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Advanced Placement (AP) graduates may receive academic credit at RDP for their AP credential earned during high school. Only AP grades of 4 or 5 are accepted for transfer credit. An official AP transcript is required for assessment.
Transfer credit at RDP will be awarded based on current articulation agreements with Alberta Universities as cited in the Alberta Transfer Guide. For courses not governed by an articulation agreement, students may choose to pursue a Challenge process in order to obtain academic credit at RDP.
When registering please tell your Advisor that you have AP courses. Caution must be exercised as Advanced Standing for AP courses may not be recognized by some receiving institutions. Policies of institutions which you plan to attend after Red Deer Polytechnic should be taken into account.
Advanced Placement recognizes learning that enables students to waive a prerequisite and register directly into a higher-level course, or acknowledges that the desired learning outcomes have been achieved in an equivalent course.
Advanced Placement is applicable for students transferring courses across programs within Red Deer Polytechnic (noted as “AP” in the College transcript). If a prerequisite or equivalent course is waived, no credit for the prerequisite or equivalent course is granted.