Credit for Non-Approved Courses

Individuals who have taken equivalent courses in other jurisdictions can get their courses approved for credit towards the Coursework Requirement by submitting a course outline to HRPA for review by the Educational Standards Committee.

Requests for review of courses for credit for the coursework requirement should be sent to the Office of the Registrar. 

In order for a course to be approved, each individual course submission must include the following criteria:

• At least an 80% match to the subject curriculum outlined in the Credit Approval Guide
• A method of evaluation where no more than 20 % of the final grade may be based on subjective criteria such as class participation
• A final examination worth at least 20% of the overall grade must be included in the evaluation strategy
• Use an HRPA approved textbook or another textbook found to be an acceptable alternative.  Supporting documentation for the text (ie. A photocopied table of contents) must be submitted.
• Each course must have been completed within the past 10 year period
• The minimum duration of the course must be the equivalent to at least 30 in-class hours
• Achieved a minimum final grade of at least 65 % in an individual course submission.( HRPA does not round up student grades). 
• Course must have been completed at an accredited institution.
  

As part of the application, individuals will need to send the following supporting documentation: