University, College or Other Student: University Transfer

General Requirements

Queen鈥檚 University has the capacity to accommodate transfer students from other accredited post鈥恠econdary institutions. However, the admission process is highly competitive and preference is given to those applicants with the strongest qualifications.

Faculty of Arts and Science

The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees require applicants to specify a plan either as a major (for those in an honours program) or general (for those in the general program).

For information about GPA requirements please visit the Arts and Science Transfer to Queen's Page.

 

Smith School of Business

There is a very limited number of upper-year spaces. To be considered for admission, upper-year applicants must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 (B+). However, most successful applicants have a minimum GPA of 3.7 (A-).

As well as submitting academic documentation, all upper-year applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must fill out Supplementary Application by June 15.

Calculus at either the senior high school or university level is a prerequisite. There are no other specific university-course prerequisites.

 

School of Computing

To be considered for full-time admission to the Bachelor of Computing program in the Faculty of Arts and Science, review the GPA requirements on the Arts and Science Transfer to Queen's Page

 

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Candidates applying to transfer from other accredited institutions are considered for upper-year admission if they have completed more than half of the courses taken in the Queen's first-year program. Please review the 

 

School of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing Science: 4 years

Minimum 2.7 (B-) Grade Point Average (GPA) using all university courses. Senior secondary grades will also be considered.

Must have senior secondary school (Grade 12 high school or equivalent):

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • English (must be an English Literature course, not an English Language course)

Notes:

  • Courses in these subjects at the university level are acceptable substitutes for high school courses.
  • Mandatory Supplementary Application. This will appear as an item on the To Do List in SOLUS after you have applied

Bachelor of Nursing Science: Accelerated Standing Track (2 years)

There are 64 spaces available each year.

Applicants must meet the following conditions:

  • Completed senior-level high school English (ENG4U or equivalent 鈥 English language courses are not acceptable), Biology and Chemistry (or university-level equivalents)
  • Completed at least 60.0 units of graded university credits (equivalent to 2 full years) with a 2.7 GPA
    Note: Pass/Fail courses are not eligible for consideration towards the 60.0 unit requirement or towards prerequisite courses
  • Not be currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Completed (or show proof of enrolment by the document deadline) at least one requirement within each subject column listed below in the most recent seven years prior to admission with a mark of 60% (C-) or higher. A final grade in the prerequisite courses must be received no later than June 15.
  Psychology Statistics Anatomy Physiology
Queen's courses PSYC 100 (6.0)* any Stat exclusion course ANAT 101 (3.0) PHGY 215(3.0) + PHGY 216 (3.0)
PHGY 216 (3.0) + KNPE 125 (3.0)

Acceptable courses from other institutions

Search for Nursing Advance Standing Track (AST) prerequisites by school鈥
  • Including applicable calendar exclusions: 
  • * Should the previous university not have a full-year intro PSYC course, we will accept a (3.0 unit) Intro PSYC and another (3.0 unit) transferrable PSYC.
Deadlines Entry Term
Application Deadline January 15
Document Deadline June 15
Admission Decisions  October - End of June
Final Grade in Prerequisite Courses  June 15

Space is limited within this program. We encourage students to submit their application and supporting documents as soon as possible. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis once applications are complete The admission average for the Nursing AST program is based your most recent marks in 60 credits (equivalent to 10 full-year [eight-month] or 20 half-year [four-month] courses) and must include the prerequisites listed above.

Course  Credits
Psychology 6.0
Physiology 6.0
Anatomy 3.0
Statistics 3.0
  =18
Most recent marks on 42 units +42
Total =60.0

 

Common Requirements

Supplementary Information

Your high school transcript is just one piece of information we use when making an admission decision. Each applicant to Queen鈥檚 has a unique To-Do List, detailing exactly what we need to complete your application. You can see your To-Do List (and the due dates) on your SOLUS Student Centre. We will send your SOLUS access information after you apply.

We review and update our supplementary requirements on a regular basis to ensure applicants have a meaningful platform to share additional information not available through their grades.

English Language

English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirements: Do you live in a country where English is not the acknowledged primary language? Find out if you are required to submit ELP scores鈥

QBridge is an English language pathway to Queen鈥檚 University for students who are academically competitive for admission to a Queen鈥檚 undergraduate degree program, but who do not meet the required admission standard for English language proficiency. The QBridge programs ensure that students are linguistically, academically, and culturally prepared to complete their Queen鈥檚 undergraduate degree studies.

 
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