Canada Credit Transfer Information

Canada Credit Transfer Information

Full-time credit load (undergraduate)

Students usually take five classes and spend 15-20 hours per week in class during the 15 week semester in Canada.

Grade conversion

Canadian Grade / U.S./UM Equivalent
A / A
B / B
C / C
D / D
F / F

Upper division

Upper division credit may be granted upon approval by your advisor/department chair upon your return to The University of Montana. Save your coursework and class syllabi to earn such approval.

Other notes

Grading is roughly comparable to the U.S. university system. Overall academic quality is high and major Canadian universities are academically demanding. More classes tend to be conducted as seminars than is usually the case at large U.S. universities. Most courses of study in Canada require fewer examinations and more writing of term papers than in the United States; this is particularly evident at the graduate level.