The most suitable applicants will be notified of their admission status as soon as possible. The normal processing time for admission is one to three weeks after all required documents/information have been received by the College and all steps in the selection process have been completed.

Columbia College reserves the right to refuse admission to any individual.

Once a student has been admitted, if required, it may take an additional eight weeks from the time a funding application is sent in to secure grant funding from the government and approximately four weeks for funding from Student Aid Alberta. Students with documented permanent disabilities applying for disability-related funding will need approximately three to six months to complete the process, provided that the student has acceptable documentation to support the disability. An Accessibility Services Advisor will guide the student through the funding application process. To learn more about Columbia’s Accessibility Services, please click here.

Applicants will be advised of their admission status as follows:

• Provisional Acceptance
  Applicants who are provisionally accepted are individuals who must still meet certain admission requirements. This status does not guarantee a seat in a program or course until all admission conditions are met, the Contract of Tuition is signed and required registration fees paid (Professional Programs).
• Accepted
  The most suitable applicants who meet all academic and other program requirements may be deemed accepted. Seats will be reserved for these individuals once their contracts are signed, required fees paid, and tuition funding approved.
• Waiting List
  When the number of accepted applicants has reached the maximum number that can be accommodated, the remaining most suitable applicants, who have met all acceptance requirements, will be placed on a waiting list. When space becomes available they will then be considered for acceptance status. Waiting list applicants who are not accepted for the current session are not required to re-submit new application forms to be considered for acceptance in the subsequent intake unless they ask to be withdrawn from future enrollment.
• Declined Applicants
  Applicants who are not admitted.
• Cancelled Applicants
  Applicants who advise that they do not wish to enroll in the selected program or course.

Course outlines must include the following information for each course for which transfer credit is requested:

• detailed list of topics covered;
• list of textbooks used;
• grading practices used for the course;
• number of weeks of attendance (excluding examination period);
• and number of lecture, tutorial and laboratory hours.

These outlines can normally be obtained from the department offering the course.

Students requesting transfer credit for courses completed at other institutions must submit a Transfer Credit Request Form to the Registrar’s office along with the specific course outline information for each course. The form is available from the Administration Office, Bldg. 802. The required fee must be paid before the Transfer of Credit process begins.

Transfer credit must be assessed and approved during the admission process and prior to the start of the program.

Applicants must meet regular program prerequisites. The College will evaluate the transcript and course outlines and determine credits to be granted. Please refer to the Tuition and Fees page. No adjustments will be made until all assessments of transfer documents have been completed. Applicants will be responsible for full tuition cost unless transfer credits have been approved by the College before beginning the program. Transfer of credits will not be considered once the student has begun a program. Please allow 2-3 weeks to complete this process.

A student may have some or all of his/her previous courses transferred to Columbia College. However, Columbia College requires the student to complete at least half of his/her courses in the program of his/her choice at Columbia College in order to receive a certificate or diploma.

Students should be aware that transfers of credit may affect whether you are considered as a full-time student for government grant and student loan purposes. A full-time student would be enrolled for 60 per cent of the courses in a semester. A student with a disability would be considered full-time if enrolled for 40 per cent of the semester.

For further information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@columbia.ca or the Main office in building 802.