Transfer Credit and Articulations
WestCAT Sept. 22, 2011
Colin Russell, Registrar
Outline
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UW transfer profile and policy
High school
PLAR
Manitoba PSE transfer and articulations
Campus Manitoba
International Articulations
University of Winnipeg Transfer Profile
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10,000 currently registered students
3535 undergraduate admissions Fall 2011
1009 transfer applicants
Letter of permission process allows
students to attend other institutions as
visiting students, and transfer credit back
Transfer Policy
• Students can transfer a maximum of 60
credit hours toward a U of W degree (2/3
of a 3-year degree, ½ of a 4-year degree)
• Either another AUCC university, or a nonAUCC college, high school, PLAR credits
HS Accelerated/Dual Credit
• University courses offered in high schools
by university or high school faculty
• Anthropology, Biology, Calculus,
Chemistry, Conflict Resolution, English,
Geography, Intro to University, Sociology,
Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies
AP and IB credit
• Transfer credit or advanced standing for
International Baccalaureate or Advanced
Placement results in high school
• Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English,
French, Geography, German, History,
Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics,
Politics, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
• Challenge for credit
• Demonstration of learning outcomes from
a given course achieved through nontraditional means
• Maximum 36 credit hours, just over one
year worth of credit, can be attained
Military Transfer
• Credit for Officer Professional Military
Education (OPME) courses through Royal
Military College Continuing Studies
• Flight school recognition toward Aviation
Management BBA stream
Red River College Articulations
• Aboriginal Governance/Indigenous Studies BA
• Aboriginal Language, Business, Industrial Arts,
Technology/BEd degree
• Applied Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental
Science 4-Year BSc degrees
• Business Administration/BBA degree
• Community Development and Community
Economic Development/Urban and Inner City
Studies BA
Red River College Articulations
• Creative Communications/Communications 4Year BA
• Disability and Community Support – Disability
Studies BA/BSc degrees
• Early Childhood Educator/Developmental
Studies BA (also available with ECE program at
Universitaire St. Boniface)
• Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Technology
diplomas/Science credit
• Geography/GIS BSc/Advanced Diploma
University of Manitoba Articulations
• Joint Master’s
– MA in History
– MA in Religion
– MA in Peace and Conflict Studies
– MPA in Public Administration
• Pre-professional preparatory programs
Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Environmental Design
(Architecture), Law, Medicine, Occupational Therapy,
Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Social Work
Brandon University Articulation
• Psych Nursing – Brandon students take UW
courses toward their requirements (Psychology,
Sociology, Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology)
• Psych Nursing courses offered by distance and
in a Winnipeg teaching centre adjacent to UW
campus
Winnipeg Technical College
• Articulation agreement in place for
laddering programs
• WTC certificatesUW Continuing
Education diplomasdegrees
• WTC Business Admin Asst  UW DCE
HRM Diploma  BBA degree credit
• WTC Internet Specialist  UW DCE
Internet Systems Specialist Diploma
Canadian Mennonite University
• Shared affiliated Menno Simons College
• Shared degree offerings in International
Development Studies and Conflict
Resolution Studies
• Mennonite Studies BA program
Providence College
• Advanced Business courses available at
UW for 3-Year Providence Business grads
to upgrade their Providence degree to 4Year
Booth University College
• Streamlined transfer opportunities for
qualified Booth students into the Bachelor
of Education degree
Winnipeg Theological Cooperative
Shared course offerings and mobility:
– UW Faculty of Theology
– Canadian Mennonite University
– U of Manitoba, St. John’s College
– Booth University College
– Providence Seminary
– Centre for Christian Studies
– Prairie Jubilee Program
Accounting Professional transfers
• Chartered Accountants
• Certified Management Accountants
• Certified General Accountants
• Societies recognize UW credits toward
their requirements to receive the
designation
Operations Research diploma
• Statistics grads may apply for the
Canadian Operational Research Society
(CORS) Diploma in Operations Research
• Program of studies with significant
operational research content.
