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:
- Important Notes
- Equivalency Chart
- Distribution Requirements
- 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 mark any transfer credits awarded to you as extra, please see our Request to Mark Extra webpage for instructions.
- The deadline to submit a mark as extra request is May 31, 2024.
- Students admitted in 2022-2023 have a mark as extra 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 | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounting | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Science | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Science | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Animation and Game Design | 1 | HUM1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Animation and Game Design | 2 | HUM1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Applied Mathematics | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Art & Design | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Art & Design | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biology | 1 | BIO1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Biology | 2 | BIO1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Caribbean Studies | 1 | 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 | 1 | CHM1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Chemistry | 2 | CHM1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Communication Studies | 1 | 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 | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Digital Media | 1 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 1 | SSC1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | This credit is not acceptable towards any Economics program. |
| Economics | 2 | SSC1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | This credit is not acceptable towards any Economics program. |
| Electrical and Electronic Technology | 1 | SCI1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Electrical and Electronic Technology | 2 | SCI1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Entrepreneurship | 1 & 2 | MGT1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Entrepreneurship | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entrepreneurship | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science | 1 | ENV1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | *currently under review | |||
| Environmental Science | 2 | ENV1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | *currently under review | |||
| Financial Services | 1 | MGT1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Financial Services | 2 | MGT1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Food & Nutrition | 1 | SCI1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| Food & Nutrition | 2 | SCI1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | - |
| French | 1 | FSL1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | Placement test is required for further studies in French language courses. |
| French | 2 | FSL1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | Placement test is required for further studies in French language courses. |
| Geography | 1 | GGR1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | *currently under review | |||
| Geography | 2 | GGR1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | *currently under review | |||
| Green Engineering | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Green Engineering | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| History | 1 | HIS1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | - | |||
| History | 2 | HIS1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | - | |||
| Information Technology | 1 | CSC1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. |
| Information Technology | 2 | CSC1**H | 0.5 | (Sci) | No | No | No | Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. |
| Integrated Mathematics | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Law | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Law | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Literatures in English | 1 | ENG1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | Yes | Yes | - |
| Literatures in English | 2 | ENG1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | Yes | Yes | - |
| Logistics and Supply Chain | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Logistics and Supply Chain | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Management of Business | 1 & 2 | MGT1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Management of Business | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Management of Business | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Performing Arts | 1 | DRE1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Performing Arts | 2 | DRE1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Physical Education & Sport | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physical Education & Sport | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | 1 | PHY1**H | 0.5 | 136 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to PHY136H5. |
| Physics | 2 | PHY1**H | 0.5 | 137 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to PHY137H5. |
| Pure Mathematics | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pure Mathematics | 2 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sociology | 1 | SOC1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Sociology | 2 | SOC1**H | 0.5 | (SSc) | No | No | No | - |
| Spanish | 1 | SPA1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Spanish | 2 | SPA1**H | 0.5 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Tourism | 1 | No Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tourism | 2 | 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.