Requests for transfer of credits must be accompanied by a letter from the UBC graduate program addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The letter from the graduate program must provide an academic justification for allowing the transfer credit on a course by course basis.

Standard transfer credit regulations

Eligible graduate students who have earned credits outside their current master’s program may transfer up to 12 credits (or up to 40 %) of the total number of credits required for completion of their current program, provided that:

• the courses were not used to satisfy the requirements of another degree or diploma
• the courses were not used as a basis of admission to the graduate degree program
• at least a B standing (UBC 74%) was obtained in courses considered for transfer

The time limit for eligibility of courses for transfer to a graduate degree program is five years at the time the student commences their degree program.

Students eligible for transfer credits

The following students may be eligible to transfer credits to their current master’s program:

• undergraduate and unclassified students who have taken graduate courses
• graduate students transferring from one master’s program to a second master’s program
• students who have credits from another university