Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)

This web page indicates how transfer credit is awarded for CAPE examinations. Please note that the following rules and regulations only apply to students admitted to a degree program and who are registered at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) during the 2023-2024 academic year.

  1. Transfer credit is awarded where a final grade of at least ‘II’ or “I” is achieved.
  2. In order to receive credit, your final results (Certifying Statement of Results) must be sent to University Admissions and Outreach directly from the Caribbean Examinations Council by August 31, 2023. Details on how to request a Certifying Statement can be found at www.cxc.org. Results issued by your school are not acceptable.
  3. If you wish to decline or forfeit the transfer credits awarded to you, you must email utsc.hstransfercredit@utoronto.ca no later than October 31, 2023. The option to forfeit is only available to students who have not attended another post- secondary institution. Once forfeited, transfer credits cannot be reinstated.
  4. If you choose to forfeit transfer credit given for a course for which you were awarded two half credits, you must forfeit both half credits.

Terms Defined

  • Unspecified transfer credit: A course that has no exact equivalency in the Faculty. For example, CHMA**H represents an unspecified first year credit in Chemistry.
  • Generic transfer credit: A course for which no equivalent discipline exists. For example, HUM – Humanities, LGG – Language, SCI – Science, SSC – Social Science.
  • Specific credits: Courses offered at UTSC, e.g. CHMA10H3.
  • Breadth Requirement: Of the 20 credits required to complete a degree, at least one half-credit must come from each of the following five breadth categories (Refer to the UTSC Calendar for more information)

·            Arts, literature and language (Arts)

·            History, philosophy and cultural studies (HisPhil)

·            Social and behavioural sciences (SocBeh)

·            Natural sciences (NatSci)

·            Quantitative reasoning (Quant)

Interpreting the Equivalency Charts

  • Course Name: The name of the course/subject you took (for example, European History or Economics)
  • Transfer Credit Given: The credit that will appear on your academic record (transcript). All secondary school transfer credits are awarded as unspecified transfer credits, for example BIOA**H, CHMA**Y, or MGEA**Y.
  • Credit Value: The weight of the transfer credits, either 0.5 or 1.0 (see the Academic Calendar for more information about course weight). If a course/subject is not eligible for transfer credit, the weight will be listed as N/A.
  • Subject Area/Breadth Requirement: Some courses may list a subject area such as “HisPhil”, which is an abbreviated description of the course content, in this case, history, philosophy & cultural studies. The subject area information normally also includes the breadth requirement (BR) category for the transfer credits (see above). If no breadth requirement category is listed, the transfer credit does not contribute toward the breadth requirements. In some cases, the subject area also includes a course code, which indicates the course to which the transfer credit can be considered an equivalent. 

As an example, IB Biology is awarded two transfer credits, BIOA**H with a subject area of “A01 (BR=NatSci)” and “BIOA**H with a subject area of “A02 (BR=NatSci)”. One BIOA**H credit provides a half-credit toward breadth requirement category BR=NatSci (Natural Sciences) and can be used as an equivalent to BIOA01H3; the second BIOA**H provides a half-credit toward the same breadth requirement category BR=NatSci and can be used as an equivalent to BIOA02H3. It is important to note that you could, however, choose to take BIOA01H3 and/or BIOA02H3 at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) if you wanted to, and the courses would not be considered repeated courses.

  • Program Admission: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the enrolment requirements for a program of study. See the Academic Calendar for more information about program enrolment requirements.
  • Program Requirements: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the completion requirements for a program of study. See the Academic Calendar  for more information about program completion requirements.
  • Prerequisite Purposes: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the prerequisite for another course. See the Academic Calendar for more information about prerequisites.
  • Notes: Information in this column will normally explain information about the credit equivalency and how your transfer credit can be used for program requirements. If the note tells you to consult the program, you can find the academic unit’s contact information on the Office of the Registrar’s website.

*Courses not offered at UTSC but offered at the Faculty of Arts & Science (FAS) on the St. George campus, are awarded the FAS course and include a “1” for course level and are not eligible for program admission, program requirements or program prerequisites at UTSC. For example, the IB course “German B” is listed at GER1**H and can be used for breadth requirement (BR=Arts), but is not eligible for program use.

