Definitions for "Advanced standing"
Transfer credit given for courses taken at other institutions. Refer to the BC transfer guide for more information http://www.bccat.bc.ca
collective term including both credit transfer and credit for prior learning. It means credit granted towards a course at the University for relevant approved study, experience or work satisfactorily completed at the University or elsewhere
You may be awarded advanced standing if courses you have taken elsewhere are very similar to courses required for your program at York. It is up to your home Faculty to decide if you will be awarded advanced standing credit.