Service overview
The Course Equivalency System allows users to easily search and review course equivalency decisions made for courses offered at McGill and partner institutions.
Department and faculty staff also use the system to assess and maintain course equivalency decisions, manage reviewers, and manage system configurations.
Who can use it
The entire McGill community, prospective students, parents, advisors.
How to request & access the service
Access the Course Equivalency System.
Prospective students, parents, and advisors can search for course equivalencies that currently exist in the system. Additional features of the system are restricted to members of the McGill community with a valid McGill Username and McGill Password, as detailed below.
McGill faculty, staff, and students can log in to the system with their McGill username and McGill password.
Students and staff can use the system to:
- Request a Reassessment (for course equivalency decisions that are expired)
- Submit a new Request (for course equivalency)
Cost
There is no cost to use associated with this service.
Availability
The service is available 24 X 7, except during planned maintenance or outages. Check the home page of the IT Support site for announcements regarding interruptions.
Frequently asked questions
Find FAQs on the Course Equivalency website.
Best practices & policies
If you qualify for transfer credit, use McGill's Course Equivalency System or Degree Evaluation Tool to see if it will earn you exemptions for required, complementary or elective courses.
Training & documentation
- User Guide for 1st Reviewers
- User Guide for 2nd Reviewers
- User Guide for Faculty Administrators
- User Guide for System Administrators
Support
Students: For questions on how to use or navigate the tool, check the Course Equivalency website or contact Service Point.
Faculty and Staff only: contact your Faculty administrators for questions regarding the course equivalency process, the database, and/or Minerva Transfer Credit Assessment Form.
If you cannot log in to the system, or are getting errors when attempting to access the system, contact the IT Service Desk.