MC221, Heart Building
Phone: 403.284.7025
Email: plar@sait.ca
Website: sait.ca/plar

The Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) office will evaluate the documents presented and determine credit eligibility.

• Experiential Learning Evaluation: Students with extensive experience in a specialized field or who have taken courses offered by non-traditional educational organizations can apply for experiential learning evaluation. Fees apply.
• Transfer credit: Provide copies of all post-secondary transcripts; minimum 65 per cent grade is required and post-secondary education must be complete within the past five to seven years to be eligible for credit. Fees apply.
• International Transcript Evaluation: Students with education outside of Canada can apply for a transcript evaluation. Applicants may be required to submit detailed course outlines upon request by the PLAR office. Fees apply.

Course credit may be granted to applicants who have completed equivalent education at a post-secondary institution or have sufficient previous work experience. The Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) office will evaluate the documents presented and determine credit eligibility.

Credit granted is indicated by a “CR” on the SAIT transcript and is not used in the calculation of the grade point average (GPA).

All credit applicants must complete the PLAR Credit Fees Assessment form and pay the PLAR Assessment Fee prior to the credit assessment. Please contact PLAR for details. Application for course credit should be completed with the PLAR office prior to the Customer Services Drop/Add deadline.

Course Credit for Prior Learning

If you have attended a post-secondary institution and would like to obtain transfer credit, please provide the following documents along with your completed assessment form:

• Copies of all post-secondary transcripts (minimum 65 per cent grade is required and post-secondary education must be complete within the past five to seven years to be eligible for credit).
• Applicants may be required to submit detailed course outlines upon request by the PLAR office.

Note: International transcripts and other documentation submitted for credit assessment must be signed and stamped by an official translator.

Course Credit Based on Work Experience and Work-Place Training

If you have attended a post-secondary institution and would like to obtain transfer credit, please provide the following documents along with your completed assessment form:

• Copies of all post-secondary transcripts (minimum 65 per cent grade is required and post-secondary education must be complete within the past five to seven years to be eligible for credit).
• Applicants may be required to submit detailed course outlines upon request by the PLAR office.

Note: International transcripts and other documentation submitted for credit assessment must be signed and stamped by an official translator.

Course Credit Based on Work Experience and Work-Place Training

If you have significant experience in a particular field or have taken courses offered by non-educational organizations and would like to receive experiential credit, please complete the Credit Fees Assessment form and provide the following documents with your PLAR assessment form: resumé, reference letters, verified training, job descriptions and samples of relevant work.

Note: PLAR may not be available for some courses offered at SAIT Polytechnic. Please be sure to speak with the PLAR office for further details.

PLAR Credit Fees

• $125 per program for Canadian post-secondary transfer credit
• $150 initial fee for international post-secondary transfer credit plus $150 per each additional course credited, to a maximum of $600
• $150 initial fee for work experience credit plus $150 per each additional course credited

Partial Course Credit

Some SAIT courses are eligible for partial credit from sources outside of a particular SAIT program. In selected courses where full credit is not granted, and the student has demonstrated competency in at least 50 per cent of the course objectives, the student may apply for partial credit. The student will be required to register in the course and consult with the Instructor at the beginning of instruction.

Full course fees apply.

Note: If the student is not successful in completing the learning contract, the transcript will reflect an “F” grade.

PLAR Credit and Student Loan Funding

Students who are granted experiential or transfer credit for SAIT courses should be aware that they must still be enrolled in a full-course load to qualify for provincial and federal student loans and grants. Alberta Students Finance requires that students be registered in 60 per cent of a full course load to remain eligible for financial assistance. Please check with Student Services, 403.284.7248, regarding the number of credit hours of classes per week that are required in your program to maintain your eligibility.

Any credit granted is applicable to the SAIT program the student is enrolled in, and does not necessarily apply if the student changes or transfers programs.