Campus Manitoba and
Inter-University Services
• Consortia for delivery of courses to rural
and northern areas
• Home university is selected, but courses
are offered by UW, UM, Brandon
University, and University College of the
North and credited in each other’s systems
International Articulations
Country
Date Signed
International Counterpart
City/ Province
Name/Nature of
Agreement
AUSTRALIA
1-Feb-07
New England (UNE), University of
Armindale NSW 2351
exchange
BRAZIL
27-Oct-05
Universidade Do Estado Do Rio
De Janeiro
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
exchange
BRAZIL
9-Aug-06
Universidade Estadual Paulista
'Julio De Mesquita Filho
Sao Paulo, Brazil
exchange
BRAZIL
25-Apr-01
Universidade Federal De, Santa
Caterina
Santa Caterina, Brazil
exchange
BRAZIL
6-Jan-09
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Exchange
CANADA
28-Oct-09
JHD Edu International
Ltd./Mountain View School
Division
Dauphin & Roblin,
Manitoba
English Language
Teacher training
CANADA
9-Jul-07
Metropolitan Community College
Toronto, ON
exchange
CHINA
1-Apr-08
BDA Experimental School (Beijing
Yangguangqing School)
Beijing, China
Co-op Program
CHINA
28-Apr-08
Beijing Concord College of SinoCanada
Beijing, China
General MOU &
Appendix
CHINA
2-Apr-08
China Foreign Affairs University
Beijing, China
General MOU &
transfer
CHINA
26-Dec-07
Harbin Institute of Technology
exchange
International Articulations
Country
Date Signed
International Counterpart
City/ Province
Name/Nature of
Agreement
CHINA
3-Apr-08
Hengyang No.8 High School
Hunan, China
exchange
CHINA
3-Apr-08
Hunan University
Changsha, Hunan
exchange
CHINA
26-Apr-09
Jiaxing Grand Canadian Academy
Tongxiang, Zhejiang
province
General MOU
CHINA
5-Nov-07
Maple Leaf Educational Systems
Dalian
exchange
CHINA
14-Oct-08
Mingde Middle School
Changsha, Hunan
General MOU
CHINA
23-May-04
Northwest International secondary
School
Shaanxi, PR China
Blended Program
CHINA
6-Mar-09
SuOn College Ontario
Toronto, ON
Appendix to MOU
CHINA
23-Oct-08
Toronto Academy of International
Exchange (TAIE
International Institute)
Toronto, ON
Exclusive Agreement
of Cooperations
COSTA RICA
Unknown month,
17, 2005
University for Peace, The
San Jose, Costa Rica
General MOU
COSTA RICA
11-Nov-09
Universidad Nacional
Costa Rica
General MOU
CUBA
15-Feb-08
University of Havana
Havana, Cuba
General MOU
International Articulations
Country
Date Signed
International Counterpart
City/ Province
Name/Nature of
Agreement
FRANCE
22-Jun-07
Bordeaux (1-4), Les Universites de
33608 Pessac Cedex
exchange
FRANCE
5-Apr-04
Perpignan, The University of
66860 Perpignan Cedex
study abroad
GERMANY
8-Jan-08
Otto-Friedrich-Universitaet
Bamburg
Bamburg, Germany
exchange
exchange
INDIA
13-Feb-06
Lovely Institute of Education
Jalandhar-Ludhiana G.T
Road, Phagwara.,
Punjab
JAPAN
6-Oct-06
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
exchange
JAPAN
6-Feb-09
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
English Language
Program Special
JAPAN
6-Oct-06
Doshisha Women's College of
Liberal Arts
Kyoto, Japan
transfer credit
JAPAN
1) 10-Mar-2000 2)
1-May-2007
Hannan University
Higashi, Matsubara,
Osaka
1) Exchange 2)
Study Abroad
JAPAN
22-Nov-07
Kyoritsu Women's University
Tokyo, Japan
exchange
JAPAN
20-May-07
Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Sendai, Japan
transfer credit
KOREA
9-Nov-07
Chonnam National University
Gwangju, Korea
exchange
International Articulations
Country
Date Signed
International Counterpart
City/ Province
Name/Nature of
Agreement
KOREA
27-Jun-08
Chuncheon National University of
Education
N/A
General MOU
KOREA
4-Nov-09
Hanbat National University
Daejeon, Korea
General MOU/
Exchange
KOREA
8-Jul-08
Korea Cyber University
Seoul, Korea
General MOU
KOREA
18-Aug-06
Korea University
Seoul, Korea
exchange
KOREA
3-Apr-06
Kyung Hee University
South Korea
exchange
KOREA
18-Jun-09
Wonkwang University
South Korea
General MOU
KOREA
19-Jun-07
Yong-In University
South Korea
exchange
MALAYSIA
18-Nov-02
INTI College
Kuala Lumpur
transfer credit
MALAYSIA
10-Mar-08
NILAI International University
College
MALAYSIA
15-Nov-02
Taylor's College
Kuala Lumpur
transfer credit
MEXICO
11-Nov-09
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Mexico
General MOU
MEXICO
11-Jun-01
Valle De Atemajac, Universidad
Del
Jalisco, Mexico
exchange
MEXICO
27-May-08
University of Leon
Leon
General MOU &
Appendix
Morelia
exchange, english
language
training
MEXICO
7-Jan-09
University of Vasco de Quiroga
transfer credit
International Articulations
Country
Date Signed
International Counterpart
City/ Province
Name/Nature of
Agreement
PERU
21-Nov-06
Pontifica Universidad Catolica Del
Peru
Lima, Peru
General MOU
PHILIPPINES
19-Nov-08
The University of Perpetual Help
System
Binan, Laguna
General MOU
SCOTLAND
2-Apr-96
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, Scotland
exchange
THAILAND
31-Jan-07
Lertlah Schools
Bangkok, Thailand
exchange
TURKEY
8-Oct-02
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul, Turkey
Letter of Intent for
exchange
UGANDA
4-Dec-06
Makerere University
Kampala
exchange
UNITED
STATES/CANADA
28-Sep-07
Fulbright
Ottawa, ON
General MOU
UNITED STATES
30-Oct-03
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
Exchange
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Letter of Intent signed
Oct. 2008
UNITED STATES
International Articulations
• Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota
• Dual Degree in Engineering
• UW Science grads can do an Engineering
degree in 2 years at Minnesota, paying in-state
fees through Manitoba/Minnesota reciprocity
• Automatic upgrade from a 3-Year to 4-Year BSc
back at UW
Colin Russell
(204) 786-9337
c.russell@uwinnipeg.ca