Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE)

This page outlines how transfer credit is awarded for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). The following information applies only to students admitted to a degree program at U of T Mississauga for September 2023 and who are registered in the Fall/Winter 2023-24 session.

On this page:

  1. Important Notes
  2. Equivalency Chart
  3. Distribution Requirements
  4. How do I interpret the transfer credit equivalency chart?

Important Notes

  • Transfer credit is awarded where a final grade of "I" or “II” is achieved.
  • The deadline for your final official results (for both Units I and II) to be sent directly from the Caribbean Examinations Council to University Admissions & Outreach at the University of Toronto to be assessed for transfer credit eligibility is the end of August 2023. Results issued by your school are not acceptable unless they are certified copies of your CXC Statement of Results.
  • If you wish to forfeit any transfer credits awarded to you, please see our Request to Mark Extra webpage for instructions.
  • If you choose to forfeit transfer credit given for a course for which you were awarded two half credits, you must forfeit both half credits.
  • The deadline to submit a forfeit request is May 31, 2024.
    • Students admitted in 2022-2023 have a forfeit date of May 31, 2023.

General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level Examinations

Subjects not listed below may still be considered for transfer credit. U of T Mississauga reserves the right to change transfer credit policies without notice.

Subject Name 

Unit 

Transfer Credit Given 

Credit Weight 

Subject Area / Distribution Requirement 

Program Admission 

Program Requirements 

Prerequisite Purposes 

Notes 

Accounting 

No Credit 

Accounting 

No Credit 

Agricultural Science 

No Credit 

Agricultural Science 

No Credit 

Animation and Game Design 

HUM1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Animation and Game Design 

HUM1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Applied Mathematics 

No Credit 

Applied Mathematics 

No Credit 

Art & Design 

No Credit 

Art & Design 

No Credit 

Biology 

BIO1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Biology 

BIO1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Caribbean Studies 

HUM1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

  

  

  

Chemistry 

1 & 2 

CHM1**H 

CHM1**H 

0.5 
0.5 

120 (Sci) 
(Sci) 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

You have the equivalent of CHM120H5. 

Chemistry 

CHM1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Chemistry 

CHM1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Communication Studies 

No Credit 

Computer Science 

1 & 2 

CSC1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. 

Computer Science 

No Credit 

Computer Science 

No Credit 

Digital Media 

CCT1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

If you are interested in a CCIT program, you will need to enrol in all first year required courses at U of T Mississauga. 

Digital Media 

CCT1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

If you are interested in a CCIT program, you will need to enrol in all first year required courses at U of T Mississauga. 

Economics 

SSC1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

This credit is not acceptable towards any Economics program. 

Economics 

SSC1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

This credit is not acceptable towards any Economics program. 

Electrical and Electronic Technology 

SCI1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Electrical and Electronic Technology 

SCI1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Entrepreneurship 

1 & 2 

MGT1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Entrepreneurship 

No Credit 

Entrepreneurship 

No Credit 

Environmental Science 

ENV1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

 

 

 

*currently under review 

Environmental Science 

ENV1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

 

 

 

*currently under review 

Financial Services 

MGT1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Financial Services 

MGT1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Food & Nutrition 

SCI1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Food & Nutrition 

SCI1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

French 

FSL1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Placement test is required for further studies in French language courses. 

French 

FSL1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Placement test is required for further studies in French language courses. 

Geography 

GGR1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

 

 

 

*currently under review 

Geography 

GGR1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

 

 

 

*currently under review 

Green Engineering 

No Credit 

Green Engineering 

No Credit 

History 

HIS1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

  

  

  

History 

HIS1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

  

  

  

Information Technology 

CSC1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. 

Information Technology 

CSC1**H 

0.5 

(Sci) 

No 

No 

No 

Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. 

Integrated Mathematics 

No Credit 

Law 

No Credit 

Law 

No Credit 

Literatures in English 

ENG1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Literatures in English 

ENG1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Logistics and Supply Chain 

No Credit 

Logistics and Supply Chain 

No Credit 

Management of Business 

1 & 2 

MGT1**H  

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Management of Business 

No Credit 

Management of Business 

No Credit 

Performing Arts 

DRE1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Performing Arts 

DRE1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Physical Education & Sport 

No Credit 

Physical Education & Sport 

No Credit 

Physics 

PHY1**H 

0.5 

136 (Sci) 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

You have the equivalent to PHY136H5. 

Physics 

PHY1**H 

0.5 

137 (Sci) 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

You have the equivalent to PHY137H5. 

Pure Mathematics 

No Credit 

Pure Mathematics 

No Credit 

Sociology 

SOC1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Sociology 

SOC1**H 

0.5 

(SSc) 

No 

No 

No 

Spanish 

SPA1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Spanish 

SPA1**H 

0.5 

(Hum) 

No 

No 

No 

Tourism 

No Credit 

Tourism 

No Credit 

Distribution Requirements

Of the 20.0 credits required to complete a degree, students must complete at least one full-credit in each of the three distribution requirement categories:

  • Humanities (Hum)
  • Science (Sci)
  • Social Sciences (SSc)

The majority of secondary school transfer credits are assigned a category and this will show up on your academic record. For more information about Distribution Requirements, please visit the Office of the Registrar’s website

How do I interpret the transfer credit equivalency chart?

  • Course Name: The name of the course/subject you took (for example, European History or Economics).
  • Transfer Credit Given: The credit that will appear on your academic record. All secondary school transfer credits are awarded unspecified transfer credits, for example BIO1**H, EAS1**Y, or POL1**H. 
  • Credit Weight: The weight of the transfer credits, either 0.5 or 1.0 (see the Academic Calendar for more information about course weight). If a course/subject is not eligible for transfer credit, the weight will be listed as N/A. 
  • Subject Area/Distribution Requirement: This column includes information about the distribution requirement category for the transfer credit (see above). In some cases, there will also be a number, which indicates the course to which the transfer credit can be considered an equivalent.
    • For example: Chemistry Units 1 and 2 awards two half-credits, one is CHM1**H with a subject area of “120 (Sci)” and the other is CHM1**H with just a distribution requirement of “(Sci). This means that the transfer credits can be used as the equivalent to CHM120H5 only. It is important to note that you could, however, choose to enrol in CHM120H5 at U of T Mississauga for credit and it would not be considered a repeated course.
  • Program Admission: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the enrolment requirements for a Program of Study (POSt). See the Academic Calendar for more information about program enrolment requirements.
  • Program Requirements: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the completion requirements for a POSt. See the Academic Calendar for more information about program completion requirements. 
  • Prerequisite Purposes: This column tells you whether the credit can be used to meet the prerequisite for another course. See the Academic Calendar for more information about prerequisites.
  • Notes: Important information about the credit equivalency and how the transfer credit can be used for program requirements. If the note instructs you to contact the respective department, you can find this in the Academic Calendar.