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Inter/Intra-Faculty Transfers (for current 不良研究所 students)

On this page:听

  1. Application deadline听
  2. Types of transfer applications
  3. Implications of inter-faculty transfer
  4. Transfer eligibility and academic requirements
    1. Eligibility
    2. Minimum academic requirements for transfer to Bachelor of Science
    3. Minimum academic requirements for transfer to the Bachelor of Arts and Science
  5. Select your program
  6. Submit your application on Minerva
  7. Supporting documents
  8. Next steps
  9. Contacts

The Faculty of Science welcomes听transfer applications to the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and the Bachelor of Arts & Science (B.A. & Sc.) degrees听from 不良研究所 undergraduate students听who have not graduated.

Note: If you are an applicant from outside 不良研究所, consult the requirements and apply through the听不良研究所 website听as a Transfer applicant.

1. Application deadline

Inter/Intra-Faculty Term Module Opens Module Closes
Fall term April 1st May 15th
Applications are available for the Fall semester only. There are no inter/intra-faculty transfers for the Winter or Summer Terms.

2. Types of transfer applications

Transfer type Description
INTRA-Faculty Refers to B.Sc. students who want to switch from one听program听group听within the B.Sc. degree into another program group (e.g. transferring from Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences (BBL) Group to the Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Science (PEMC) Group).听 Students do no need to apply for an intra-faculty transfer to change programs within their current group (e.g. a student in the BBL Group who changes from a Major in Biology to a Major in Physiology).
INTER-Faculty Refers to changing from one听degree听to another (e.g.听from a Bachelor of Science听to听a听Bachelor of Arts & Science.).听Please review the section on the听implications of an听inter-faculty transfer.
Readmission & Transfer Refers听to students who are returning to their studies after an interruption of one term or more and wish to apply for both readmission to 不良研究所 and an inter/intra faculty transfer. Students interested in readmission and transfer should also听check out our link about听readmission.

3. Implications of INTER-faculty transfer

Before applying for or accepting an inter-faculty transfer, you should be aware of the implications of changing your degree.

Degree requirements

Students who change degrees are required to meet all degree and course requirements of their new degree (consult B.Sc. and B.A. & Sc. degree requirements and course requirements) this includes the Foundation Year Program requirements (consult the B.Sc. Foundation Program听 or B.A. & Sc. Foundation Program requirements).

Tuition rate

If you change degrees by accepting an inter-faculty transfer, your rate of tuition will very likely change. For more information, please consult the following resources

While SOUSA is responsible for processing transfer requests, we do not handle tuition fees and cannot provide information on your expected rate of tuition should you change degrees. Consult the links provided for the appropriate contacts related to tuition fees.

Implications for study away

  • If you have already applied or are applying for an Exchange/Study Away in the upcoming academic year, you must contact the appropriate advisor to discuss how transferring to the Faculty of Science may impact your Exchange/Study Away program.

  • If you have or will study away in the current academic year/summer, you should contact your current Faculty to ensure that your transfer credits will be processed.

Advanced standing and transfer credit

If accepted for an inter-faculty transfer to the B.Sc. or B.A. & Sc. any previous advanced standing/transfer credits from courses taken outside of 不良研究所 will be reviewed. If you will be receiving any additional credits/exemptions or if any of your previous credits/exemptions will be excluded, you will be informed in your offer of acceptance.

Courses taken outside the Faculties of Arts and Science

If accepted for a transfer into the B.Sc.: You will receive credits for all courses completed in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science and up to 18 credits of approved courses from outside Arts and Science (some exceptions may apply; each applicant is assessed individually).

If accepted for a transfer into the B.A. & Sc.: You will receive credits for all courses completed in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science and up to 12 credits of approved courses from outside Arts and Science (some exceptions may apply; each applicant is assessed individually).

If any of your completed courses will be excluded from counting towards the B.Sc. or B.A. & Sc., you will be informed in your offer of acceptance.

Grade Point Average

If accepted for transfer, your CGPA will continue in the new Faculty reflecting all grades including D, F's, and J's. If the conditions differ from the above, this will be explained in your offer of acceptance.

4. Transfer eligibility and requirements

4.1 Eligibility

You do not qualify for transfer to the B.Sc. or B.A. & Sc. if:

  • You are registered in the School of鈥疌ontinuing Studies and have never been registered in a degree program at 不良研究所, or are a special student, or have already completed an undergraduate degree. If any of these apply to you then you must apply for admission to 不良研究所 through the Undergraduate 不良研究所 Office.

  • You are entering U3 with 84 or more credits:

  • Students admitted to 不良研究所 from a CEGEP DEC and transfer students from another university 鈥� your credit limit is 84 credits. This is indicated by the TOTAL CREDITS value on your Minerva transcript.

