University Transfer Credits

Full-time upper-year admission: Bachelor of Arts Honours and Bachelor of Science Honours

The Faculty of Arts and Science has capacity to accommodate transfer students from other accredited post‐secondary institutions and from other faculties and schools at Queen’s. However, the admission process is highly competitive and preference is given to those applicants with the strongest qualifications. A small number of Arts and Science departments, programs and plans are unable to accommodate upper-year transfer students.

Are you an upper-year candidate?

Upper year candidates include:

• Students who have attempted a minimum 24.0 units (or equivalent) at another accredited university or college with a university transfer program at the undergraduate level.
  • 24.0 Queen’s units are typically four full-year courses (one course taken over two terms) or 8 one-term only courses.
  • Upper-year candidates have generally attended university for a minimum of two terms. If you have attempted fewer than 24.0 units, you must apply to a first-year program. However, your full post-secondary record will be considered in support of your application and must meet the minimum entrance requirements for applicants with post-secondary.
• Ontario community college students who are in a three-year diploma program and will be graduating
• Graduates from three-year Ontario community college diploma programs
• CEGEP students who are in the final year of three-year professional/career programs who will be receiving their DEC
• Graduates of a three-year CEGEP professional/career programs who have their DEC

Admission Information

The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees in the Faculty of Arts and Science require applicants to specify a plan either as a major (for those in an honours program) or general (for those in the general program).

Due to space limitations, not all plans are open to students transferring into the Faculty of Arts and Science. After being admitted to an open plan, upper-year transfer students will not be able to transfer into a plan that was closed when they were admitted to Queen’s, or that closes subsequently. This is the case even for those who take a qualifying course once at Queen’s and receive a competitive average.

Applicants interested in full- or part-time studies must meet the Admission Requirements for External University Transfer. After you are admitted, you may choose to take a part-time load.

Learn more about available plans in Arts and Science.

For GPA minimums, see: Admission Requirements for External University Transfer.

Transferability of Courses

Transfer credits are assessed by individual departments and are based on grades achieved as well as equivalency to Queen’s courses. Students are informed of their transfer credits after they have accepted their offer of admission. Credit is considered for courses with a final grade of a Queen’s C (63%) or higher.

For a four-year honours program, the maximum number of transfer units allowed is 57.0 units in total including a maximum of 24.0 units toward the core and option requirements of the plan. If the maximum number of units are transferred to Queen’s then 63.0 units must be completed at Queen’s (including a minimum of 36.0 in the plan’s core and option requirements). Should a student receive the full 57.0 units, all remaining courses must be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Science on-campus or through Arts and Science Online.

Note: In the Faculty of Arts and Science, on-campus students in a full course load generally take five full-year courses or 10 one-term only courses in a year, which translates into 30.0 units over the course of an academic year. 63.0 units, therefore, refers to approximately two years of full-time study (four or five terms).

Deadlines / Apply

Students are encouraged to apply as soon after the application open date as possible as space is limited in many programs and admission decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

All documentation requested must be received at Undergraduate Admission, Queen’s University, by the document deadline dates. Earlier receipt is encouraged as admission offers will be made on a rolling basis as applications are complete.

• Apply: Summer Entry
• Apply: Fall entry (OUAC)

*Please note that we will accept unofficial documents for application assessment but will require a  final official document (s) by the extended July 15th deadline to maintain an offer of admission.

Documents may be submitted to support an application at transfer@queensu.ca

Please note we cannot pre-assess potential transfer credit.  More about our transfer credit process can be found here

Applicants who meet one of the following criteria do not need to submit a test of facility in English:

• completed an IB diploma (completion of SL English B is not sufficient) or
• lived in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies or
• attended an education institution full-time where the medium of instruction is English for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies

All other applicants must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the tests of facility in English listed below.

This test is a firm requirement and admission decisions cannot be made until an acceptable score has been reported. If you are in doubt about whether you meet our language requirements, submit an acceptable English language test score as soon as possible to avoid potential delays in the processing of your admission application.

