Letter of Permission

Students registered in baccalaureate or applied degree, diploma, or certificate programs at Mount Royal University may be granted permission to take a limited number of courses at other recognized or accredited post-secondary institutions. 

A Letter of Permission (LOP):

• When approved, provides a guarantee that a course successfully completed at another institution will fulfill a current program requirement for graduation purposes. 
• Must be obtained prior to registering for the course(s) at another post-secondary institution.

It is the student's responsibility to review another post-secondary institution’s information on admission, registration, course description and tuition costs, prior to requesting an LOP.

An LOP does not:

• Ensure admission to another post-secondary institution.
• Ensure prerequisites, required by another post-secondary institution, have been previously completed.

LOP limitations:

• The number of courses that may be completed elsewhere is limited by the number of transfer credits permitted toward a current program. 50% of the program requirements must be completed at Mount Royal.

Upon completion of a course, the student must request that an official transcript be sent to MRU by the originating institution.

Transcripts can be officially submitted to MRU by the issuing institution in one of three ways:

1. By email: the issuing institution can send transcripts directly to MRU by email to transcripts@mtroyal.ca. Transcripts sent by the student will not be accepted.
2. By mail: transcripts can be sent by mail from the issuing institution directly to the Admissions and Recruitment Office at MRU. The address is as follows:
   

   Admissions and Recruitment
   Mount Royal University
   4825 Mount Royal Gate, SW
   Calgary, AB T3E 6K6

3. Through MyCreds: MRU is a MyCreds receiving institution, meaning that if the issuing institution participates in MyCreds as a sending institution, you can request your transcripts be issued to us this way. Please contact the issuing institution for instructions on how to request your transcripts through MyCreds. You can then send them to Mount Royal University as a receiver. For more information on how to share your documents, check out MyCreds™ How-To Videos for step-by-step instructions.

NOTE: Students are not eligible to request an LOP:

• if there is no registration activity (during the allowable absence);
• if they are not admitted into a degree, diploma or certificate program;
• if they are registered in Open Studies or University Entrance Option;
• if they have already completed the requirements of their program whether or not they have applied to graduate;
• they have exceeded the time limitation for completion of their program.
• if the prerequisite requirements are not met for the equivalent Mount Royal course.
• if they are not in Good Academic Standing; or
• if they are in their last semester before graduation.

If you are not eligible to request an LOP based on the above criteria, and your graduation will be delayed as a result, please talk with your Academic Advisor. The Office of the Registrar reserves the right to refuse Letters of Permission if there is an available seat in the course scheduled at Mount Royal.

To Request a Letter of Permission

1. Use the table below to determine if an MRU course equivalent is offered by an Alberta University and note where the transfer equivalent course is offered (Approved transfer equivalencies).
2. Complete and submit a separate Letter of Permission request form for each course requested.
   Please Note: You must have an active mtroyal.ca Google account to access / submit the Letter of Permission form. The sign-in information for Google is the same as your MyMRU account. If you do not have an active account, please contact lop@mtroyal.ca.
3. Official correspondence will be made through the student's MRU Email account.

Letter of Permission Deadlines

Semester	Deadline to submit Letter of Permission request	Approval finalized by
Fall	July 15	July 31
Winter	November 15	November 30
Spring	April 15	April 30

Direct and Unspecified Course Equivalent Search

To locate a course, type its four-letter abbreviation into the search field, e.g., ECON.

As you type your search term, the table will update automatically to show only those courses that match your search.

PLEASE NOTE:

• The tables list only courses offered to students registering on 'Visiting Student Status' at the institutions indicated.
• For all other institutions, fill in the Letter of Permission form.
• To request a Letter of Permission, fill in the Letter of Permission form.
• Courses completed via 'Challenge for Credit' are not eligible for transfer credit.