Transfer Credits

If you’re an undergraduate student, you can run your Advisement Report through MyServiceHub to determine how your previous TMU (and Chang School) courses will meet your new program requirements. If courses are listed under the “non-applicable” section of your Advisement Report, you may want to request a course exception. 

If you already received transfer credits for a TMU program and now you’re changing programs, you don’t need to reapply for transfer credits. Simply run your Advisement Report in August to see how the credits are being used to meet your new program requirements.

Business Management Direct Entry students start in the fifth semester of the program. Limited transfer credits are available, so it's important to choose the best courses for transfer credit.

For more information, visit the Business Management Direct Entry page.

We'll do an assessment for transfer credit for core engineering courses and advanced standing at the time of admission. Your Offer of Admission will outline approved transfer credits and may suggest that you apply for more.

Core engineering courses completed in a program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) (external link, opens in new window)  will be considered for credit.

How are core and professional engineering course credits assessed?

Engineering courses are evaluated based on these criteria:

1. Breadth and depth: The course must cover a wide range of topics and teach them in sufficient detail. It’s not enough for the topic to be listed in the course outline, unless it’s taught at an equivalent depth.
2. Key topics: All essential topics must be included, with balanced representation of areas like mathematics, natural sciences, engineering science, engineering design, and complementary studies.
3. Course components and hours: The course should include main components like lectures, labs, and tutorials (if applicable). Tutorials that simply reinforce the lecture material aren't essential. The hours for each component must be similar.
4. Course level: The course must match the level of sophistication and quality of courses at TMU, considering factors like the type of institution, the institution’s accreditation, level and quality of its engineering programs, faculty qualifications, and facilities.
5. Accreditation: Core engineering courses must come from programs accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Topics and material must align with CEAB standards. Equivalency in content and workload are measured in key categories including mathematics, natural sciences, engineering science, engineering design and complementary studies, all measured using CEAB “accreditation units.”

College courses (except those completed within an engineering degree program accredited by the CEAB) aren't eligible for core engineering course transfer credits.

You can only apply for transfer credit for core engineering courses (that were not granted at the time of admission) after you’ve received and accepted your Offer of Admission to a Bachelor of Engineering program. Normally, core engineering transfer credits won't be awarded for courses beyond the second year of the program.