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• General Information

  Check out the following resource to learn more about undergraduate credit transfer at the Royal Military College of Canada: 

  • https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/plar/prior-learning-assessment-transfer-credits-undergraduate
• Required Grades and/or GPA, Level(s) of Completed Previous Education, and Program Prerequisites (Admission)

  Review the admission requirements for all undergraduate programs at the Royal Military College of Canada:

  • https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/registrars-office/undergraduate-admissions
  • https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/registrars-office/academic-prerequisites
• Required Grade and/or GPA (Transfer Credit Eligibility)

  The minimum grade required to transfer a course to the Royal Military College of Canada is 60% or "C-", except where an articulation agreement or Engineering Accreditation guideline states otherwise. This minimum refers to undergraduate transfer credits.

• Types of Credit Awarded

  The Royal Military College of Canada awards RMC course equivalencies, unallocated discipline specific credits, and unallocated general elective credits.

• Residency Requirements

  The Royal Military College of Canada will consider all courses for transfer credit, regardless of currency. However, for Computer Science courses taken more than 5 years ago the equivalencies listed in the ONTransfer Course Transfer Guide will not be valid until a new review has been completed confirming current university level learning.

• Currency/Timing of Previous Postsecondary Education

  The amount of transfer credit you can receive is limited by the Royal Military College of Canada's residency policy. For undergraduate degrees, the policy states that normally at least 50% of degree requirements must be completed at the College. However, for students completing a General Bachelor of Military Arts and Science, only 10 of the 30 credits must be completed at the College.

• PLAR Procedures/Steps

  Follow these steps in order to receive your undergraduate PLAR assessment at the Royal Military College of Canada:

  • Review the RMC Table of Credit Granted (https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/plar/table-credit-granted)
  • An initial Prior Learning Assessment is completed for RMC students only. If you meet RMCC admissions requirements, you will receive an initial assessment by completing the Admissions application form.
  • Credits granted for PLAR (completion of military or other professional courses recognized as learning at a university level, worthy of university credit) will be recorded on your Royal Military College of Canada transcript as "CG " and will not be included in the calculation of your average.
• PLAR Costs

  An initial undergraduate Prior Learning Assessment, including PLAR assessment, at the Royal Military College of Canada is included in the application fee for admission ($75.00 includes review of postsecondary and military courses). A review of professional courses not already on the RMC Table of Credit Granted is $500.00.

• Appearance of Awarded Transfer Credit(s) on Transcript

  Transfer credits will be recorded on your Royal Military College of Canada transcript as "TC" and will not be included in the calculation of your average.

• Official Credit Transfer Policies (Academic Regulations/Directives Documents, Calendars and Handbooks)

  Contact a Royal Military College of Canada Transfer Advisor to discuss your undergraduate credit transfer inquiries:

  • plar-efa@rmc-cmr.ca
• Transfer Credit Procedures/Steps

  An initial undergraduate Prior Learning Assessment, including transfer credit assessment, at the Royal Military College of Canada is included in the application fee for admission ($75.00 includes review of postsecondary and military courses). Letter of Permission or Request for Transfer Credit for courses taken elsewhere while completing a degree program at the RMC is $50.00 per course.

• Transfer Credit Costs

  Follow these steps in order to receive your undergraduate transfer credit assessment at the Royal Military College of Canada:

  • An initial Prior Learning Assessment is completed for RMC students only. If you meet RMC admissions requirements, you will receive an initial assessment by completing the Admissions application form.
• Transfer Credit Required Documentation

  The documentation required to have your previously completed postsecondary education assessed for transfer credit at the Royal Military College of Canada includes: 

  • Official transcript(s)
  • Course outline(s) may be required (topic list, number of lecture/lab hours, duration of the course, grading breakdown [i.e. the number of essays, tests and exams], and reading list [i.e. required textbooks])
  • Course description(s)
  • Completed ‘Request for Prior Learning Assessment’ application form (for new undergraduate distance learning students)
• Transfer Credit Application Form(s)

  Complete the application form at the Royal Military College of Canada:

  New Undergraduate Distance Learning Students 

  • The request for a Prior Learning Assessment is part of the Admissions application form (https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/registrars-office/application-admission-undergraduate-studies).
• Deadline(s) for Application

  There is no deadline to apply for transfer credit at the Royal Military College of Canada.

• Timing of Transfer Credit Decisions

  An undergraduate transfer credit decision at the Royal Military College of Canada will take approximately 2 months to process.

• Review/Appeal Procedures

  An undergraduate transfer credit decision can be reviewed/appealed at the Royal Military College of Canada by sending your queries to plar-efa@rmc-cmr.ca (queries will be forwarded to the Director-PLAR for further action).