Faculty Information

• Faculty of Arts and Science
• Faculty of Arts and Science Academic Calendar

Full-time upper-year admission: Bachelor of Commerce

Are you an upper-year candidate?

Upper year candidates include:

• Students who have completed a minimum 24 units (or equivalent) at another accredited university or college with a university transfer program.
  • 24 Queen's units are typically four full-year courses (one course taken over two terms) or eight one-term only courses.
  • Upper-year candidates have generally attended university for a minimum of two terms taking academic courses – as opposed to applied or professional
• Ontario community college students who are in a three-year diploma program and will be graduating
• Graduates from three-year Ontario community college diploma programs
• CEGEP students who are in the final year of a three-year professional/career program who will be receiving their DEC
• Graduates of three-year CEGEP professional/career programs who have their DEC

Admission Information

To be considered for admission, upper-year applicants must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 (B+). However, most successful applicants have a minimum GPA of 3.7 (A-). In addition to submitting academic documentation, all upper-year applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must fill out a supplementary application. 

There are a very limited number of upper-year spaces available. The admission process is highly competitive and preference is given to those applicants with the strongest qualifications.

For GPA minimums, see: Admission Requirements

Second-Degree Applicants

Candidates who have already completed an undergraduate degree at Queen's or another academic institution are encouraged to consider applying either:

• As a post-degree student on a non-degree program (post-degree students on a non-degree program are permitted to take courses in the School of Business for one or two terms during one academic year; to be considered as such a candidate, please apply directly to Undergraduate Admission no later than July);or to an MBA program

Transferability of Courses

Transfer credits are assessed by individual departments and are based on grades achieved as well as equivalency to Queen's courses. A "Statement of Transfer Credit" is sent out after the offer of admission. Credit is not granted for courses with a final grade lower than 1.7 (C-).

Deadlines / Apply

All documentation required to complete your application will be posted on your SOLUS Student Centre and must be received at Undergraduate Admission no later than June 15.

Complete files of eligible applicants are reviewed for admission decisions in late June.

In early July, offers of admission will be sent to candidates whose applications have been approved.

Apply through OUAC.

*Please note that we will accept unofficial documents for application assessment but will require a final official document (s) by the extended July 15th deadline to maintain an offer of admission.

Documents may be submitted to support an application at transfer@queensu.ca.

Please note we cannot pre-assess potential transfer credit. Please review the transfer credit process in our transfer credit policy. 

Applicants who meet one of the following criteria do not need to submit a test of facility in English:

• completed an IB diploma (completion of SL English B is not sufficient); or
• lived in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies; or
• attended an education institution full-time where the medium of instruction is English for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies

All other applicants must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the tests of facility in English listed below.

This test is a firm requirement and admission decisions cannot be made until an acceptable score has been reported. If you are in doubt about whether you meet our language requirements, submit an acceptable English language test score as soon as possible to avoid potential delays in the processing of your admission application.

Faculty Information

• Smith School of Business
• Smith School of Business Academic Calendar

Full-time upper year admission: Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

Are you an upper-year candidate?

Candidates applying to transfer from other accredited institutions are considered for upper-year admission if they have completed more than half of the courses taken in the Queen's first-year program. The curriculum includes first-year courses in:

• Physics (2 terms)
• Chemistry (2 terms)
• Computing (1 term)
• Geology (1 term)
• Calculus I and II (2 terms)
• Linear Algebra (1 term)
• Graphics (1 term)

Find the full curriculum...

Admission Information

There are a very limited number of upper-year spaces available. The admission process is highly competitive and preference is given to those applicants with the strongest qualifications.

Transferability of Courses

A full Statement of Transfer Credit will be available for admitted students after they have been approved by the Associate Dean and final marks have been received. We regret that "pre assessments" are not available for potential applicants at this time.

