Addictions Program Transfer Credit

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Transfer Credit from other institutions or McMaster faculties

You may be eligible to receive transfer of credit from previous post-secondary studies and receive advanced standing in the CCE program that you are pursuing.

• You may transfer one course into the Addiction Studies Certificate Program. 

• You may transfer up to four courses into the Addiction Careworker Diploma Program.

The following general conditions apply:

• courses must have an 80% overlap in content/curricula and a similar number of classroom or contact hours;
• courses must have been taken within the last five years;
• courses must have been taken from an accredited academic institution and listed on an official transcript with a grade;
• you must obtain a “C-“ or better to be eligible;
• you may only apply external transfer of credit to one Certificate or Diploma program;
• advanced standing will not be granted until you register in a program;
• transfer credits approved but not paid for within one (1) year of approval may be rescinded; and
• you will be charged a fee of $79 per course.

Submission Requirements
In order to assess your transfer of credit request, please submit the following documents:

• name and course number of the external course(s) that you wish to be assessed for transfer of credit and the name and course number of the CCE course(s) that you would like credit for;
• an official transcript, demonstrating your completion of the course(s) and your final grade(s);
• if requested, full course outline(s) (i.e. course description, course objectives, assessment criteria, textbook, weekly content covered);
• transfer of credit requests can be submitted electronically or by hard copy.

Please Note:
It can take up to 4 weeks to assess your transfer of credit request.

Transfer Arrangement with Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario

• Social Service Worker
• Child and Youth Worker
• Counselling Techniques
• Mental Health Nursing for RNs and RPNs
• Personal Support Worker

Please mail to:

Centre for Continuing Education

McMaster University

1280 Main Street West

DTC 2nd Floor

Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8

Attention: Program Manager