Does University of Toronto give transfer credit for IB Psychology HL?
Toronto, ON
Yes, Transfer Credit Available!
Minimum Grade Required
Credit Granted
PSY1**H (0.5 cr, A&S, no equivalency, No/No/No) · PSY1**Y (1.0 cr, UTM, No/Yes/Yes) · PSYA**H + PSYA**H (1.0 cr, UTSC, equivalent to PSYA01H3 + PSYA02H3, Yes/Yes/Yes) · Engineering: no IB credit
💡Expert's Take
Psychology HL splits three ways at U of T, and the St. George award is the weakest of the three. Every campus awards unspecified credit rather than a named course, but only Scarborough's carries a stated course equivalency. On the Faculty of Arts & Science chart Psychology is one of the few rows with no equivalency note at all, unlike Biology, Physics or Mathematics: it counts toward the 20.0 credit degree total and a Category 2 breadth requirement, and does nothing else. The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering grants no IB transfer credit in any subject.
At Mississauga the award is a full credit usable for program completion requirements and as a course prerequisite, but not for program admission, and UTM's own note tells Psychology-intending students to take PSY100Y5 regardless. At Scarborough the two half credits are marked usable in all three columns, with a note that you hold the equivalent of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. That pair is the prerequisite for B-level courses such as PSYB70H3, so it clears the first-year gate. C-level courses still run through B-level methods and statistics.
What to watch for:
- St. George Psychology programs will not count this credit. The note under the Specialist, Major and Minor says the department accepts PSY100Y5 from UTM or both of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3 from UTSC in lieu of PSY100H1, then adds: "we will not accept AP or IB Psychology for this requirement." Entry runs on a minimum grade in PSY100H1, which you would still have to take.
- At UTM, skipping PSY100Y5 costs you the first-year route in. The Major and Minor admit first-year applicants on a grade of at least 64 and 61 percent in that course. Since the chart marks this credit unusable for program admission, taking the credit and skipping the course pushes you to the later route, which is judged on a psychology average across at least 1.5 credits of PSY coursework.
- At UTSC the chart and the Calendar describe admission differently. The IB chart says the credit can meet program enrolment requirements, while the Major and Minor express admission as a final percentage grade in both courses, which a transfer credit does not carry. Check with the Registrar before treating the award as a settled route into the program.
- The 3.0 limit is set by division. Arts & Science caps secondary school transfer credit at 3.0 credits per curriculum and 3.0 overall, Scarborough at 3.0 across all secondary school curricula, and the university-wide statement expresses it as 3.0 HL exams. A half credit is a small share of any of them.
Credit is assessed automatically after you accept your offer, so the real decision is whether to give it back. Arts & Science students forfeit a secondary school credit by form through the College Registrar's Office, which advises deciding at the end of first year and notes that forfeiting "can have an impact on your tuition fees" in a deregulated fees program. Scarborough students email by 31 October 2026, must give up both half credits together, and cannot have them reinstated. Mississauga students mark the credit extra by 31 May 2027. Standard Level earns nothing at any division, as the Psychology SL page sets out.
Official award line (IB Psychology HL):
Minimum score: 5 or higher
Faculty of Arts & Science, St. George: PSY1**H, 0.5 credit, BR=2, No / No / No
U of T Mississauga: PSY1**Y, 1.0 credit, 100 (Sci), No / Yes / Yes
U of T Scarborough: PSYA**H + PSYA**H, 0.5 + 0.5 credit, A01 (BR=NatSci) and A02 (BR=SocBeh), Yes / Yes / Yes, equivalent to PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Applied Science & Engineering: no IB transfer credit
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Your Potential Savings
Credit Awarded
0.5
FCE at St. George
Full-time program-fee billing can make the immediate saving $0 unless transfer credit reduces a billed term or total time to completion.
Ontario Resident
~$1,220-$3,180/1.0 FCE
~$610 - $1,590
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts and Science to Rotman Commerce)
Out-of-Province
~$1,522-$3,974/1.0 FCE
~$761 - $1,987
Potential Tuition Value
International
~$13,222-$15,030/1.0 FCE
~$6,611 - $7,515
Potential Tuition Value
(varies by faculty)
*2026-27 tuition-only rates per 1.0 FCE (annual program fee divided by 5.0 FCE). 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 Psychology HL at Other Universities
See how Psychology HL transfer credits compare across Canadian universities. Click column headers to sort.
| University | Min Grade | Credit Granted | Tuition Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton UniversityOttawa, ON | 5/7 | PSYC 1001 (0.5) & PSYC 1002 (0.5) | View estimate | → | |
| Concordia UniversityMontreal, Quebec | 4/7 | 9 transfer credits toward the 120-credit Extended … | View estimate | → | |
| Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS | 5/7 | Psychology 1011.03 + Psychology 1012.03 = 6 credit… | View estimate | → | |
| McGill UniversityMontreal, QC | 5/7 | PSYC 1XX (3 or 6 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON | 5/7 | Psychology 1X03 and 1XX3 | View estimate | → | |
| Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, NL | 4/7 | Psychology 1000 + 1001 + three unspecified credit … | View estimate | → | |
| Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa, ON | 5/7 | Transfer credit, grade "T" (unspecified/elective, … | View estimate | → | |
| Queen's UniversityKingston, ON | 5/7 | PSYC 102 + PSYC 103 (3.0 units total) | View estimate | → | |
| Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC | 4/7 | SFU PSYC 100 (3), B-Soc; SFU PSYC 102 (3), B-Soc | View estimate | → | |
| Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | PSY 102 and PSY 202, or 2 PSY LLS | View estimate | → | |
| University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB | 6/7 | PSYCH 104 (3 units) + PSYCH 105 (3 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC | 5/7 | PSYC_V 101 (3) + PSYC_V 102 (3) | View estimate | → | |
| University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta | 5/7 | Psychology 201 | View estimate | → | |
| University of GuelphGuelph, ON | 5/7 | PSYC 1000 (0.50 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB | 4/7 | PSYC 1200: Introduction to Psychology | View estimate | → | |
| University of New BrunswickFredericton & Saint John, NB | 5/7 | Saint John: PSYC 1003/1004<br>Fredericton: 1000-le… | View estimate | → | |
| University of OttawaOttawa, ON | 5/7 | PSY 1101 + PSY 1102 (6 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of ReginaRegina, SK | 5/7 | PSYC 101 + PSYC 102 | View estimate | → | |
| University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK | 5/7 | PSY Jr.6 = 6 credit units | View estimate | → | |
| University of VictoriaVictoria, BC | 4/7 | PSYC 100A (1.5 units) and PSYC 100B (1.5 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of WaterlooWaterloo, ON | 5/7 | PSYCH 101 + PSYCH 1XX (1.0 units) | View estimate | → | |
| University of WindsorWindsor, ON | 5/7 | PSYC-1150 (Introduction to Psychology as a Behavio… | View estimate | → | |
| Western UniversityLondon, ON | 5/7 | Psychology 1002A/B (0.5 cr) + Psychology 1003A/B (… | View estimate | → | |
| York UniversityToronto, ON | 5/7 | HH/PSYC 1010 3.0 (3 credits) | View estimate | → | |
| Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay, ON | N/A | Not yet verified | — | → |
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Last updated: August 2026
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