What is a full-credit equivalent and how can I determine whether I am meeting the requirement of 5.0 full-credit equivalents taken in one academic session?
A full-credit equivalent refers to a full year course that typically runs from September to the following April/May, or two half-year courses that typically run from September to December and January to April/May. At the U of Toronto courses ending in ‘Y’ run from September to April and are 1.0 full-credit equivalent. Courses ending in ‘H’ run from September to December or January to April and are 0.5 (half) credit equivalents. Five ‘Y’ courses or 10 ‘H’ courses would be 5.0 full-credit equivalents. Since we compare all systems to the U of T system in assessing applications, your courses need to include at least two lecture hours per week over a period of 26 weeks (i.e. a minimum of 52 lecture hours in total) to meet each full-credit equivalent requirement. At universities which operate on a semester system you will need two courses, each at a minimum of two lecture hours per week, over 13 weeks each to meet one full-credit equivalent. Some courses may include three hours or more lectu
