Does University of Toronto give transfer credit for IB Psychology HL?

At UTSG, Psychology HL earns PSY1**H — a single half-credit (0.5 FCE) in breadth category 2 (Thought, Belief and Behaviour). All three functional columns read No. The credit contributes to the 20.0 FCE degree total and satisfies a BR=2 breadth requirement, but it cannot be used for program enrolment, program completion requirements, or as a prerequisite for any Psychology course. This is a notably weak return for an HL subject — half the credit volume of many comparable social science awards.

At UTM, the award is more substantial: PSY1**Y, 1.0 FCE, subject area 100 (Sci), with Program Admission: No, Program Requirements: Yes, Prerequisites: Yes. The official table adds a pointed note: "If you intend on pursuing Psychology at U of T Mississauga, it is recommended to take PSY100Y5." In practice, this means the IB credit satisfies prerequisites for upper-year courses and counts toward program completion — but UTM's own advising signals that Psychology students are better served retaking the course for an actual grade, since PSY100Y5 is foundational to the program sequence.

At UTSC, Psychology HL earns the strongest award in the table: two half-credits, PSYA**H (A01, BR=NatSci) and PSYA**H (A02, BR=SocBeh), totalling 1.0 FCE — the named equivalents of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. All three columns read Yes. These are the two-part introductory Psychology sequence that gates entry into upper-year PSYC courses at Scarborough, so receiving them via IB credit functionally places you in the upper-year queue from day one.