An institution's specific academic and supplementary requirements for entry to the institution or to a specific program within it

Institution from which a student is transferring, or in a transfer agreement, the institution where course work was completed

Grouping of related fields of study in the college or university sector e.g., engineering, arts, architecture, business, technology, health, science and many others

Statement of a student's overall academic performance in an institution; generally used to determine student eligibility for honours, promotion and graduation, etc.; usually expressed as a Grade Point Average (GPA)

A period of time from the beginning of one fall term in September to the beginning of the next fall term, divided into terms or semesters

Certification by an external agency or professional regulatory body that an educational program meets its standards

A student who gets advanced standing is admitted to a second or higher term or year of a program because of transfer credits granted for courses completed at another institution

Charge made for the processing of applications to colleges and universities

Apprenticeship is a process for learning a skilled trade in the construction, industrial/manufacturing, motive power and service sectors

Official agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) postsecondary institutions that defines the terms and conditions enabling students to transfer between specific programs