Does University of British Columbia (Okanagan) give transfer credit for IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL?
Kelowna, BC
Yes, Transfer Credit Available!
Minimum Grade Required
Credit Granted
MATH_O 100 (3) and MATH_O 101 (3) - total 6 credits
💡Expert's Take
The strongest mathematics award on the Okanagan table, and it is stream-specific. A 6 earns MATH_O 100 and MATH_O 101 by name, both titled Differential and Integral Calculus with Applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering. Compare the sibling subject: Applications and Interpretations HL earns three credits of generic first-year MATH_O plus an exemption, not two named courses.
If you are headed into Engineering, this award is posted differently. The School of Engineering publishes its own IB equivalencies for the BASc and lists Analysis and Approaches HL as APSC_O 172 and APSC_O 173, the first-year Engineering Analysis courses, rather than MATH_O 100 and 101. The same page recommends completing APSC 172 and 173 in first year even if you hold the credit, and tells you not to drop courses until the School confirms the credit in writing. Engineering applicants should plan from that page, not from this row.
What to watch for:
- It travels further than the course titles suggest. The Calendar marks MATH_O 100 and MATH_O 116, Calculus I for Management and Economics, as equivalents and grants credit for only one of them. So although the award is the physical sciences pair, it also answers requirements written around the management stream: the BCom requires one of MATH_O 100 or MATH_O 116, and the BA in Economics requires one of MATH_O 100 or 116 plus one of MATH_O 101 or 142.
- Standard Level earns nothing here. The table lists Analysis and Approaches SL explicitly as "Not applicable, No credit". This is one of the few subjects where SL is a published refusal rather than an omission.
- Think carefully before refusing it. UBC states you may "refuse the first-year credit and take the course anyway", and on the same page advises consulting an academic advisor before registering for second-year courses. Engineering's own guidance already recommends sitting the first-year math regardless, so in the BASc you can follow that advice without giving the credit up.
Official award line (Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL, UBC Okanagan):
Minimum score: 6
Credit granted: MATH_O 100 (3) and MATH_O 101 (3), 6 credits
Analysis and Approaches SL: No credit
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 Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL at Other Universities
See how Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL transfer credits compare across Canadian universities. Click column headers to sort.
| University | Min Grade | Credit Granted | Tuition Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton UniversityOttawa, ON | 5/7 | MATH 1004 (0.5) & STAT 1XXX (0.5) | View estimate | → | |
| Concordia UniversityMontreal, Quebec | 4/7 | 9 transfer credits toward the 120-credit Extended … | View estimate | → | |
| Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS | 5/7 | Math 1000.03 + Math 1010.03 = 6 credit hours Engin… | View estimate | → | |
| Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, ON | 5/7 | Math 1-00 (Unspecified First Year Full Credit) | View estimate | → | |
| McGill UniversityMontreal, QC | 5/7 | MATH 140 (3 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON | 5/7 | Mathematics 1F03 | View estimate | → | |
| Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, NL | 5/7 | MATH 1000 (Calculus I) | View estimate | → | |
| Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa, ON | 5/7 | Transfer credit, grade "T" (unspecified/elective, … | View estimate | → | |
| Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC | 4/7 | Grade 4-5: MATH 1XX (6 units) Grade 6-7: MATH 151 … | View estimate | → | |
| Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | MTH 126 | View estimate | → | |
| University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC | 6/7 | MATH_V 100 (3) + MATH_V 101 (3) | View estimate | → | |
| University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta | 5/7 | MATH 249 (Introductory Calculus), via Calgary's le… | View estimate | → | |
| University of GuelphGuelph, ON | 5/7 | MATH 9110 (0.50 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB | 4/7 | MATH 1500 Introduction to Calculus (3) and MATH 17… | View estimate | → | |
| University of New BrunswickFredericton & Saint John, NB | 5/7 | MATH 1003 & MATH 1013 (6 ch) | View estimate | → | |
| University of OttawaOttawa, ON | 5/7 | MAT 1320 or MAT 1330 or MAT 1300 (3 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ReginaRegina, SK | 5/7 | STAT 100 + MATH 110 | View estimate | → | |
| University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK | 5/7 | MATH 110.3 + MATH 116.3 + MATH Jr.3 + STAT 103.3 =… | View estimate | → | |
| University of TorontoToronto, ON | 5/7 | MAT1**H (0.5 cr, A&S; equivalent of MAT136H1) · MA… | View estimate | → | |
| University of VictoriaVictoria, BC | 4/7 | Individual assessment | View estimate | → | |
| University of WindsorWindsor, ON | 5/7 | MATH-1720 + MATH-1xxx (Differential Calculus + 1st… | View estimate | → | |
| Western UniversityLondon, ON | 5/7 | Calculus 1000A (0.5 cr) + Mathematics 1229B (0.5 c… | View estimate | → | |
| York UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | SC/MATH 1013 3.0 (3 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| Queen's UniversityKingston, ON | N/A | No transfer credit | — | → | |
| University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB | N/A | Not yet verified | — | → | |
| University of WaterlooWaterloo, ON | N/A | No transfer credit | — | → |
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Last updated: August 2026
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