Does University of British Columbia (Okanagan) give transfer credit for IB French A: Language and Literature HL?
Kelowna, BC
Yes, Transfer Credit Available!
Minimum Grade Required
Credit Granted
FREN_O 222 (3) and FREN_O 223 (3) - total 6 credits
💡Expert's Take
This is a named second-year award, not generic elective credit, and that is what makes it worth more than the credit count suggests. The Okanagan table awards FREN_O 222 and FREN_O 223, French Language and Style I and II. FREN_O 223 is the listed prerequisite for most 300-level FREN_O courses, so the award satisfies that prerequisite. It is not automatic placement: the 222 and 223 calendar entries still tell you to contact the instructor on record to join a 300-level section.
What the award does not give you is the level underneath it. FREN_O 122 and 123 are a separate line on the table, awarded for French A SL, and the French program states that students placed above the lower-level courses "will need to replace missing lower-level credits with additional courses". How much that costs you depends on the program. The combined major and the minor both require FREN_O 122, 123, 222 and 223 by name, so two of the four stay outstanding. The major is looser: it asks only for 6 credits from a menu on which FREN_O 222 and 223 are one option, so this award can satisfy that requirement outright. Confirm your own path with a French program advisor before assuming time saved.
What to watch for:
- Official sources disagree on whether you could take these courses. The Calendar says FREN_O 222 and 223 are not available to students who completed Francais 12 at a Francophone school or who sit at CEFR level B2 or higher, while UBC Okanagan's language placement guidance directs low-B2 students to start with 222 and 223 and high-B2 students to the French program advisor. Do not assume either outcome without asking.
- This award is Okanagan-only. Vancouver grants FREN_V 401 and FREN_V 402 for the same subject, a different level of the curriculum entirely. UBC assesses each campus against its own table.
- Standard Level sits two courses lower. The Okanagan table places French A: Language and Literature SL at FREN_O 122 and FREN_O 123, the intermediate pair that 222 and 223 build on.
- You are allowed to turn it down, but that is not the same as being able to register. UBC states you may choose to "refuse the first-year credit and take the course anyway", and advises consulting an academic advisor before registering in second-year courses. FREN_O 222 still lists FREN_O 123 as its prerequisite, and the French program requires language courses to be taken in sequence.
In the BA, this is more than elective padding. FREN_O 222 and 223 both appear on the language acquisition list for the 2026/27 Communication foundational requirement, so a named-course award for them can count against 3 credits of a requirement you would otherwise have to sit, with the remaining 3 credits falling to electives.
Official award line (IB French A: Language and Literature HL, UBC Okanagan):
Minimum score: 5
Credit granted: FREN_O 222 (3) and FREN_O 223 (3), 6 credits
UBC Okanagan first-year credit table, International Baccalaureate
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Your Potential Savings
Credit Awarded
6
credit (1 course = 3 credits)
British Columbia Resident
~$207-$306/credit
~$1,240 - $1,838
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts to Management)
Out-of-Province
~$207-$306/credit
~$1,240 - $1,838
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts to Management)
International
~$1,718-$2,223/credit
~$10,306 - $13,336
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts to Commerce; 2026 cohort)
*2026-27 tuition-only rates; international rates are cohort-locked. 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 French A: Language and Literature HL at Other Universities
See how French A: Language and Literature HL transfer credits compare across Canadian universities. Click column headers to sort.
| University | Min Grade | Credit Granted | Tuition Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton UniversityOttawa, ON | 5/7 | FREN 1XXX (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 | ASSC 1999.06 (elective) | View estimate | → | |
| Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, ON | 5/7 | French 1200 | View estimate | → | |
| McGill UniversityMontreal, QC | 5/7 | FREN 1XX (6 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON | 5/7 | 6 units of unspecified Level 1 French | View estimate | → | |
| Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, NL | 4/7 | French 1501 + French 1502 | View estimate | → | |
| Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa, ON | 5/7 | Transfer credit, grade "T" (unspecified/elective, … | View estimate | → | |
| Queen's UniversityKingston, ON | 5/7 | FREN 150 (6.0 units) | View estimate | → | |
| Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC | 5/7 | SFU FREN 1XX (6), or SFU FREN 1XX (3) + WL 1XX (3)… | View estimate | → | |
| Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | 2 Language LLS | View estimate | → | |
| University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB | 6/7 | FREN 100-level (3 units) + FREN 211 (3 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC | 5/7 | FREN_V 401 + FREN_V 402 (6 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta | 5/7 | FREN 227 | View estimate | → | |
| University of GuelphGuelph, ON | 5/7 | HUMN 9110 (0.50 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB | 4/7 | FREN 1200: French 1 (6) | View estimate | → | |
| University of New BrunswickFredericton & Saint John, NB | 5/7 | FR 2124 & FR 2154 (Fredericton; not listed for Sai… | View estimate | → | |
| University of OttawaOttawa, ON | 5/7 | FRA 1710 + FRA 1720 (6 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ReginaRegina, SK | 5/7 | Individual evaluation | View estimate | → | |
| University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK | 5/7 | FREN 122.3 + FREN 125.3 = 6 credit units | View estimate | → | |
| University of TorontoToronto, ON | 5/7 | FRE1**Y (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| University of VictoriaVictoria, BC | 4/7 | FRAN 180 (3 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of WaterlooWaterloo, ON | 5/7 | FR 1XX (0.5 units), elective credit | View estimate | → | |
| University of WindsorWindsor, ON | 5/7 | FREN-1410 (Introduction to Literary Studies) | View estimate | → | |
| Western UniversityLondon, ON | 5/7 | French 1910 (1.0 credit) | View estimate | → | |
| York UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | AP/FR 1*** 6.0 (6 credits, unspecified level 1) | View estimate | → |
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Last updated: August 2026
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