Use the following list to determine if you must include your CEGEP (Canadian collège d’enseignement général et professionnel) or Grade 13 courses. The AMCAS program does not require a transcript from the CEGEP institution.
Credits Transferred
Courses attempted at a CEGEP or through a Grade 13 program must be listed if the credit has been transferred to a U.S. or Canadian institution with the use of a credit-hour system convertible to semester hours.
- Include the CEGEP or Grade 13 institution and the U.S. or Canadian institution accepting transfer credit in Schools Attended.
- Request a transcript exception for the CEGEP or Grade 13 institution and indicate the U.S. or Canadian institution on whose transcript these transfer credits will appear.
- List the coursework under the CEGEP or Grade 13 institution at which it was attempted.
- If transfer credits are not assigned to individual courses, divide the credit-hour total as appropriate to distinguish the number of credits for each course.
- If the U.S. or Canadian institution awarding transfer credit provides letter grades (e.g., A, B, C) and credit hours convertible to semester hours for each course (and the conversions are included on the transcript or in an official letter attached to the transcript):
- Enter all required course data.
- The AMCAS program will include the coursework in AMCAS GPAs, regardless of institutional policies.
- If the U.S. institution awarding transfer credit does not provide letter grades other than pass/fail:
- Indicate Pass/Fail as the Special Course Type and provide all other required course data, entering the transcript grade exactly as it appears on the official transcript of the institution awarding transfer credit.
- The AMCAS program will include the coursework in your cumulative Pass/Fail-Pass and Pass/Fail-Fail credit-hour totals, not in your AMCAS GPAs.
- If the Canadian institution awarding transfer credit does not provide letter grades other
than pass/fail:- Indicate Advanced Placement as the Special Course Type and provide all other required course data, entering the transcript grade exactly as it appears on your official transcript.
- The AMCAS program will include the coursework in your cumulative Advanced Placement credit-hour totals, not in your AMCAS GPAs.
Credits Not Transferred
If CEGEP or Grade 13 course credits have not been transferred to a U.S. or Canadian institution, you are not required to list the courses. If you choose to include the coursework on your application:
- Include the CEGEP and Grade 13 institution in Schools Attended.
- Request a transcript exception for the CEGEP or Grade 13 institution.
- Provide all required course data except credit hours attempted and grades.
The AMCAS program will not verify the coursework and will not include it in your AMCAS GPAs or cumulative credit-hour totals.