Courses & Registration Letter of Permission

In order to be eligible to request a Letter of Permission, you must:

• Be registered in a degree program in the Faculty of Music
• Have at least a minimum CGPA of 1.5 in the session prior to studies at the host institution

You are not eligible to receive a Letter of Permission, if you:

• Owe money to the university, or are ineligible to register in the Faculty of Music due to your academic standing (ie suspension)
• Have received a combination of on-admission and/or post-admission transfer credits equivalent to half your total degree requirement credits
• Have received credit for a similar course or courses.

To initiate a Request for a Letter of Permission, you must:

• Complete the application for the Letter of Permission completely and accurately.
• Provide course descriptions (from the relevant web-site/calendar), for each course listed.
• A separate application must be completed for any courses in excess of six full credits; any revisions or additions to your original course selections; each university to which you wish to apply; and each session during which you wish to study at another university.
• A non-refundable fee of $42.00 is charged for each Request for a Letter of Permission.  The fee is payable online. 
• The completed Request, course descriptions and the non-refundable fee should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office of the Faculty of Music.

Note the processing time may vary, depending on the nature of the request (e.g. number of courses, type of courses, completeness of documentation) and the time of year (e.g. March through September are particularly busy months).

• The Letters of Permission is sent directly to you. You are responsible for sending a copy of the Letter of Permission directly to the host university. The granting of a Letter of Permission request does not guarantee access to course(s) offered at the host institution since access may be restricted by other factors (e.g. priority given to degree students at the host university, class size, prerequisites, etc.) Students are advised, therefore, to contact the Registrar's Office at the host university for further details concerning course enrolments, registration, etc.
• Upon the completion of course work on a Letter of Permission, you must arrange with the host university to have an official transcript sent directly to the Registrar of the Faculty of Music, at the address below. Upon the receipt of the official transcript, the Letter of Permission is re-evaluated and a Transfer Credit Assessment letter will be sent to you outlining what, if any, transfer credit has been granted.

• Only courses in which the final grade is comparable to a “C-“ in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto will be considered for transfer credit.
• Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit options are not acceptable.
• Final grades for courses taken while registered outside of the Faculty Music are not included in the student’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

Letter of permission is only granted for academic credit courses offered through accredited post secondary institutions. Factors taken into consideration during the assessment, for eligibility for transfer credit are:

• Content (must be appropriate for the degree program you are enrolled, and must not overlap with previously completed coursework);
• Level and type of instruction;
• Credit weight of course;
• Academic structure at the host institution;
• Type of program through which the course was taught;
• Grading system used by the host university.

You may be required to have an interview with the Departmental Advisor and/or write a placement test upon the completion of the course in order for the transfer credit to be assessed. One full level higher than the last examined level must be achieved for transfer credit to be awarded.