International Baccalaureate (IB)
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This page indicates how transfer credit is awarded for International Baccalaureate (IB). 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 2019/20 academic year.
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Transfer credit is awarded for Higher Level (HL) exams where a final grade of at least 5 is achieved. No transfer credit is awarded for Standard Level (SL) exams. |
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In order to receive credit, final results must reach Enrolment Services by no later than July 19, 2019. Visit ibo.org/en/programmes/diploma-programme/assessment-and-exams/requesting-transcripts for more information on how to arrange to have the IBO release your results to the University of Toronto. Results issued by your school are not acceptable. |
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If you have taken more than one exam in the same discipline, only 1.0 full credit will be given as students are not permitted to apply more than one first year credit in the same discipline towards their degree. For example, if you have taken History of Africa and History of the Americas, you will receive one HIS credit only. |
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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, 2019. The option to forfeit is only available to students who have not attended another post- secondary institution. Once forfeited, transfer credits cannot be reinstated. |
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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. |
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TERMS DEFINED
Exclusion: U of T courses in which you may not enrol unless you forfeit the transfer credit. In addition, you may not enrol in any courses that are listed in the UTSC Calendar as exclusions for these courses or the transfer credit courses. If you enrol in any of these courses, the course will be listed as “extra” on your transcript and will not count towards your degree.
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. Unspecified credits may be used to meet prerequisite, program or breadth requirements as long as permission is obtained from the relevant Program Supervisor.
Generic transfer credit: A course for which no equivalent discipline exists. For example, HUM – Humanities, LGG – Language, SCI – Science, SSC – Social Science.
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)
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.
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Course Name |
Transfer Credit Given |
Credit Value |
Exclusions |
Subject Area |
Mother Tongue |
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| Arabic B | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| Arabic A: Language and Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Arabic A: Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Bengali A: Literature | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Biology | BIOA01H3, BIOA02H3 | 1.0 | (BR=NatSci) | ||
| Business and Management | No Credit | X | |||
| Cantonese B | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3 | (BR=Arts) | Y |
| Chemistry | CHMA10H3, CHMA11H3 | 1.0 | (BR=NatSci) | ||
| Chinese A: Language and Literature | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Chinese A: Literature | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Chinese B - Cantonese | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3 | (BR=Arts) | Y |
| Chinese B - Mandarin | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3 | (BR=Arts) | Y |
| Classical Greek | GRK1**Y | 1.0 | GRK101H1, GRK102H1 | (BR=Arts) | |
| Computer Science | CSCA**H, CSCA08H3 | 1.0 | (BR=Quant) | ||
| Dance | No Credit | X | |||
| Danish B | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Design Technology | No Credit | X | |||
| Dutch A: Language and Literature | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Dutch A: Literature | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Economics | MGEA01H3, MGEA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=SocBeh) | ||
| English A: Language and Literature | ENGA**Y | 1.0 | ENG100H1, ENG150Y1 | (BR=Arts) | |
| English A: Literature | ENGA**Y | 1.0 | ENG100H1, ENG150Y1 | (BR=Arts) | |
| English B | No Credit | X | |||
| Environmental Systems and Societies | No Credit | X | |||
| Film | HUMA**Y | 1.0 | X | ||
| French A: Language and Literature | FREA**Y | 1.0 | FREA01H3, FREA02H3 | (BR=Arts) | |
| French A: Literature | FREA**Y | 1.0 | FREA01H3, FREA02H3 | (BR=Arts) | |
| French B | FREA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| Further Mathematics | No Credit | X | |||
| Geography | EESA**H & EESA**H | 1.0 | EESA06H3 |
(BR=SocBeh) & (BR=NatSci) |
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| German A: Literature | GER1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| German B | GER1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| Global Politics | POLA**Y | 1.0 | POL101Y1, POLA01H3, POLA02H3 | (BR=SocBeh) | |
| Hindi B | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | LGGA701H3, LGGA71H3 | (BR=Arts) | Y |
| History | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Africa | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Americas | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Asia/Middle East | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Asia/Oceania | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Europe | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| History Europe/Middle East | HISA04H3, HISA05H3 | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| Indonesian A: Literature | LNG1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Islamic History | NMC1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=HisPhil) | ||
| Italian B | ITA1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| ITGS | SSCA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=SocBeh) | ||
| Japanese A: Language and Literature | GASA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Japanese A: Literature | GASA**Y | 1.0 | ENG150Y1 | (BR=Arts) | |
| Japanese B | LGGA80H3, LGGA81H3 | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| Korean A: Language & Literature | GASA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Korean B: Language | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Latin | LAT1**Y | 1.0 | LAT101H1, LAT102H1 | ||
| Macedonian A1 | No Credit | X | |||
| Mandarin B | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3 | (BR=Arts) | Y |
| Mathematics | MATA30H3, MATA36H3 | 1.0 | (BR=Quant) | ||
| Modern Greek A: Literature | HUMA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Modern Greek A1 | HUMA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Music | VPMA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| NorwegianA1 | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Philosophy | PHLA**H | 0.5 | PHLA10H3 | (BR=HisPhil) | |
| Persian A: Literature | GASA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Physics | PHYA11H3, PHYA22H3 | 1.0 | (BR=NatSci) | ||
| Portuguese B: Language | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Psychology | PSYA01H3, PSYA02H3 | 1.0 |
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| Romanian A: Literature | No Credit | X | |||
| Russian A: Literature | SLA1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | ANTA02H3, ANTA**H | 1.0 | (BR=SocBeh) | ||
| Social Anthropology | ANTA02H3, ANTA**H | 1.0 | (BR=SocBeh) | ||
| Spanish A: Language and Literature | SPA1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Spanish A: Literature | SPA1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Spanish B | LGGA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | Y | |
| Theatre | VPDA10H3, VPDA11H3 | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Theatre Arts | VPDA10H3, VPDA11H3 | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Turkish A: Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) | ||
| Visual Arts | VPSA**Y | 1.0 | (BR=Arts) |