At least 25% of courses in a certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, graduate certificate or degree program of study must be completed at DC through means other than credit transfer, Letter of Permission and/or PLAR. Programs may have program-specific or course-specific requirements for credit transfer and letter of permission (LOP) eligibility.

Courses granted through credit transfer and/or PLAR and dropped from your timetable may impact your full-time enrolment status, which could impact your OSAP funding or eligibility for other student financial aid options. Dropping to part-time status may also impact access to other student benefits and services such as the U-Pass, medical coverage, and access to the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

You may add classes to your schedule to maintain a full-time status. Apply early to ensure you can add classes before the add/drop deadline each semester if you would like to maintain a full-time course load.

Credit Transfer: Applications for external Credit Transfer must be accompanied by a non-refundable $16/course evaluation fee.

Letter of Permission: Applications for a Letter of Permission must be accompanied by a non-refundable $16/course processing fee.

PLAR: The PLAR fee is $148.86 per course and is non-refundable. Once processed by the Transfer Services Team, this fee will automatically be added to your student account. If you choose not to proceed with the requested PLAR, you will be required to submit a refund appeal through the Transfer Services department.

Learn how to pay fees.

PLAR (Mass Challenge): The mass challenge PLAR fee is $20 and is available to Full-Time & Part-Time students. This option is not available to students registered with Professional & Part-Time Learning.

Please note: Any successful credit transfer and/or PLAR applications will not result in a tuition-fee adjustment unless you are dropped to part-time status before day 10. Please consult with Financial Aid if you are in receipt of OSAP and have questions regarding the number of courses you can be exempt from without dropping to part-time status and how this could impact your funding.

As a professional and part-time learning student, you may submit an application to credit transfer or PLAR a course at any time. You should first apply and gain acceptance to the Professional & Part-Time Learning program you wish to pursue; however, you should not register in the course you are planning to be exempted from as you will not be refunded for any enrolled courses.

Prior learning completed at a career college or private institution is not eligible for credit transfer. Courses must be completed at a recognized post-secondary institution. If you have studied previously through a career college or private institution, you can investigate Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR).

Applications for Credit Transfer for any Ontario Tech-transfer programs will be reviewed in partnership with Ontario Tech University on an individual basis.

Ontario Tech University will not be granting any transfer credits for students in any of our joint transfer programs (ACTU, BETU, FNTU, HRTU,MKTU, SCTU, CSTU) for any of their 5 embedded courses. Ontario Tech University requires students to take all five of the embedded courses with them.

Students enrolled in a fast-track program are not eligible for credit transfer.

Students in the Protection, Security and Investigation program are required to provide a front and back copy of their license as well as proof of completion of the Ontario 40-hour Security Guard course from a registered training provider that is recognized by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services – Private Security Branch. When applying with the new online application form, please select that you studied at another recognized post-secondary institution and attach a front- and back-copy of your security license in place of the course outline.

Students in the Paramedic, Paramedic – Advanced Care and Firefighter – Pre-Service Education and Training programs require a minimum passing grade of 70 percent to qualify for credit transfer.

For Paralegal (diploma, graduate certificate and honours bachelor) students, any course submitted for credit transfer must have been taught as part of an accredited program with the Law Society of Ontario by a licensed lawyer and/or a licensed paralegal that is registered with the Law Society of Ontario. In addition, to ensure accreditation requirements are met, the previous course(s) submitted must meet 100% of the learning outcomes covered in the requested Durham College course. If there is insufficient evidence that 100% of learning outcomes have been covered, the request will be returned denied. As per LSO requirements you can also only transfer up to 40% of the total amount of courses at Durham College.