Transfer to Fanshawe using your previous education

If you have completed a post-secondary credential or post-secondary courses at another college or university, you can continue or further your education at Fanshawe College. Explore your options below!

If you have previous work or life experience related to a Fanshawe College program, check out the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process.

Pathways into Fanshawe Honours Bachelor degrees

If you have completed a diploma or advanced diploma at another Ontario college, you may have the option to turn that credential into an honours bachelor degree at Fanshawe. Our degrees are four-year (120 credit) degrees offering:

Explore Pathways into Fanshawe Honours Bachelor degrees

Search opportunities to pathway into a Fanshawe degree and eligibility requirements on ONTransfer.ca.

If you meet eligibility requirements to pathway into a degree, review the Advanced Standing section on this page for details on how to apply.

If you do not meet the eligibility requirements or your program is not listed, you may still be eligible to apply for transfer credit on a course-by-course basis. Review the external credit section for details on how to apply.

 

Advanced Standing

Advanced standing allows you to start at a higher level or year of a Fanshawe program based on previous education completed at another Ontario college or university.

Apply for Advanced Standing

How to apply for advanced standing:

  1. Visit ONTransfer.ca to find out if Fanshawe has advanced standing pathways with your previous school and program, or contact our Advising Centre at 519-452-4277 or advising@fanshawec.ca. If you do not meet the eligibility requirements or your program is not listed, you may still be eligible for transfer credit on a course-by-course basis. Review the external credit section below for details on how to apply.
  2. Visit ontariocolleges.ca to apply for the Fanshawe College program you are interested in. When asked in what level you would like to start, choose a level greater than one. For assistance, call 1-888-892-2228.
  3. Once Fanshawe has received the application from ontariocolleges.ca, you will receive an acknowledgement email requesting certified post-secondary transcripts and other documentation such as course outlines for the courses you have previously completed.

 

External Credit 

External credit allows you to transfer course(s) completed at another college or university. There is no fee to apply for External Credit at Fanshawe. To be eligible for transfer credit, courses will have at least 80% comparable content and learning outcomes. A minimum grade of 60% or "C" must be achieved to obtain the External Credit in alignment with Policy A124: Recognition of Prior Learning. Some courses or programs may have exceptions to the minimum grade. You also need to be accepted into a Fanshawe program in order to apply for external credit.

Apply for External Credit

How to apply for external credit: 

  1. Check the College Academic Calendars to find out the deadline for course credit application. It is recommended that you submit your request for external credit one or two months prior to starting a course to ensure your application is processed prior to Fanshawe's drop deadline.
  2. Consider what courses you may be eligible to receive external credit for by searching the Course to Course database on ONTransfer.ca.
    If you don’t see your institution or course, you may still be eligible to apply for transfer credits: visit your Fanshawe program page to see the list of courses in your program. Next, find course outlines for the courses you are considering to request credit for. Use the course outlines to compare similarities between the learning outcomes of Fanshawe's courses and courses taken elsewhere.
  3. Gather your required documentation: transcripts with final grades and course outlines for courses you have completed elsewhere.
  4. Apply for credit and submit the required documentation online using the Course Credit Transfer Form.
    Note: your FOL credentials are required to access the Course Credit Transfer Form. Please contact the Advising Centre at 519-452-4277 or advising@fanshawec.ca for assistance if you don’t have access to FOL.