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Preparing for programs at other institutions
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
Visiting students
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Transferring credit from other institutions
UFV routinely evaluates official transcripts* received from students enrolled in post-secondary programs other than vocational certificate programs. If you are a continuing student and have not had transfer credit evaluated, have your institution send us a transcript directly. If you are enrolled in a vocational certificate program, please submit a
Request for Transfer Credit (pdf) form to the Admissions and Records office.
For students with post-secondary documents that originate outside Canada, a $75 document evaluation fee is charged (one fee covers all transcripts submitted at one time). There is no charge for transfer evaluation within Canada.
If you intend to use post-secondary credits from another institution toward a UFV credential, apply for transfer credit at least three to four months prior to application for graduation.
It is not necessary to have your transfer credit assessed if you plan to transfer to and graduate from another institution, unless you require transfer credit to meet certain course prerequisites.
Transfer credit can be assigned in several ways:
- Credit for a specific UFV course.
- Unassigned discipline credit, e.g., BUS IXX (3) — Business lower level (3 credits), given when the course does not have an exact equivalent, or we have not evaluated the course, but we recognize it for credit in a particular discipline.
- General unassigned credit e.g., GE IXX (3) — lower level unassigned credit, or GE 3XX (3) — upper level unassigned credit, given when we have not articulated a course, do not offer the discipline, or when block credit is given for a program.
Determining transfer credit can sometimes be a lengthy process. If a course has not been previously articulated, you will need to submit a detailed course outline for the department to review, to determine transfer credit. To save time, we suggest you provide course outlines for courses taken outside BC when you submit your official transcript.
For information about transfer credit from other BC institutions, consult the
BC transfer guide 
.
Once your transfer evaluation is complete, Admissions will contact you, usually at your UFV email address, letting you know that you can review your transfer credit through your
myUFV account.
Using your transfer credit
Transfer credit is awarded on an institutional basis, not for a specific program, so you may not be able to use all transfer credit granted towards a particular program. How much of your transfer credit can be applied to your program will depend upon the type of courses you transferred, and the amount of transfer credit that is permitted in your program. You should discuss how your transfer credit will apply to your program with the program head, program advisor, or an educational advisor in Student Services.
Check your myUFV record for your transfer credit. For enquiries, contact Admissions at 604-854-4501 in Abbotsford, or toll-free at 1-888-823-8734.
| *A post-secondary transcript is considered official if it is sent directly to UFV from the originating institution in the original sealed envelope with the institution's name and address imprinted upon it. The transcripts must bear the official institution seal or authorizing signature. Exceptions may be made when it is not possible for a transcript to be sent directly to UFV, provided the credential evaluation office can reasonably determine the document's authenticity. A certified translation is required for documents in a language other than English (some exceptions may be possible for documents in French).
Documents submitted become the property of UFV. Only documents that are considered by UFV to be irreplaceable will be returned to the student (on request). |
For more information, please refer to
Transfer Credit Policy #350.07 (pdf).
Click here for more information about
High School transcipts.
Preparing for programs at other institutions
If you plan to begin your studies at UFV to prepare for a degree or professional program at another institution, make an appointment to see an educational advisor in Student Services.
The BC Transfer Guide lists transfer credit agreements between BC colleges and universities. At this time, mostly lower-level courses are listed. For information about transferring courses not found in the BC Transfer Guide, contact the institution you wish to attend.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
Prior learning assessment is a process that can allow you to earn credit for skills and knowledge you already possess, regardless of how and where your learning took place. For more details, contact Assessment Services.
Visiting students
Visiting at UFV
Visiting students are students from another institution who register at UFV and who plan to transfer their UFV courses back to their “home” institution. Usually, visiting students require a letter of permission from their home institution to confirm the transfer credit that will be given. Check with your institution to see if they require you to have a letter of permission before you register at UFV.
If you are applying with a letter of permission, you must submit an application form and the $45 application fee. A letter of permission does not allow you to bypass the admission process at UFV; it only indicates an agreement between you and your “home” institution. Visiting students are admitted and scheduled for registration on the same basis as General Studies and program path students.
Visiting at another institution
If you want to take a course at another post-secondary institution and apply that course to your program at UFV, you are strongly advised to complete a Request for Letter of Permission form (pdf). On the form, you will indicate which institution you want to attend, when, and which course(s) you plan to take. Submit the form to Admissions. We will determine the transferability of your requested course(s), and then forward the request form to your program head for approval. Once approval has been granted*, a letter of permission is mailed to you from Admissions and Records. You will need to show the letter to the institution you plan to attend. Please allow a few weeks to process your request. Then have the institution mail UFV an official transcript upon completion of the course(s).
| Please note: Only UFV students who are in good standing are eligible to receive letters of permission. Students who are in academic difficulty (cumulative GPA less than 2.0 or on academic warning in their program), or new students who have not yet registered for UFV courses, will not normally be granted a letter of permission. |
