Douglas College

Douglas College is one of the largest public colleges in British Columbia, serving 20,000 credit and continuing education students each year. At Douglas you can select from over 500 university courses, nine degree programs, over 30 career programs, as well as academic upgrading, continuing education and award-winning customized training options.

In career education, Douglas is recognized for their programs in: health care, community services, criminology, music, performing arts, business, and physical education and coaching.

FACILITY/SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: Douglas College has two major campuses in New Westminster and Coquitlam. Major features include gymnasiums and fitness centers as well as major libraries at both campuses. The New Westminster campus features two floors of modern student computer labs and a 300-seat Performing Arts Theatre. The David Lam Campus (Coquitlam) features the three-story Health Sciences Center with specialized learning labs and facilities.

Visit website

1. Complete a Transfer Credit Request Form
2. Ensure Official transcripts are received by Douglas College directly from your sending institution within 2 weeks of your Request.

Please note the following:

• All courses on transcripts submitted will be evaluated for transfer credit – you cannot choose specific courses to be transferred.
• Douglas College does not evaluate courses completed at the master’s level and above for transfer credit.
• Failing grades will not receive transfer credit – minimum grade is “D” or “P” for transfer credit purposes.
• Transfer credit is not calculated in your Douglas College GPA.
• Transfer credit will not be done for courses which exceed the College’s time limit policy. Courses must have been completed within the past seven years.
• Douglas College awards transfer credits according to the equivalent course at Douglas College. Unassigned credits may be awarded when the transferred course is related in content and offered at a college/university level, but does not have a direct Douglas College course equivalent and/or only covers a portion of a Douglas College course content.
• If you are requesting transfer credit for courses taken outside of BC, you must include detailed course outlines with your transfer credit request form submission. Outlines must be from the semester/year that you took the course and supplied to you by the institution. For more information, please see Detailed Course Outlines.
• All transcripts and other documents filed in support of your transfer credit request become the property of Douglas College and will not be returned unless they are deemed to be irreplaceable.
• If official documents are issued in a language other than English: We require both the original transcript in the official language of the home country – and an authenticated English translation. Course outlines must also be officially translated to English and authenticated. Failure to provide detailed course outlines for all foreign transcripts submitted will result in your transfer credit not being reviewed.

University Transfer means you start studying for your degree at Douglas and transfer to another school to complete your studies. The other school will recognize the education you took at Douglas. Check out Douglas College’s Course Catalogue. A course is considered university-transferable (UT) if it transfers to at least one of British Columbia’s five research universities (UBC, UBC-Okanagan, SFU, University of Victoria, or University of Northern British Columbia). There are many resources to help you plan, starting with our Advisors. They can answer questions about your courses and how they’ll fit into your education plans. Make time to speak to one – even before you apply to Douglas. If your questions are about applying to a specific program at another school or transferring courses to another school, please contact the receiving school directly.

• April 15th for Fall Semester
• September 15th for Winter Semester
• January 16th for Summer Semester

If you have been admitted to the College after the above deadlines and require courses to be transferred to meet pre-requisites for registration, please contact the appropriate department. You may be able to request a pre-requisite override. Overrides are granted at the discretion of the department.

You must meet the General Admission Requirements for Douglas College. You may transfer from another institution with up to 75% of the credits required for a Douglas College citation, diploma, degree or university transfer program. To receive transfer credit, you must submit an official transcript with your Application for Admission or Readmission along with a Transfer Credit Request form. A detailed course description may also be required before credit can be evaluated. You are strongly recommended to request transfer credit at least four months in advance of your first semester of attendance. Requests for evaluation of credit received after this time may not be processed in time.

You must meet the General Admission Requirements for Douglas College. You may transfer from another institution with up to 75% of the credits required for a Douglas College citation, diploma, degree or university transfer program. To receive transfer credit, you must submit an official transcript with your Application for Admission or Readmission along with a Transfer Credit Request form. A detailed course description may also be required before credit can be evaluated. You are strongly recommended to request transfer credit at least four months in advance of your first semester of attendance. Requests for evaluation of credit received after this time may not be processed in time.

If you are at least 19 years old on the first day of class, or at least 17 years old and have not been enrolled in school for at least one year, you may qualify for admission to Douglas College. You must also meet the college’s English Language Proficiency Requirement and the specific admission requirements of your intended program. Special Note: The admission requirements for Douglas College programs are detailed separately in Education Planner.

Learn more about admissions at Douglas College and apply online. Douglas College is a BC public institution authorized under provincial legislation to deliver post-secondary education and training in B.C. Use EducationPlannerBC.ca to explore and apply for admission to BC public post-secondary institutions.

Main Campus | New Westminster
700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC
V3M 5Z5

Coquitlam
1250 Pinetree Way
Coquitlam, BC
V3B 7X3

Surrey
10060 King George Highway,
Surrey, BC