Program-specific approved diplomas and program agreements

Students transferring from one of the below programs (or equivalent), admitted to the Bachelor of Communication Media Studies, will receive 48 units of diploma block credit.

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  • Interactive Design (majors in Graphic Design; User Experience; or Web Design and Development)
  • Film and Video Production
  • Graphic Communication and Print Technology (discontinued)
  • Journalism (Print/Online Journalism; Photojournalism)
  • New Media Production and Design (discontinued)
  • Radio, Television and Broadcast News (majors in Radio; Television; or Broadcast News)

Students transferring from one of the below programs (or equivalent), admitted to the Bachelor of Film Studies, will receive 48 units of diploma block credit.

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  • Film and Video Production
  • Radio, Television and Broadcast News (majors in Television)

Students transferring from one of the below programs, admitted to the Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation, will receive 60 units of diploma block credit.

• Bow Valley College
  • Early Childhood Education and Development Diploma (previously Early Learning Child Care)
  • Disability Studies Diploma
• Lakeland College
  • Child and Youth Care Diploma
• Lethbridge Polytechnic
  • Therapeutic Recreation Diploma
• MacEwan University
  • Early Learning and Child Care Diploma (previously Early Childhood Development)
  • Therapist Assistant Diploma: Physical Therapist Assistant/Occupational Therapist Assistant (PTA/OTA)
  • Therapist Assistant Diploma: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)
• Medicine Hat College
  • Therapy Assistant Diploma: Physical Therapist Assistant/Occupational Therapist Assistant (PTA/OTA)
  • Therapist Assistant Diploma: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)
  • Child and Youth Care Diploma
  • Social Work Diploma
  • Early Learning and Child Care Diploma (discontinued)
• Mount Royal University
  • Social Work Diploma
• Norquest College
  • Early Learning Child Care Diploma
  • Therapeutic Recreation Diploma
  • Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant Diploma (previously Physical Therapy Assistant Diploma)
• Red Deer Polytechnic
  • Physical Therapist Assistant/Occupational Therapist Assistant Diploma (OTA/PTA)
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Program (fall 2008 onward)
  • Occupational /Physical Therapy

Students transferring from one of the below programs (or equivalent), admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering, will receive 21 units of diploma block credit and additional specific credit as noted in the transfer credit search tool.

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  • Chemical Engineering Technology
  • Petroleum Engineering Technology
  • Power Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology -Design and Analysis
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology -Design and Automation
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology -Design and Development

Students transferring from this program (or equivalent), admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Geomatics Engineering, will receive 30 units of diploma credit as noted in the transfer credit search tool. 

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  • Geomatics Engineering Technology

Students transferring from one of these programs, admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work (Approved Alberta Social Work Diploma Route) will receive a minimum of 60 units of diploma block credit (minimum 24 units of non-social work option credit and 36 units of social work option credit).

Approved Alberta Social Work diplomas:

• Bow Valley College
• Keyano College
• MacEwan University
• Maskwacis Cultural College
• Medicine Hat College
• Mount Royal University
• NorQuest College
• Northern Lakes College
• Portage College
• Red Deer Polytechnic
• University Blue Quills
• Yellowhead Tribal College

For fall 2026 admission only, students transferring with a non-Social Work diploma completed at one of institutions below who are admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work, University Transfer Route, will receive diploma block credit of up to 60 units including individual credit as noted in the transfer credit search tool. 

Fall 2026 only – University Transfer Route:

• Bow Valley College
• Keyano College
• Lethbridge Polytechnic
• Medicine Hat College
• Norquest College
• Northern Lakes College
• Northwestern Polytechnic
• Portage College
• Red Deer Polytechnic

Starting for the fall 2027 intake, students transferring from one of the below programs, admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work will receive 60 units of diploma block credit. 

• Bow Valley College
  • Addiction Studies
  • Disability Studies
  • Justice Studies
• Keyano College
  • Governance and Civil Studies
• Lethbridge Polytechnic
  • General Arts and Science – English
  • General Arts and Science – Psychology and Sociology
  • General Arts and Science
• Medicine Hat College
  • Addictions Counselling
  • Humanities & Social Justice
• Norquest College
  • Arts and Sciences Diploma
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Justice
• Northern Lakes College
  • Addictions Counselling
• Northwestern Polytechnic
  • University Arts
• Portage College
  • Addictions Counselling
  • University Studies
• Red Deer Polytechnic
  • University Arts
  • University Sciences

Students completing the 4 Year Community Based Education program will receive credit for courses completed at these partner institutions:

• Lakeland College
• Northern Lakes College
• Portage College