Does Queen's University give transfer credit for IB Economics HL?
Kingston, ON
Yes, Transfer Credit Available!
Minimum Grade Required
Credit Granted
ECON 110 (6.0 units)
💡Expert's Take
One of the cleaner Queen's IB credits: a full named course, not a generic block. A score of 5 or higher grants ECON 110 (6.0 units) across Arts, Science, Commerce, Health Sciences, Nursing and Computing. ECON 110 is a full-year course spanning micro and macro, so the credit clears first-year economics in one award and carries the prerequisite into second-year theory courses, which also require calculus you must still complete.
What to watch for:
- Smith Engineering awards something weaker. Engineering does not grant ECON 110. It gives a generic "Humanities and Social Sciences" complementary studies credit (6.0 units), which fills a slot rather than replacing a named course, and Engineering caps complementary studies transfer credit at 6.0 units in total.
- Commerce students: The Smith Commerce IB table publishes one exclusion for this award, no more than 6.0 units from ECON 110, ECON 111 and ECON 112, and does not name COMM 171. Confirm any substitution for a required Commerce course with Commerce advising rather than assuming the credit covers it.
- The exclusion: you may hold only 6.0 units from the ECON 110, ECON 111, ECON 112 group, so this credit closes off ECON 111 and ECON 112.
- The deadline applies to credit you still need to request. You must apply for transfer credit no later than the end of fall term of your first year. Requests submitted after that point are not assessed. Queen's posts eligible transfer credit to SOLUS automatically by September 15th. The end-of-fall-term deadline applies to requesting additional credit that was not posted, and a student who misses it is treated as having declined that additional credit. It is not a deadline that removes credit already on your record. Queen's also caps HL IB transfer credit at 18.0 units in total, so plan across all your HL subjects.
Official award line (IB Economics HL):
Minimum score: 5
Credit granted (most faculties): ECON 110 (6.0 units)
Smith Engineering: Humanities and Social Sciences complementary studies (6.0 units)
Exclusion: No more than 6.0 units from ECON 110/6.0; ECON 111/3.0; ECON 112/3.0.
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Your Potential Savings
Credit Awarded
6
unit (1 course = 3 units)
Ontario Resident
~$207-$503/unit
~$1,241 - $3,021
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts and Science to Commerce)
Out-of-Province
~$259-$630/unit
~$1,553 - $3,779
Potential Tuition Value
International
~$1,494-$1,844/unit
~$8,962 - $11,062
Potential Tuition Value
(varies by faculty)
*2026-27 tuition-only rates. Values assume the award replaces tuition you would otherwise pay. Actual cash savings can be $0 under flat-rate or full-time billing unless credit reduces a billed term or time to completion.
📊 Compare Economics HL at Other Universities
See how Economics HL transfer credits compare across Canadian universities. Click column headers to sort.
| University | Min Grade | Credit Granted | Tuition Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton UniversityOttawa, ON | 5/7 | ECON 1001 + ECON 1002 (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| Concordia UniversityMontreal, Quebec | 4/7 | 9 transfer credits toward the 120-credit Extended … | View estimate | → | |
| Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS | 5/7 | Economics 1101.03 + Economics 1102.03 = 6 credit h… | View estimate | → | |
| Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, ON | 5/7 | Economics 1100 (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| McGill UniversityMontreal, QC | 5/7 | ECON 1XX (6 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON | 5/7 | Economics 1B03 and 1BB3 | View estimate | → | |
| Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, NL | 4/7 | Economics 1010 + 1020 + three unspecified credit h… | View estimate | → | |
| Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa, ON | 5/7 | Transfer credit, grade "T" (unspecified/elective, … | View estimate | → | |
| Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC | 5/7 | SFU ECON 103 (4), Q/B-Soc; SFU ECON 105 (4), Q/B-S… | View estimate | → | |
| Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | ECN 104 and ECN 204 | View estimate | → | |
| University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB | 6/7 | ECON 101 (3 units) + ECON 102 (3 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC | 5/7 | ECON_V 1st-year level (6 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta | 5/7 | ECON 201 and ECON 203 | View estimate | → | |
| University of GuelphGuelph, ON | 5/7 | ECON 1050 (0.50 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB | 4/7 | ECON 1010 Introduction to Microeconomic Principles… | View estimate | → | |
| University of New BrunswickFredericton & Saint John, NB | 5/7 | Saint John: ECON 1013 & ECON 1023 Fredericton: 100… | View estimate | → | |
| University of OttawaOttawa, ON | 5/7 | ECO 1102 + ECO 1104 (6 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ReginaRegina, SK | 5/7 | ECON 100 - Introduction to Economic Issues (3 cred… | View estimate | → | |
| University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK | 5/7 | ECON 111.3 + ECON 114.3 = 6 credit units | View estimate | → | |
| University of TorontoToronto, ON | 5/7 | ECO1**Y (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| University of VictoriaVictoria, BC | 4/7 | ECON 103 (1.5 units) and ECON 104 (1.5 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of WaterlooWaterloo, ON | 5/7 | ECON 1XX (0.5 units), elective credit | View estimate | → | |
| University of WindsorWindsor, ON | 5/7 | ECON-1100 + ECON-1110 (Intro to Economics I & II) | View estimate | → | |
| Western UniversityLondon, ON | 5/7 | Economics 1021A + 1022B (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| York UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | AP/ECON 1000 3.0 + AP/ECON 1010 3.0 (6 credits) | View estimate | → |
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Last updated: July 2026
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