You will not receive additional credit toward your BA degree for any course that overlaps in content with a course for which you have already received credit at McGill, CEGEP, at another university, or on the basis of Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Level results, International Baccalaureate Diploma, or a French Baccalaureate. Details on advanced standing and transfer credits can be found here.
If you have any question regarding potential course overlap, it is your responsibility to consult with an advisor at Arts OASIS or the department offering the course and to be aware of any restrictions specified in the course description. You can find full details on the course overlap policy in the eCalendar.
For information on repeated courses please consult the Records Verification page.
Special note about statistics courses: There is significant overlap between many statistics courses offered by different academic departments. Please ensure that you read the course description in the eCalendar and on Minerva very carefully when registering for a statistics course and pay attention to any restrictions.
If one or more of your Major/Minor/Honours programs requires a statistics course, consult with a departmental/program advisor before registering. Please see the full details in the eCalendar here.
- Note: If you are enrolled in a Psychology program (eg. Major, Minor or Honours) where PSYC 204 is required, please take note of their specific requirements as they pertain to equivalencies / overlap for that course in particular.
Common Course Overlap Issues
Below you will find a table of some of the most common course overlap issues that BA students will encounter. This is NOT a complete list of all possible equivalent courses or situations! Students should consult the course listings on Minerva (read the NOTES section of the listing and click on the CRN and then the course title to see all the restrictions for a class) and in the eCalendar to verify that a course does not overlap with one previously completed at McGill or with advanced standing/transfer credits.
If you have any questions, submit a request via the Arts OASIS Service Portal.
| Where a course "overlap" exists, students will not be permitted to retain credit for the overlapping course. This is for either the scenario where the initial course was previously taken and passed at McGill (or awarded as advanced standing or as transfer credit), or for where it is being taken concurrently with the overlapping course. | |||
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| Subject: | Course: | Overlap: | Notes: |
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Calculus |
MATH 122 | MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 141 |
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| MATH 140 | MATH 150 |
The course sequence of MATH 139 or MATH 140 + MATH 141 + MATH 222 is the equivalent to MATH 150 + MATH 151. Details on the different sequences of Calculus classes can be found here. |
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| MATH 141 | MATH 151 |
The course sequence of MATH 139 or MATH 140 + MATH 141 + MATH 222 is the equivalent to MATH 150 + MATH 151. Details on the different sequences of Calculus classes can be found here. |
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| MATH 150 | MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 141 | The course sequence of MATH 139 or MATH 140 + MATH 141 + MATH 222 is the equivalent to MATH 150 + MATH 151. Details on the different sequences of Calculus classes can be found here. | |
| MATH 151 | MATH 141 or MATH 222 | The course sequence of MATH 139 or MATH 140 + MATH 141 + MATH 222 is the equivalent to MATH 150 + MATH 151. Details on the different sequences of Calculus classes can be found here. | |
| Statistics |
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Refer to the eCalendar for all the details on statistics course overlap. CEGEP students should also refer to the CEGEP transfer credit page. If you are enrolled in a Psychology program (eg. Major, Minor or Honours) where PSYC 204 is required, please take note of their specific requirements as they pertain to equivalencies / overlap for that course in particular. |
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| Microeconomics | ECON 230 | ECON 208 | ECON 208 can be taken for credit BEFORE ECON 230, but not after nor in the same semester |
| Computer Science | COMP 202 can be taken for credit BEFORE COMP 250, but not after nor in the same semester | ||
| COMP 250 or COMP 202 or COMP 203 or COMP 208 | COMP 102 | COMP 102 can be taken for credit BEFORE any of COMP 250/COMP 202/COMP 203/COMP 208, but not after nor in the same semester | |
| Biology | BIOL 115 | BIOL 111 or BIOL 112 | BIOL 115 is intended as a general introductory Biology class for non-Science students. Students who want a more extensive background in Biology or are completing med school prerequisites may prefer to do the course sequence of BIOL 111 and BIOL 112. |
| BIOL 111 or BIOL 112 | BIOL 115 | BIOL 115 is intended as a general introductory Biology class for non-Science students. Students who want a more extensive background in Biology or are completing med school prerequisites may prefer to do the course sequence of BIOL 111 and BIOL 112. | |
Note: If you complete a course listed above and it is determined you had already completed it in a prior term (either at McGill, or elsewhere, or not per the conditions cited), your grade and course credit will be E-flagged as not counting towards your degree.