Transfer Credit Search
The Transfer Explorer can be used as a guide to determine if completed coursework at an external institution or division is eligible for transfer credits at the University of Toronto. Use the search below to find equivalent courses at the University of Toronto.
About Transfer Credit Assessments
The Transfer Explorer may be used as a guide to determine the transferability of your external coursework. Please note the following:
- Transfer Explorer has only included external courses that have been assessed before. If you do not see a particular course in the results based on your search criteria, that course has not yet been assessed to determine eligibility for transfer credit.
- Course searches can tell you what credits you may be eligible for at these divisions: Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Mississauga, and University of Toronto Scarborough.
- Your transfer credit assessment results may differ from what you see on Transfer Explorer.
- Students must still submit a credit assessment request to their division to have their external coursework officially reviewed and approved.
Current University of Toronto Students
Current University of Toronto students may use the Transfer Explorer as a guide to see if and how courses will transfer back to the University of Toronto for degree credit. This would be relevant for the following cases:
- Students who wish to take courses at other Canadian post-secondary institutions
- Students who wish to take courses internationally through the Centre for International Experience's Student Exchange program (CIE)
- Students who are transferring to another faculty or campus within the University of Toronto
Transfer credit application and assessment processes may differ across divisions at the University of Toronto. For more information on divisional procedures and requirements with regards to transfer credits, please refer to the Helpful Links section below.
Newly Admitted University of Toronto Students
If students have received a conditional offer of admission, they may be requested to complete an on-admission transfer credit assessment. This would involve submitting a transfer credit application, providing a transcript from the student's previous institution as well as supporting documentation, after which provisional transfer credits may be awarded.
For more information on how on-admission transfer credit applications work for your division, please refer to the Helpful Links section below.
Eligibility
Eligibility for transfer credit assessments is dependent on the type of assessment required and the division(s) involved. All courses eligible for transfer credit are subject to the guidelines of individual departmental and program areas.
In general, the courses a student plans to take should meet the following conditions:
- Courses must be taken at an accredited university.
- Courses must not be graded on a pass/fail or credit/no credit basis. You may be eligible for transfer credit for courses in which your final mark is one full grade higher than the minimum passing grade. For example, if the passing mark in courses at your institution is 50%, you will need a final mark of 60% or higher for courses to be eligible for transfer credit.
- The maximum number of transfer credits you are eligible for is based on what type of credential you completed or are seeking to complete. Please refer to the guidelines set out for your particular division for more information on this.
Helpful Links
For more information on transfer credits at different divisions at the University of Toronto please visit the following links:
Disclaimers: This service is intended for students who wish to know whether or not the University of Toronto has previously awarded transfer credit for courses the student has taken, is taking, or plans to take at another institution. Transfer Explorer course equivalencies do not represent a guarantee that students will receive transfer credit. Students are advised to check the appropriate divisional transfer credit website for policy details. The course equivalencies recorded in Transfer Explorer are not comprehensive - they reflect courses the University of Toronto has assessed for transfer credit in the last five years - therefore, it is possible for courses that do not appear in Transfer Explorer to be eligible for transfer credit at the University of Toronto.
Credit from other sources: The University of Toronto awards transfer credit from multiple sources not listed on this site, including Ontario Colleges, accredited post-secondary institutions in the United States and overseas (outside the Student Exchange Program). These studies will be evaluated after the student puts through an official transfer credit application. UofT also grants transfer credit for programs such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, General Certificate of Education, and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination. For more information on transferring IB's, AP's, and CGEP's, please click