Applicants who have previously completed one or more years at Ryerson or another accredited post-secondary institution may be eligible for admission to a level higher than first year/semester (advanced standing) and/or for transfer credit (refer to the section on Transfer Credits for additional information).

When advanced standing is granted, all or some of a student’s previous post-secondary studies are used as a basis of admission. NOTE: Courses used as basis of admission are not recorded as individual transfer credits and may not be used to apply for Transfer Credit. The original grades obtained in the courses used for advanced standing are not recorded as graded courses on the Ryerson academic record. Original grades are not used in the calculation of a student’s Grade Point Average.

Students admitted with advanced standing/transfer credits must complete, as a Ryerson student, studies that normally include at least one half of the program’s curriculum. No more than a total of 50 percent of the program’s requirements may consist of advanced standing/credits (transfer credits, challenge credits, credits granted on a Letter of Permission).

Applicants applying for advanced standing/transfer credits must arrange to have one set of officially certified academic transcripts of their secondary and all post-secondary studies, including promotion/graduation status, submitted directly by the issuing school(s) and/or agency to Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment. Applicants who are currently attending a post-secondary institution are also required to submit a list of courses in progress and interim/final results for these courses when available.

If applying for advanced standing admission, course descriptions and teaching outlines of all post-secondary studies are generally not required at the time of application for admission (if this information is needed, a request will be forwarded to you by Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment). Course/teaching outlines may be required after admission has been granted when you are applying for transfer credit (see www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/transfercredits/.)  

Note for students admitted into a degree completion/advanced standing policy program: if a psychology upper level liberal studies course, or any course offered through the Faculty of Arts requires a prerequisite, a transfer credit must be requested for that prerequisite course. This will only serve as proof of the prerequisite course, and will not apply towards degree requirements.