Does Memorial University of Newfoundland give transfer credit for IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL?

St. John's, NL

Faculty: General Transfer Credit

Not Currently Accepted

Minimum Grade Required

N/A

Credit Granted

No credit

💡Expert's Take

SL Math AA earns no transfer credit at Memorial, but it still pulls weight in two non-credit ways. Per the official IB chart, it ticks the "academic math for admission purposes" box for non-Newfoundland-and-Labrador applicants. NL applicants are not excluded from applying with IB; they simply already satisfy that admission-math requirement through their provincial high school transcript, so the qualifier reflects whose box still needs ticking, not who is allowed to apply. And per the math criteria chart, a score of 4 or higher is itself an alternate prerequisite for MATH 1000, 1005, 1006, and STAT 1500, which also means the Math Placement Test is exempted at that score.

The credit boundary is sharp. The HL version of the same subject with a score of 5 is awarded as MATH 1000 (Calculus I) outright. SL gets you into the same course but as a fresh first-year registration, with zero credit hours on the transcript.

What to watch for:

  • The IB SL alternate prerequisite kicks in only at a score of 4 or higher. Below that, eligibility reverts to the standard pathway (Grade 12/Senior Secondary Advanced Math at 50% or greater plus 75% on the MPT), with MATH 1090 (Algebra and Trigonometry) as a bridge if placement falls short.
  • Score documentation has to flow through the Admissions Office to attach to your record, otherwise the prerequisite will not register at course-selection time.

With SL Math AA at 4 or higher, you can register for MATH 1000 directly without the MPT. Save your test-prep effort for any other prerequisites you still need. If you scored below 4, plan on the MPT and treat MATH 1090 as a possible bridge. If your goal is actual transfer credit rather than course access, the lever is the HL version of this same subject, not SL.

Official award line (Mathematics: Analysis and approaches, SL):
Minimum score: N/A
Credit granted: No credit. Academic math for admission purposes (non-Newfoundland and Labrador students)

Memorial University IB transfer credit chart

Completed the Higher Level instead? See our Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL page for that award.

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Your Potential Savings

Memorial University of Newfoundland does not award transfer credit for this subject, so there is no tuition saving to estimate.

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UniversityMin GradeCredit GrantedTuition Value
Concordia UniversityMontreal, QuebecCSANo transfer credit under the IB Diploma Programme …View estimate
Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC4/7SFU MATH 1XX (3)View estimate
University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB4/7MATH 1500 Introduction to Calculus (3) and MATH 1X…View estimate
University of WindsorWindsor, ON5/7MATH-1xxx (1st Year Math Course)View estimate
Carleton UniversityOttawa, ONN/ANo transfer credit
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NSN/ANo transfer credit
Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, ONN/ANo transfer credit
McGill UniversityMontreal, QCN/ANo transfer credit
McMaster UniversityHamilton, ONN/ANo transfer credit
Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa, ONN/ANo transfer credit
Queen's UniversityKingston, ONN/ANo transfer credit
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ONN/ANo transfer credit
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BCN/ANo transfer credit
University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaN/ANo transfer credit
University of GuelphGuelph, ONN/ANo transfer credit
University of New BrunswickFredericton & Saint John, NBN/ANo transfer credit
University of OttawaOttawa, ONN/ANo transfer credit
University of ReginaRegina, SKN/ANo transfer credit
University of TorontoToronto, ONN/ANo transfer credit
University of VictoriaVictoria, BCN/ANo transfer credit
University of WaterlooWaterloo, ONN/ANo transfer credit
Western UniversityLondon, ONN/ANo transfer credit
York UniversityToronto, ONN/ANo transfer credit
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Last updated: August 2026

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