This page outlines how transfer credit is awarded for International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level studies. 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 for Higher Level (HL) exams where a final grade of at least 5 is achieved. No transfer credit is awarded for Standard Level (SL) exams.
- The deadline to submit your results to University Admissions & Outreach at the University of Toronto in order to be assessed for transfer credit eligibility is July 21, 2023. You can arrange to have your IB results sent directly to the University of Toronto. Results issued by your school are not acceptable.
- 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.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level
U of T Mississauga reserves the right to change transfer credit policies without notice.
Higher Level subjects not listed in the chart below may be eligible for consideration - contact us for further details.
| Subject Name | Transfer Credit Given | Credit Weight | Subject Area / Distribution Requirement | Program Admission | Program Requirements | Prerequisite Purposes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic A: Language and Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Arabic A: Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Arabic B | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Biology | BIO1**H BIO1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 152 (Sci) 153 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to BIO152H5 and BIO153H5. |
| Business Management | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cantonese B | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Chemistry | CHM1**H CHM1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 110 (Sci) 120 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to CHM110H5 and CHM120H5. |
| Chinese A: Language and Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Chinese A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Chinese B | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Chinese B - Cantonese | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Chinese B - Mandarin | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Classical Greek | GRK1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Computer Science | CSC1**Y
| 1.0 | (Sci) | No | No | No | Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. |
| Dance | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danish B | LNG1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Design Technology | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch A: Language | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Dutch A: Language and Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Dutch B | LNG1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Economics | SSC1**Y | 1.0 | (SSc) | No | No | No | This credit is not acceptable towards any Economics program. |
| English A: Language and Literature | ENG1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | Yes | Yes | - |
| English A: Literature | ENG1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | Yes | Yes | - |
| English B | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Systems and Societies | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Film | CIN1**H CIN1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 101 (Hum) (Hum) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to CIN101H5. |
| French A: Language and Literature | FRE1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| French A: Literature | FRE1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| French B | FRE1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Further Mathematics | No credit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geography | GGR1**H GGR1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 111 (SSc) 112 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to GGR111H5 and GGR112H5. |
| German A: Language and Literature | GER1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| German A: Literature | GER1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| German B | GER1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Global Politics | POL1**Y | 1.0 | (SSc) | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Hindi A/B | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Africa | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Africa/Middle East | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Americas | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Asia/Middle East | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Asia/Oceania | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Europe | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| History Europe/Middle East | HIS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Indonesian A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Islamic History | NMC1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Italian B | ITA1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| ITGS | CSC1**H SSC1**H | 0.5 0.5 | (Sci) (SSc) | No | No | No | Consult with the CSC department for advising on course selection. |
| Japanese A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Japanese B | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Korean A: Language and Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Korean A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Korean B | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Latin | LAT1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Mandarin B | EAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Mathematics (prior to 2021) | MAT1**H MAT1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 135 (Sci) 136 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent of MAT135H5 and MAT136H5. |
| Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | MAT1**H MAT1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 135 (Sci) 136 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent of MAT135H5 and MAT136H5. |
| Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation | MAT1**H MAT1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 132 (Sci) 134 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent of MAT132H5 and MAT134H5. |
| Modern Greek A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Music | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Philosophy | PHL1**H PHL1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 103 (Hum) 113 (Hum) | No | Yes | Yes | You have been given the equivalent of PHL103H5 and PHL113H5. |
| Physics | PHY1**H PHY1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 136 (Sci) 137 (Sci) | Yes | Yes | Yes | You have the equivalent to PHY136H5 and PHY137H5. |
| Portuguese A: Literature | HUM1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Psychology | PSY1**Y | 1.0 | 100 (Sci) | No | Yes | Yes | If you intend on pursuing Psychology at U of T Mississauga, it is recommended to take PSY100Y5. |
| Russian B | LNG1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | ANT1**H ANT1**H | 0.5 0.5 | 204 (SSc)
| No | Yes | Yes | You have been given the equivalent of ANT204H5. |
| Spanish A: Language and Literature | SPA1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Spanish A: Literature | SPA1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Spanish B | SPA1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Theatre | DRE1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Turkish A: Literature | NML1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
| Visual Arts | FAS1**Y | 1.0 | (Hum) | No | No | No | - |
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: IB HL Chemistry awards two half-credits of CHM1**H with a subject area of “110 (Sci)” and CHM1**H with a subject area of “120 (Sci). This means that the transfer credits can be used as the equivalent to CHM110H5 and CHM120H5. It is important to note that you could, however, choose to enrol in CHM110H5 and 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.