  • Students admitted to 不良研究所 from International Baccalaureate or the French Baccalaureate, or who were granted advanced standing due to Advanced Placement examinations, GCE A-Levels, and other qualifications 鈥� your credit limit is 84 + the number of advanced standing credits indicated on your Minerva transcript. (In other words, 84 credits post-admission.)

4.2 Minimum academic requirements for transfer to the Bachelor of Science

NOTE:听Applications for transfer are competitive and depend on space available.听Grades equal to or better than those listed do not guarantee your transfer will be granted.

In addition to the minimum course requirements of each group below, note the following:听

  • The minimum CGPA required is 3.00.听

  • Students entering U2 must have completed a minimum of听9 credits which can be applied to the proposed program, with a minimum grade of B in each course.听

  • Students entering U3 with 84 or more credits听are no longer eligible to apply to transfer into the B.Sc.鈥疭ee the section above on eligibility to transfer.

  • Students entering U3听with less than 84 credits,听must have completed a minimum of 24 credits which can be applied to the proposed program, with an average听GPA听of 3.0 in these credits with no grade below "C."听

When you apply for an inter- or intra-faculty transfer to the Bachelor of Science, you will be asked to nominate one of the program groups below and a major/subject within that group. See Step 5 for details on selecting your program.
Program Group Minimum Transfer Requirements
Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences

All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of B or higher:听

  • Two (2) of the following Math courses: MATH 139/140/150, MATH 141/151 or MATH 133/134听

  • BIOL 112听

  • One of PHYS 101/131 or PSYC 100听

  • CHEM 120听
Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences

All courses must be passed with a minimu grade of B or higher:

  • Two (2) of the following Math courses: MATH 139/140/150, MATH 141/151 or MATH 133/134听

  • BIOL 112听

  • One of PHYS 101/131 or PSYC 100听

  • CHEM 120听
Neuroscience

Students interested in applying to Neuroscience must review the requirements on the听Neuroscience website听. In addition to the Minerva transfer application, students must also complete an application webform on the Neuroscience website.听

Students applying to the Neuroscience Group must also satisfy the minimum transfer requirements of the Bachlor of Science.听 The following courses must be passed with a minimum grade of B or higher:听

  • Two (2) of the following Math courses: MATH 139/140/150, MATH 141/151 or MATH 133/134听

  • BIOL 112听

  • One of PHYS 101/131 or PSYC 100听

  • CHEM 120听
Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Science

All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of B or higher:听

  • Two (2) of the following Math courses: MATH 139/140/150, MATH 141/151 or MATH 133/134听

  • One of PHYS 101/131 or听COMP听202听

  • Two of PHYS 102/142, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, BIOL 111, BIOL 112, ESYS 104 or a third MATH from the list above听

4.3 Minimum academic requirements for transfer the Bachelor of Arts & Science

IMPORTANT NOTE:听Applications for transfer are competitive and depend on space available.听Grades equal to or better than those listed do not guarantee your transfer will be granted.

In addition to the minimum course requirements below, note the following:听

  • The minimum CGPA required is 3.00.听

  • Students entering U2 must have completed a minimum of听9 credits which can be applied to the proposed programs, with a minimum grade of B in each course.听

  • Students entering U3 with 84 or more credits听are no longer eligible to apply to transfer into the B.A. &听Sc.鈥疭ee the information under听Limits on Eligibility to Transfer.听

  • Students entering U3听with less than 84 credits,听must have completed a minimum of 24 credits which can be applied to the proposed programs,听with听an average GPA of 3.0 in these credits with no grade below "C".听 Of these 24 program credits, at least 9 credits must have been completed in the Faculty of Arts and at least 9 credits in the Faculty of Science.

Minimum course requirements for transfer to B.A.听&听Sc.听

All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of B or higher:听

  • Two (2) of the following MATH courses:听MATH 139/140/150, MATH 141/151 or MATH 133/134听

AND听any three听foundation year sciences听from:听

  • BIOL 111 or BIOL 112听

  • PHYS 101/131 or PHYS 102/142鈥�

  • CHEM 110 or CHEM 120听

  • At most two of: COMP 202, ESYS 104 or PSYC 100听

5. Select your program

Bachelor of Science

You must indicate at least one program on your application. If admitted, your choice of a major or honours program will be limited to the options available in that group.

For full details of the programs available in each program group, refer to Bachelor of Science program groups.

  • Do not submit multiple applications to the same group. Multiple applications to the same group will be cancelled. If you are interested in more than one program within the same group, please indicate all programs within that group that you wish to be considered for (in order of preference) in the Comments section of your application.