English Language Proficiency

All students entering the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science will be required to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written English. Within the first four weeks following registration, students must attempt a proficiency test in written English. Students who do not pass this test will have further opportunities to successfully complete it. Students must pass the proficiency test to be eligible for graduation.

Deadlines / Apply

The Chair of Undergraduate Studies of the department applied to reviews complete applications. The Admission Committee of the Faculty then approves offers of admission proposed by the department.

Apply: Fall entry (OUAC).

*Please note that we will accept unofficial documents for application assessment but will require a final official document (s) by the extended July 15th deadline to maintain an offer of admission.

Documents may be submitted to support an application at transfer@queensu.ca

Please note we cannot pre-assess potential transfer credit. More about our transfer credit process can be found here

Applicants who meet one of the following criteria do not need to submit a test of facility in English:

• completed an IB diploma (completion of SL English B is not sufficient); or
• lived in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies; or
• attended an education institution full-time where the medium of instruction is English for the most recent three years prior to beginning their university studies

All other applicants must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the tests of facility in English listed below.

This test is a firm requirement and admission decisions cannot be made until an acceptable score has been reported. If you are in doubt about whether you meet our language requirements, submit an acceptable English language test score as soon as possible to avoid potential delays in the processing of your admission application.

Faculty Information

• Smith Engineering
• Program Options / Streams
• Smith Engineering Academic Calendar

Bachelor of Nursing Science: Four Years

For applicants who:

• Attended university after completing high school
• Have a three-year diploma from an Ontario Community College (CAAT)
• Have a three-year DEC from a professional CEGEP program

For GPA minimums and prerequisites, please see Admission Requirements 

Transfer Credits

Credit will be granted for courses applicable to the Nursing program that have a minimum grade of 1.7 (C-).

Transfer credits will reduce the number of Queen's courses needed to graduate, but the program remains four years in length. With rare exceptions, applicants transferring from a Nursing degree program elsewhere will be considered but only for the first year of a four-year program.

Deadlines / Apply

* Note the supplementary essay is optional for the first-year Nursing program.

All documentation required to complete your application will be posted on your SOLUS Student Centre and must be received at Undergraduate Admission by the document deadline.

In mid-May, offers of admission will be sent to candidates whose applications have been approved.

Apply through OUAC.

Bachelor of Nursing Science: Accelerated Standing Track (Two Years)

Applicants must meet the following conditions:

• Completed senior-level high school English (ENG4U or equivalent – English language courses are not acceptable), Biology and Chemistry (or university-level equivalents)
• Completed at least 60.0 units of graded university credits (equivalent to two full-years) with a 2.7 GPA (Pass/Fail courses are not eligible for consideration towards the 60.0 unit requirement or towards prerequisite courses)
• Not be currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Submit a Supplementary Application online through the Queen's SOLUS system
• Completed (or show proof of enrolment by the document deadline) at least one requirement within each subject column listed below in the most recent seven years prior to admission with a mark of 60% (C-) or higher

• * Should the previous university not have a full-year intro PSYC course, we will accept a (3.0 unit) Intro PSYC and another (3.0 unit) transferrable PSYC.
• Including applicable calendar exclusions: Find academic calendars…
• Acceptable courses may be available through Queen’s Arts and Science Online.

How is the admission average calculated?

The admission average for the Nursing AST program is based on your most recent marks in 60 credits (equivalent to 10 full-year [eight-month] or 20 half-year [four-month] courses) and must include the prerequisites listed above.

Required Documents

• A final high school transcript showing graduation
• All previous post-secondary transcripts (note: current Queen's students are not required to submit any transcripts)
• Nursing AST Supplementary Application

Documents may be submitted electronically or mailed.

See also: How to Submit Documents.

Contacts

• Program information: Barb Bolton (Undergraduate Academic Advisor) boltonb@queensu.ca

Deadlines / Apply

*Space is limited within this program. We encourage students to submit their application and supporting documents as soon as possible. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis once applications are complete.

Apply: OUAC