Students ST23 - Transfer Credits

Accessed:	2026-07-17
Purpose of series:	Records series documenting the acceptance, or rejection, of courses from other institutions as a university accepted credit, that are not apart of the initial, or regular, admissions process.
Scope and contents:	Includes (but not limited to): request for transfer credit, related Dalhousie course information (syllabus or course description), transcript(s) from other institutions, related course information being considered (syllabus or course description), approval or rejection of transfer credit.
Cross reference:
Exceptions:	Transfer credits as part of initial enrollment/admission process, see: Student - Admissions (ST22)

Primary offices:	Registrar Office, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Related Faculty
Primary office retention trigger:	Superseded / Obsolete
Primary office disposition:	Disposition Plan
Primary office retention period:	5 years*
Primary office retention instructions:	S/O = Date transfer credit approved or rejected. *Undergraduate (exception Faculty of Health programs - see faculty procedures) - Once acceptation or rejection entered into Banner documentation is to be retained for an 5 academic years (AY) then securely destroyed. Faculties of Medicine and Graduate Studies - Once acceptation or rejection entered into Banner supporting documentation is reclassified under related academic history record classification. For Undergraduate (Health), Graduate and Professional students see: Student - Academic History (ST25); For Faculty of Medicine students see: Student - Academic History - Faculty of Medicine (ST26)

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Vital records	Electronic systems	Personal information	Official media
No		No

Approval date:	Last updated:	Edited by:	Security classification:
2021-12-13	2022-01-21 11:22:25	cr618206

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