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Transfer Credit

Transfer Credit Application for Domestic and International Students

This page provides information on Transfer Credit, which refers to the transfer of courses completed at other recognized post-secondary institutions into Centennial College. Depending on your situation, you may instead be interested in:

  • Transferring between Centennial programs: Courses transferred between Centennial programs are processed as "Equivalent/Substitute Credit," not transfer credit. For more details, contact your new program's coordinator.
  • Transferring from another postsecondary institution to Centennial: To determine if the program you attended at another recognized postsecondary institution has a transfer agreement with a Centennial program, refer to our pathways database. The number of courses recognized will vary by agreement. Please note that you may need to apply for additional transfer credits even after transferring into Centennial.

Centennial College's online Recognition of Prior Learning System allows you to apply for Transfer Credit online. Credits are not automatically granted; you MUST apply through myCentennial.

  • It is recommended that you apply for all transfer credits at the beginning of your program, though you are welcome to apply any time prior to semesterly deadlines.
  • For transfer credit criteria, see "What requirements should a course meet to qualify for transfer credit?" (documentation, time limits, grade requirements, class hour requirements, content commonality, etc.).
  • When requesting 2 Centennial courses using 1 external course, total contact hours must be at least 80% of the combined Centennial hours.

Should you have program-specific questions, it's a good idea to speak with your school advisor or program coordinator to receive program-specific transfer credit advising. If you are unable to apply for transfer credit, please consider PLAR.

Note: Please be advised, during the summer there is a longer than usual turnaround time for transfer credits.

Transfer Credit Process

See the step-by-step guide to applying for transfer credit:

For COMM or Math Courses (excluding certain programs):

Students MUST take the skills assessment prior to requesting transfer credit.

  • For COMM: Transfer credit is only granted for COMM 170/171. Students must place into COMM 170/171 (skills assessment) to be eligible for transfer credit. If the program only requires COMM 160/161, refer to "For programs that require only COMM 160/161 (no COMM 170/171), what should students do?"
  • For Math courses: Students must place into the level (skills assessment) of the Math course being requested to be eligible for transfer credit.

Transfer Credit is not available for the following:

Entire program:

  • General Arts and Science – English for Academic Purposes
  • Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, formerly Ryerson) BScN (students must apply through TMU for transfer credit)
  • UTSC Joint Programs (students must apply through UTSC for transfer credit)

Entire program, except COMM and GNED elective courses:

  • Bridging to University Nursing - 9251 / Online Hybrid - 7993 / INTL Level 1 - 9252 / Flex - 9253
  • Aviation Technician - Aircraft Maintenance - 8112
  • Aviation Technician - Avionics Maintenance - 8113
  • Aviation Technology - Aircraft Maintenance and Management - 8312
  • Aviation Technology - Avionics Maintenance and Management - 8313

Specific conditions:

  • Fast-Track programs, when using external courses taken as part of the program/credential used for Fast-Track admission.
  • Graduate certificate programs, if the external course was part of a lower-level credential (e.g., Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, or Degree/Bachelor/Undergraduate program). 
  • Courses for which a previous transfer credit has been issued.
  • Any COMM courses, except for when the student has placed into COMM 170/171 through the College communications skills assessment.
  • Math courses that are beyond the student’s College math skills assessment level.
  • A failed Centennial course, unless the external course was completed after receiving the Centennial failed grade.

Required Documentation

While applying, you will be asked to upload an electronic copy (i.e. scanned document or smartphone photo) of the following documents:

  1. Official Transcript (Unofficial transcript is not acceptable; transcript must be from recognized post-secondary institution or equivalent), ALL pages contained in a single file
    • Hardcopy (upload scanned copy OR a clear/legible picture using a smartphone)
      OR
    • Transcript from ontariocolleges.ca (upload screenshot or clear/legible picture using a smartphone)
  2. Official course outline/syllabus from the institution where the course was taken (must be from the year the course was taken; course description is not acceptable), ALL pages contained in a single file
  3. For credits obtained outside of Canada, an official:

All documents to be uploaded must be in one of the following formats: pdf, jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, tiff, png.

Please note: Documents in languages other than English or French must be accompanied by a certified or notarized English translation.

Application Deadlines

The deadlines to apply for transfer credit can be found on the College Calendar. Some upcoming dates are:

  • Winter 2025 semester courses – January 3, 2025
  • Summer 2025 semester courses – May 1, 2025
  • Fall 2025 semester courses – August 29, 2025
  • Winter 2026 semester courses – January 8, 2026
  • Summer 2026 semester courses – May 8, 2026