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Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Projects 2011

The new Credit Transfer Innovation Fund is helping to create more opportunities for students when transferring among Ontario’s colleges and universities.  

This year’s projects will focus on transfers for students moving from college to university. They were selected to create more options in high demand transfer areas, allowing greater choice and flexibility. All projects will create new opportunities so students won’t need to repeat similar courses or years while maintaining academic standards for the institutions and their programs.

A team of university and college program experts will develop the various credit transfer projects.  A consortium of Ontario colleges will represent all publicly funded colleges across the province.

Transfers to Related Programs

  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Business
    • This project will help college business graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following eight participating universities: Algoma University, Carleton University, Huron University College at Western, Wilfrid Laurier University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, Trent University, and University of Guelph-Humber.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Engineering Technology
    • Two projects will help college engineering technology graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following eight participating universities: University of Guelph, McMaster University, Nipissing University, Queen’s University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor, and York University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Information Technology
    • This project will help graduates of a college information technology diploma transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following nine participating universities: Algoma University, University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, Queen’s University, Trent University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and York University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new Credit Transfer Innovation Fund project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Protection, Security and Investigation/Police Foundations
    • This project will help college graduates in the fields of protection, security, investigations and police foundations transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following seven participating universities: Algoma University, Carleton University, King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, and Trent University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Hospitality
    • This project will help college hospitality graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following two universities: Algoma Universityand University of Guelph.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Practical Nursing
    • This project will help college practical nursing graduates transfer to a university degree program in similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following four universities: Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, and Trent University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Environmental Technology
    • This project will help college environmental technology graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following eight universities: University of Guelph, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, McMaster University, Trent University, University of Ottawa, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and University of Windsor.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Journalism, Journalism and Public Relations, Public Relations
    • This project will help college graduates studying in journalism and/or public relations transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following three universities: Wilfrid Laurier University, St. Paul University (Ottawa), and York University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Architecture
    • This project will help college architecture graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following two universities: Carleton University, and Laurentian University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Credit Transfer Innovation Fund Project – Biotechnology
    • This project will help college biotechnology graduates transfer to a university degree program in a similar field of study.
    • Students would receive either a block of credits, such as direct entry to second or third year, or a specified number of credits to be applied towards a degree at the following three universities: University of Guelph, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and Wilfrid Laurier University.
    • Students would know the full amount of credits they would receive before transferring.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Transfer to Unrelated Programs
    • This project will help college graduates enter specially designed degree programs that are unrelated to the student’s original diploma.
    • For example: a college student with a diploma in fitness and health promotion would like to pursue a university education with the goal of managing a fitness centre. Under the new program, the college graduate will be able to complete a BA within two years* at one of the following participating seven universities: University of Guelph; Huron University College at Western, King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, Trent University, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
      *a B.A. normally takes three to four years to complete.
    • Funding will support research to determine which areas of study are best suited for the new programs, along with the development of new program curriculum.
    • This new project has the potential to save students up to two years of school.
  • Course-by-Course Transfer Pathways
    • This project will develop a set of college courses in arts and sciences, to be used by students as credits towards a university degree program.
    • For example: an English course taught at participating colleges would be recognized by all colleges and participating universities and used as credits towards a degree. 
    • The following eleven universities and the college consortium are working together to develop the new courses: Algoma University,  Carleton University, Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario,  King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario,  Wilfrid Laurier University,  Laurentian University,  McMaster University,  Trent University,  St. Paul’s University (University of Ottawa),  University of Western Ontario, and York University.
    • Depending on the number of courses taken, this new project has the potential to save students up to one year of school
  • Transfer to Computer Game Development Programs
    • This project will help college and university students transfer among a range of programs related to computer game development.
    • Brock University will research relevant programs and then invite other colleges and universities to participate.
    • This new project will provide recognition of courses by all participating schools, both colleges and universities.