TRANSFER CREDIT AND PLAR Transfer Equivalency
Letter of Permission
Upon receipt of an application for admission and an official transcript, from each current or previously attended post-secondary institution, transfer course equivalencies are assessed.
Students who are registered in baccalaureate or applied degree, diploma, or certificate programs at Mount Royal University may be granted permission to take a limited number of courses at other recognized or accredited postsecondary institutions.
To be considered for transfer equivalency, each course must have been completed at a recognized accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum passing grade. Regardless when a course was completed, normally it may be considered for a transfer equivalency. However, limitations do exist for time-sensitive courses, e.g. Computer Science, Midwifery, Nursing, and Science. Refer to Transfer Credit Assessment within individual program requirements.
Unspecified Equivalency Transfer equivalencies are either direct equivalents to specific Mount Royal courses or unspecified courses at the appropriate post-secondary level. Courses granted unspecified equivalents are indicated as XXXX, 1XXX, 2XXX, 3XXX. An unspecified transfer equivalency may satisfy an Elective but not a specific course requirement. Courses completed in academic disciplines at the university level which are not offered by MRU are considered as an unspecified transfer equivalency. If the transfer equivalency assigned by MRU is unspecified and you think it might transfer as a direct equivalent, you need to provide the detailed course outline for assessment. A detailed course outline includes: course outline, weekly structure, textbook(s), reading requirements, learning outcomes and instructor qualifications. Web or calendar descriptions are not accepted due to minimal content. Email the detailed courses outlines to transfercredit@mtroyal.ca. Include your Mount Royal Student ID number plus indicate the direct equivalent you are requesting.
Timelines for Transfer Equivalency Assessment Semester
Deadline to submit detailed course outline(s) to transfercredit@mtroyal.ca
Departmental decision finalized by
Fall
April 15
June 15
Winter
October 15
December 15
Spring
February 15
April 15
Failure to submit the detailed course outline by the deadline, may affect whether a course prerequisite has been met. Lack of the course prerequisite would limit your choice of courses when registering and/or result in your removal from a class list. (Refer to Course Prerequisite Requirements under Registration Information section).
Transfer Credit Transfer Equivalencies become Transfer Credit when the course satisfies a graduation requirement. If a higher grade is required to satisfy either prerequisites (refer to Course Description section) or a program continuance (refer to individual program requirements), a transfer course with a minimum passing grade would not satisfy a direct equivalent.
A Letter of Permission (LOP): • w hen approved, provides a guarantee that a course successfully completed at another institution will fulfil a current program requirement for graduation purposes. • m ust be obtained prior to registering for the course(s) at another postsecondary institution. It is the student’s responsibility to review another post-secondary institution’s information on admission, registration, course description and tuition costs, prior to requesting an LOP. To request an LOP, email LOP@mtroyal.ca. Semester
Deadline to submit Letter of Permission request to LOP@mtroyal.ca
Departmental decision finalized by
Fall
July 15
July 31
Winter
November 15
November 30
Spring
April 15
April 30
A LOP does not: • ensure admission to another post-secondary institution • e nsure prerequisites, required by another post-secondary institution, have been previously completed. LOP limitations: • t he number of courses that may be completed elsewhere is limited by the number of transfer credits permitted toward a current program. (See policy on Residence Requirements in the section entitled General Graduation Requirements). Upon completion of a course, it is the student’s responsibility to request an official transcript indicating the final results be sent by the originating institution to: Admissions and Recruitment Mount Royal University 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW Calgary, Alberta T3E 6K6 NOTE: A student is not eligible to request an LOP if (i) s/he has no registration activity at MRU in the past twelve months; (ii) s/he has not been admitted into a degree, diploma or certificate program; (iii) s/he has already completed the requirements of his/her program whether or not s/ he has applied to graduate; (iv) s/he has been Required to Withdraw from Mount Royal; or (v) s/he has exceeded the time limitation for completion of his/her program.
A maximum of 50% of the program in which a student is officially admitted may be completed as Transfer Credit. (Refer to Residency under the General Graduation Requirements section). Assessed Transfer Credit is viewable in a student’s myMRU account and mruGRADU8 program audit.
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