As part of the application for admission process to undergraduate degree and diploma programs at the University of Manitoba, your official transcript will be reviewed, and for all relevant courses that do not have a current, active evaluation, we will request detailed course outlines/syllabi from you by email, using the email address you provided as part of your application.
The University of Manitoba requires course outlines for all courses that may be used in the determination of admissibility and/or the Academic Assessment regulations for the undergraduate program of application.
Our office only requests and requires course outlines/syllabi for courses that lack current, active evaluations. Please consult the online Transfer Credit Resource to determine whether a current evaluation exists for your course(s) of study.
Submission of course outlines
Once we have requested course information from you, please submit it to evaluations@umanitoba.ca. We prefer PDF files and will not accept .zip or .rar files.
Please provide one course per attachment (including any corresponding laboratory information). Do not provide your course material as a single attachment for multiple courses, or send multiple files for a single course. You CAN send multiple outlines in a single email.
Please use the following naming convention when submitting your PDFs: Institution Name, Course Subject, Course Number, University of Manitoba Student Number, as follows:
University of Winnipeg ANTH 1001 007999999.pdf
If a course does not have a subject and/or number, please include the course title instead, as follows:
University of Winnipeg Introduction to Anthropology 007999999
All courses evaluated by the Department of English include an assessment of writing expectations (length of papers and research component, if applicable) to determine whether they satisfy the University of Manitoba Written English requirement. Please include this additional information for courses taught in a related discipline. English language courses will not be considered for transfer credit.
Course information should be as issued by your institution, and is subject to verification of authenticity, including the request of original copies from the institution directly for authentication of information (See Academic Fraud and Misconduct and Submitting Course Information).
Document submission deadlines
The deadline for receipt of course outlines/syllabi required for the determination of admissibility and competitiveness is program specific.
Failure to provide course outlines/syllabi by the dates specified in the Applicant Information Bulletin (See Important Deadlines and Dates) may render you inadmissible. Please consult the Applicant Information Bulletin for your program of application to confirm these deadlines.
For students successfully admitted to the University of Manitoba, remaining course outlines/syllabi must be received no later than:
Summer applications: July 1st
Fall applications: November 1st
Winter applications: March 1st
Academic fraud and misconduct and submitting course information
Information submitted for transfer credit assessment is subject to the University of Manitoba’s policy on academic fraud or misconduct, which includes:
- failure to declare attendance at another post-secondary institution
- presenting falsified academic documentation
- encouraging another person to falsify records through translation or data changes
- presenting falsified or fictitious reference documentation
The commission of applicant fraud or misconduct may result in acceptance and registration being withdrawn and the applicant disqualified from consideration, not only in the year of application, but in subsequent sessions. If discovered in a subsequent session, it may result in dismissal from the university.
Transfer credit assessment related definitions
Advanced Standing is the acknowledgement of academic achievement for the purpose of admission or program progression, based on work completed outside the current program of study, or from another postsecondary institution.
Credit Recognition is the formal expression of advanced standing on the official transcript, based on established articulation agreements or course-by-course review. Credit Recognition may be in the form of:
- Equivalent Course Credit: Credit awarded direct equivalency to course offerings at the University of Manitoba based on a determination of sufficient overlap in course learning outcomes. Equivalent course credit may be used in lieu of UM course offerings to fulfill prerequisite and program requirements.
- General (unallocated) Credit: Where sufficient overlap in course learning outcomes cannot be established based on course assessment, general (unallocated) credit may be used to meet general subject area or program requirements, but typically cannot be used in lieu of UM course offerings to fulfill specific prerequisite and program requirements without individual approval by either the program of study, or by the department or unit responsible for assessment.
- Block Credit: A block of credit awarded based on the successful completion of a recognized postsecondary credential, or approved grouping of courses.
- Notation of Exemption: Recognition of successful completion of prior postsecondary coursework without individual credit applied directly to the student record. Instead, individual courses or program requirements may be approved for exemption, and a notation placed on the official transcript, based on existing course assessments or program approval.