program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are eligible for 60 units of transfer credit upon transfer into the four-year or honours Biology program within the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) - Business Certificate Program

Under an agreement, students who have completed the Business Certificate program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are eligible for 30 units of transfer credit upon transfer into the second-year Business Economics program within the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) - Chemical Technology Diploma Program

Under an articulation agreement, students who have completed the Chemical Technology diploma program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are eligible for 60 credit units of transfer credit upon transfer into the four-year or honours Chemistry programs within the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) - Computer Systems Technology Diploma Program

Under an articulation agreement, students who have completed the Computer Systems Technology diploma program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are eligible for 54 credit units of transfer credit upon transfer into the four-year or honours Computer Science programs within the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

Xi’an Jiaotong University- Joint Undergraduate Degree Program in Sociology

Under a 2+2 articulation agreement, undergraduate Sociology students registered at XJTU, who have successfully completed the first two years of studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are eligible to apply to the U of S for admission to transfer to the undergraduate Sociology degree program.

Similarly, undergraduate Sociology students registered at the U of S who have successfully completed the first two years of full-time studies in the College of Arts and Science are eligible to apply to XJTU for admission to transfer to the XJTU undergraduate Sociology degree program.

Students will receive an equivalent number of credit units at both institutions to begin study in their third year. If an admitted student meets degree requirements from both universities, the student can obtain bachelor degrees from both universities.

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT)

Graduates of SIIT’s one-year Business Certificate program or two-year Business Diploma program will qualify to transfer either one or two years towards the four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree offered through the Edwards School of Business. Edwards will allow students to transfer up to 60 credit units (out of 120) of transferable courses from another institution.

Aboriginal Finance Officers Association of Canada (AFOA)

The Edwards School of Business has developed a transfer articulation agreement with the Aboriginal Finance Officers Association of Canada (AFOA) to allow students graduating from the Aboriginal Financial Management (AFM) Diploma program to transfer into the Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.) program at the Edwards School of Business and receive advanced standing for up to 1 and a half years of study.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Graduates of Saskatchewan Polytechnic's one-year Business Certificate program or two-year Business Diploma program (with an Accounting, Human Resources, Management or Marketing speciality) will qualify to transfer either one or two years towards the four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree offered through the Edwards School of Business. Edwards will allow students to transfer up to 60 credit units (out of 120) of transferable courses from another institution.

Lakeland College

Graduates of the two year business diploma in Accounting, General Business or Small Business & Entrepreneurship can transfer two years toward the four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree offered through Edwards. This agreement was signed in 2019 and students who began studies at Lakeland in 2017 or later are eligible to apply.

Dorset College

Students who complete the Business Studies program at Vancouver's Dorset College can directly transfer 30 credits in the Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.) program at the Edwards School of Business. Dorset students are also eligible for two annual awards upon admission to the Edwards School of Business.