  • Do not select Major Undeclared or Major Foundation Program. If you do not indicate your intended major, your application will be cancelled.

  • Honours programs: The Faculty of Science does not have the authority to approve an application to an honours program. If select an honours program, your application will be changed to the major program. If you are accepted and want to pursue an honours program, you must contact the department and ask for permission to register for this program and only then can you change your program on Minerva.

  • Internship Program: Due to a programing error, you may see the option for 鈥淚nternship Program鈥� under Concentration. Students are not allowed to self-declare this option. If accepted to transfer, interested students should contact the Science Internship and Field Studies Office.

Bachelor of Arts and Science

Students in the Bachelor of Arts and Science are required to have a minimum of two programs. Consult program options and degree structures available in the B.A. & Sc. in the eCalendar.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • You must indicate your second program in the Comments section of your application. If you submit an application with only one program indicated, you will be contacted by email and your application will be made incomplete. If you fail to provide this information, your application will be cancelled.

  • Do not submit multiple applications to the Bachelor of Arts and Science. Multiple applications to the B.A. & Sc. will be cancelled. If you are interested in multiple programs in the B.A. & Sc., please indicate all programs that you wish to be considered for (in order of preference) in the Comments section of your application.

  • Honours programs: The Faculty of Science does not have the authority to approve an application to an honours program. If you select an honours program, your application will be changed to the major program. If you are accepted and want to pursue an honours program, you must contact the department and ask for permission to register for this program and only then can you change your program on Minerva.

If applying to multiple B.Sc. program groups and/or multiple degrees

If you are submitting multiple transfer applications (e.g. to more than one Bachelor of Science Program Group or to multiple degrees), you must list all your choices (in order of preference) in the Comments section of EACH and EVERY application you submit.

If you fail to provide your order of preference, your applications to the Faculty of Science will be made incomplete and you will be contacted by email. If you fail to reply to this email, all your applications to the Faculty of Science (B.Sc. and/or B.A. & Sc.) will be cancelled.

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6.听Submit your application on Minerva

Applications are available for the Fall semester ONLY.

To submit an application for transfer: Log into Minerva > Student Menu > Student Records Menu > Faculty Transfer/Readmission Menu:

  • If you are currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Science and wish to apply for transfer to a different Bachelor of Science Program Group, select the "Request for Intra-faculty Transfer" option.

  • If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree other than the degree you wish to transfer to, select the "Request for Inter-faculty Transfer" option.

  • If you are returning to your studies after an interruption of one term or more and you wish to apply for both readmission and an inter/intra faculty transfer, select the "Request for Readmission" option. Indicate in the appropriate fields and Comments section that you also wish to transfer.

7. Supporting documents

If additional information or documents are required to process your transfer application, you will be contacted via your 不良研究所 email address. If you do not supply the requested information by the indicated date, your application(s) will be cancelled.

Readmission and Transfer applicants who completed courses at another university during their absence are required to submit official transcripts. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the university you attended to 不良研究所. Please refer to our Readmission link for more information.听

Any inter/intra-faculty transfer applicant who does not meet the minimum transfer criteria must submit a letter of appeal (which should not be longer than one page) with the electronic application. Enter the appeal in the comments area of the electronic application outlining the following:

  • Any reasons which may have contributed to your performance.

  • Steps you have taken or plan to take to improve your academic performance.

If applicable, send any supporting documents separately to the relevant contact in the SOUSA Office.

8. Next steps

When can you expect a decision?

Faculty decisions are normally made during the months of June and July and will be entered on the Minerva transfer applications. An email will be sent to your 不良研究所 account notifying you of a "change of status" to your application. You must then log onto your Minerva transfer application to read the faculty decision and conditions. If you have questions about the decision, please contact the relevant person.

What does it means if your application is "Faculty File Incomplete"?

In some cases, the status of your application may be changed to "Faculty File Incomplete". Please read the details of what information or documents are missing and promptly follow through as requested. Incomplete applications cannot be processed and will eventually be cancelled.

Accepting an offer

If you are offered admission to the Faculty of Science, read the conditions of your acceptance in the "External Comments" field of your Minerva application. You must then "ACCEPT" or "DECLINE" our offer by the indicated deadline.

If you have submitted a transfer application to another Faculty, it is possible you will receive a decision for one application before your other application(s) have been reviewed. If you ACCEPT a transfer offer, any pending applications will be automatically cancelled by Minerva.

9. Contacts

Transfers for Contacts
Transfers into the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) mary.gauthier [at] mcgill.ca (Mary Gauthier)
Transfers into the Bachelor of Arts & Science (B.A. & Sc.) marina.saunders [at] mcgill.ca (Marina Saunders)
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