Does York University give transfer credit for IB Economics HL?
Toronto, ON
Yes, Transfer Credit Available!
Minimum Grade Required
Credit Granted
AP/ECON 1000 3.0 + AP/ECON 1010 3.0 (6 credits)
💡Expert's Take
A score of 5 or higher on IB Economics HL earns a named equivalency, not a generic junior elective: AP/ECON 1000 3.00 (Introduction to Microeconomics) plus AP/ECON 1010 3.00 (Introduction to Macroeconomics), for 6 credits per the IB Exemptions and Credits table. York frames that table as a guide, with transfer credit assessed based on each student’s academic program.
ECON 1000 and 1010 together are the foundational pair for economics degree studies at York, but they are not a universal gate into every upper-year course: published prerequisites vary by course (for example, AP/ECON 3350 requires AP/ECON 1000 or AP/ECON 1010, not both, and AP/ECON 2500 only requires Grade 12U Advanced Functions or equivalent). Check each target course’s own prerequisite line before planning.
What to watch for:
- The IB award does not open the main 2000-level theory sequence on its own. AP/ECON 2300 (Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I) and AP/ECON 2400 (Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I) also require AP/ECON 1530 and AP/ECON 1540 (Introductory Mathematical Economics I and II), which the IB Economics award does not provide.
- For the Schulich BBA, the IB-awarded AP/ECON credits are already mapped: SB/ECON 1000 lists AP/ECON 1000 as a course credit exclusion, and SB/ECON 1010 lists AP/ECON 1010 as a course credit exclusion, which means BBA students cannot hold credit for both versions of the same course.
Use the 6 credits to clear first-year introductory economics, then sequence the remaining prerequisites your target courses actually ask for (commonly Mathematical Economics I and II for intermediate theory, or Advanced Functions for statistics). If you prefer an in-class foundation for grade or graduate-school reasons, note York’s forfeiture rule: “if a student is granted a course exclusion and chooses to repeat the exclusion while at York, transfer credit granted will be forfeited”, so repeating ECON 1000 or ECON 1010 at York results in loss of the IB-granted credit.
Official award line (IB Economics HL):
Minimum score: 5 or higher
Credit granted: AP/ECON 1000 3.0 + AP/ECON 1010 3.0 (6 credits)
SL: no credit.
AP/ECON 1000
AP/ECON 1010
York University · IB Exemptions and Credits (Future Students)
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Your Potential Savings
Credit Awarded
6
credit (1 course = 3 credits)
Ontario Resident
~$204-$319/credit
~$1,224 - $1,914
Potential Tuition Value
(Arts and Science to Engineering)
Out-of-Province
~$225-$352/credit
~$1,349 - $2,111
Potential Tuition Value
International
~$1,236-$1,312/credit
~$7,416 - $7,874
Potential Tuition Value
*2025-26 tuition-only rates; 2026-27 tables not yet populated. 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 1010 and Economics 1011 | 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 | → | |
| Queen's UniversityKingston, ON | 5/7 | ECON 110 (6.0 units) | 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 | → |
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Last updated: July 2026
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