Eligibility | Transfer Credits | Seneca Students

Grade requirements:

Certificate, diploma and graduate certificate programs — a minimum grade of “C” (60 per cent) is required for a course to be considered for transfer credit for most programs.

Degree programs — a minimum grade of “C+” (65 per cent) in a degree level course is required for a course to be considered for transfer credit for most programs.

A higher minimum grade may be required by certain programs.

Course equivalency:

Incoming courses are evaluated based on applicability to Seneca’s programs of study and on criteria related to content, learning outcomes, credit value and/or number of teaching hours. If required, and applicable, to the program of study, incoming courses will also be required to include practical and/or lab components.

Seneca reserves the right to limit the time for which a course is considered current and eligible for transfer credit. Such eligibility is determined by each faculty/program. For more details, refer to “Appendix B: Guidelines for Use in Making Life of a Credit Decisions” in the Transfer Credit Policy.

Programs in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Technology require current knowledge and as such any incoming course that is more than five years old will not be granted transfer credit. 

Specific science and technology programs include: 

• Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) (BSA)
• Biotechnology – Advanced (BTA)
• Business Information Technology (BTT)
• Cannabis Regulation and Quality Assurance (CAQ)
• Chemical Engineering Technology (CHY)
• Chemical Laboratory Technician (CLT)
• Chemical Laboratory Technology – Pharmaceutical (CLP)
• Civil Engineering Technician (CVL)
• Civil Engineering Technology (CVT)
• Clinical Research (CRQ)
• Cloud Architecture and Administration (CAA)
• Computer Programming & Analysis (CPA)
• Computer Programmer (CPD)
• Computer Programming (CPP)
• Computer Systems Technician (CSN)
• Computer Systems Technology (CTY)
• Cosmetic Science (CSP)
• Cybersecurity & Threat Management (CYT)
• Database Application Developer (DAD)
• Environmental Technician (ETM)
• Environmental Technology (EMT)
• Honours Bachelor of Commerce – Business Technology Management (BTM)
• Honours Bachelor of Data Science & Analytics (DSA)
• Honours Bachelor of Technology – Informatics & Security (IFS)
• Honours Bachelor of Technology – Software Development (BSD)
• Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and Quality Operations (RAQ)
• Project Management - Environmental (PME)
• Project Management – Information Technology (PMC)

Program specific policy:

Some programs have additional policy requirements that restrict or limit transfer credit. These programs must follow a set of standards outlined by an accreditation body in order to deliver a specific credential or certification.

• nursing degree programs: transfer credit requests can be made for liberal studies options, English or psychology courses; transfer credit will not be granted for core courses in nursing degree programs

• nursing degree (bridging) program:  transfer credits, based on courses completed in a two-year Practical Nursing diploma program from an Ontario college, will not be granted for any courses in the nursing degree (bridging) program.

• nursing graduate certificate programs: transfer credit will not be granted for any courses in nursing graduate certificate programs

• Opticianry program: transfer credit requests for core courses can be made for courses successfully completed in a Accreditation Canada Accredited Optician Program taken at a Canadian College of Applied Arts and Technology 
• paralegal programs: transfer credit requests for core courses can be made for courses successfully completed in a Law Society of Ontario accredited paralegal education program taken at an Ontario college of applied arts and technology (transfer credits can only be granted for a maximum of 40% of total courses)
• personal support worker programs: transfer credit requests can be made for the required communications course; transfer credit will not be granted for core courses in the personal support worker programs
• practical nursing programs: transfer credit requests can be made for general education, communications or psychology courses; transfer credit will not be granted for core courses in practical nursing programs
• Professional Accounting Practice graduate certificate program: transfer credit requests must include a Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) assessment of the previous education along with the official transcript from the previous institution; a minimum grade of 65 per cent is required for transfer credit into this program
• Public Relations - Corporate Communications program: transfer credits will not be granted towards CCM701 or CCM702 in the Public Relations - Corporate Communications program
• Technical Communication program: transfer credit will not be granted for any course in the Technical Communication graduate certificate program
• Therapeutic Recreation degree program: transfer credits will not be granted towards RSC 875 and RSC 885 in the Therapeutic Recreation degree program
• work term preparation courses: transfer credit will not be granted for WTP100 or WTP200