bye bye bc!

Hi there,

I have a question regarding a student transferring from UBC to U of T.? He is a geology specialization major currently enrolled in his second year.? He was hoping to withdraw for the current semester and take some electives at U of T in the summer, then join the regular semester in the fall.? Does he need a certain amount of transfer credits to be eligible to do so?? U of A said he would need 18 but if he withdraws for the current semester he will only have 12.

Thanks so much for your help!
Autumn

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Autumn,

Nope, you don’t need a specific number of credits to transfer here.

But your situation is a little tricky. Doable, yes, but weird and tricky.

Admissions at UofT are always for September. What this means is that assuming this student is admitted, his registration will work for courses in the 2013-2014 school year. But if you want to take courses in the summer, what you’ll have to do is apply to take some at UofT as a “visiting student” where technically he’ll be recognized as a UBC student, but he can still take courses and get some grades. And then assuming he’s admitted into UofT for the fall, those courses he took in the summer will become “retained credits” and still count towards his CGPA and even his program requirements.

Now that might have come off as mildly confusing, but here’s the gist of it: to take summer courses (enrollment being in April), you’ll have to do so as a visiting student, but come admission in September, those credits taken earlier will still count.

Sound good? Good!

Best,

aska