Advanced standing
If you have taken advanced placement courses or exams or completed a French or International Baccalaureate,聽you may be eligible for聽advanced standing at 平特五不中. This will be automatically considered when you apply.
If you feel you've completed the equivalent of a university-level math or science course, but do not have the certification to prove it, you may be eligible to write a placement exam.
Students transferring from another university or completing a second degree
Students who have taken university level courses at an accredited university prior to admission to 平特五不中 may be eligible for transfer credit.
Transfer credit and course equivalencies for work completed at another institution prior to admission to 平特五不中 must be determined聽by the end of the first term of study.
Steps to apply for transfer credit from another university
- Check whether the course in question has聽been previously approved through 平特五不中's聽. If not, acquire the course syllabus and聽submit a course equivalency request.聽If it was previously deemed equivalent but the decision has expired, request reassessment via the Course Equivalency System.
If you are seeking to evaluate 迟丑谤别别听肠辞耻谤蝉别蝉 for one聽or more equivalencies (e.g. MATH 1XX + MATH 2XX + MATH 3XX = AEMA 310), you cannot use the Course Equivalency System. Provide the instructor of the 平特五不中 course with detailed course outlines of the external courses you completed and ask that they be evaluated for equivalency. Complete the top portion of the聽Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences聽Course Equivalency Application form and ask the 平特五不中 instructor to sign the form if your courses are聽deemed equivalent. Have your program advisor sign as well, then聽send the completed form to聽saoadvisor.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca for processing.
- Once all relevant courses have been approved for equivalency, fill聽out the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences聽Transfer Credit Request form. Email the completed form to聽saoadvisor.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca for processing.
- Ensure your previous university sends your official transcript directly to 平特五不中 to finalize the credit transfer process.