Subjects not listed below may still be considered for transfer credit. The University of Toronto Scarborough reserves the right to change transfer credit policies without notice.

 

Duplication of Material

Subject to confirmation of the above transfer credits, please refer to the UTSC Calendar to review course descriptions and exclusions since the content may overlap with studies for which you have received transfer credit; for instance, studies receiving LGGA**Y may have significant overlap with UTSC language courses. Choose wisely to ensure you are taking courses at the correct level of study.

Course Name Unit Transfer Credit Given Credit Value Subject Area/ Breadth Program Ad-mission Program Require-ments Program Pre-requisites Notes
Accounting  1 No credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Accounting 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Accounting 1+2 MGAA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Animation and Game Design  1 HUMA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) No No No  
Animation and Game Design 2 HUMA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) No No No  
Applied Mathematics  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Applied Mathematics 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Art & Design 1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Art & Design 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Biology  1 BIOA**H 0.5 A01(BR=NatSci) Yes Yes Yes  
Biology 2 BIOA**H 0.5 A02(BR=NatSci) Yes Yes Yes  
Building and Mechanical Engineering  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Caribbean Studies  1 HUMA**H 0.5 (BR=HisPhil) No No No  
Chemistry  1 CHMA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Chemistry  2 CHMA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Communication Studies  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Computer Science  1+2 CSCA**H 0.5 (BR=Quant) No No No  
Computer Science 1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Computer Science  2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Digital Media  1 MDSA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) Yes Yes No Consult program advisor for program exception.
Digital Media 2 MDSA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) Yes Yes No Consult program advisor for program exception.
Economics  1 MGEA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Economics  2 MGEA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Electrical and Electronic Technology  1 SCIA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Electrical and Electronic Technology 2 SCIA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Entrepreneurship  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Entrepreneurship 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Environmental Science  1 EESA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Environmental Science 2 EESA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Financial Studies  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Financial Studies 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Financial Studies 1+2 MGFA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Food & Nutrition 1+2 HLTA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
French  1 FREA**H 0.5 A01(BR=Arts) Yes Yes Yes No credit is given to native speakers. You have the equivalent of FREA01H3.
French 2 FREA**H 0.5 A02(BR=Arts) Yes Yes Yes No credit is given to native speakers. You have the equivalent of FREA02H3.
Geography  1 EESA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Geography 2 GGRA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) Yes No Yes Consult program advisor for program exception.
Green Engineering 1+2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
History  1 HISA**H 0.5 (BR=HisPhil) No Yes Yes  
History 2 HISA**H 0.5 (BR=HisPhil) No Yes Yes  
Information Technology  1 CSCA**H 0.5 (BR=Quant) No No No  
Information Technology 2 CSCA**H 0.5 (BR=Quant) No No No  
Integrated Math  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Law 1+2 TRN1**Y 1 (BR=SocBeh) N/A N/A N/A  
Law  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Law 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Literatures in English  1 ENGA**H3 0.5 (BR=Arts) No No No  
Literatures in English 2 ENGA**H3 0.5 (BR=Arts) No No No  
Logistics and Supply Chain Operations 1+2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Management of Business  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Management of Business 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Management of Business 1+2 MGTA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Physical Education and Sport  1 USPA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Physical Education and Sport 2 USPA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No  
Physics  1 PHYA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No All physics program and prerequisite requirements are calculus-based.
Physics 2 PHYA**H 0.5 (BR=NatSci) No No No All physics program and prerequisite requirements are calculus-based.
Pure Mathematics 1+2 MATA**H 0.5 A30(BR=Quant) Yes Yes Yes You have the equivalent of MATA30H. *These credits cannot be used for admission into any Computer Science programs.
Pure Mathematics  1 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Pure Mathematics 2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Sociology  1 SOCA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Sociology 2 SOCA**H 0.5 (BR=SocBeh) No No No  
Spanish  1 LGGA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) N/A N/A N/A  
Spanish 2 LGGA**H 0.5 (BR=Arts) N/A N/A N/A  
Tourism 1+2 No Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A