The policy considers three different scenarios:
- The course is completed in an institute with which SEE does not have an existing transfer agreement.
- The course is completed in an institute with which SEE does have an existing transfer agreement.
- The course is completed in another SFU program and credit transfer is requested based on the course description equivalency statement in SEE calendar.
Criteria
When reviewing a course substitution or a credit transfer appeal, depending on the above-mentioned scenarios, the following criteria will be considered by UCC chair:
If the course is completed in an institute that SEE does not have an existing transfer agreement with.
- Only first and second-year courses will be taken into consideration.
- The institute that course is completed in, must be from either:
- an accredited engineering program within Canada
- an institute or university that is a member of the Washington Accord
- Courses with significant (>25%) Engineering Design and/or Engineering Science content will not be transferred, unless it can be verified that:
- the courses are significantly (>75%) similar in content, and
- the courses are taught by licensed engineers who are permitted to practice engineering in jurisdiction where Engineers Canada has mutual recognition agreement
- For 2-year pre-university CEGEP programs (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, or General and Vocational colleges) for which no validation procedure is performed, or no agreements exist, the following restrictions apply:
- Engineering science and engineering design: 0 AU1
- Mathematics: ≤ 112 AU
- Natural science: ≤ 112 AU
- Complementary studies: ≤ 112 AU;
- No credit is given for the following: engineering economics, impact of technology on society, oral and written communication, health and safety,
- professional ethics, equity and law, or environmental stewardship and sustainable development.
- Total transfer credits in all circumstances ≤ 225 AU
1One lecture hour is considered one AU, and each hour spent in lab sessions, tutorial, or open las is counted as half AU.
If the course is completed in an institution that SEE has an existing transfer agreement
- The course equivalency will be considered according to the existing transfer agreement.
- For students from 2-year pre-university programs given in CEGEPs (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, or General and Vocational colleges), for which a one year of preparatory studies is planned for students who have completed their 12 years of primary and secondary studies, the following restrictions apply:
- Engineering Science and Design: 0 AU
- Mathematics: ≤180 AU
- Natural Sciences: ≤ 180 AU
- Complementary Studies: ≤ 120 AU;
- No credit will be given for the following subjects: engineering economics, impact of technology on society, health and safety, professional ethics, equity and law, or environmental stewardship and sustainable development.
If the course is completed in another SFU program and credit transfer is requested based on the course description equivalency statement in SEE calendar.
- At the UCC Chair’s discretion, such appeals may be approved or rejected. The appeal could be rejected based on a mismatch between the number of credits or the number of AUs.
- AUs are calculated based on contact hours, i.e., lecture hours, lab hours, and tutorial hours.
- Under no circumstances can the number of transferred units be more than 925 AUs. In other words, at least 50% of the program must be successfully completed at SEE.
*For all scenarios,
- ≥ 225 AU of Engineering Design and ≥ 600 AU of Engineering Science plus Engineering Design AUs must be completed at SEE. In other words, in all circumstances the significant design experience must be completed at or under the control of SEE and must be under the professional responsibility of faculty licensed to practice engineering in Canada.
- For 2-year CEGEP programs (with or without validation arrangements), no credits in Engineering Science or Engineering Design may be transferred
- For 3-year CEGEP programs and students from feeder intuitions, e.g., satellite campuses, formally documented validation procedures must be in place before any engineering design and engineering science credits can be transferred.
*For all scenarios, the application should include the following:
- A CourSys appeal form
- A detailed course syllabus and/or a course outline
- Sample coursework including sample course notes, sample assignments, sample lab reports and lab manuals (if applicable), etc.