Please note the requirements below are indicative only

Required subjects. Where the course (major) has a named class an AP or SAT Subject Test is required. Dual/Concurrent Enrolment and classes from an associate degree can be considered on a case by case basis. Where the named class is ‘any science’ a high score on the Science component of the ACT can be considered on a case by case basis.

Option 1:

High School Diploma/GED

Plus

Three from below (where multiple APs, SAT subject Tests or Dual Enrolment Classes are used they should be for different subjects):

SAT 1120 from ‘Evidence Based Reading and Writing’ and ‘Math’
ACT 22
1 AP College Board Exam at grade 3
1 AP College Board Exam at grade 3
1 AP College Board Exam at grade 3
SAT Subject test at grade 600
SAT Subject test at grade 600
SAT Subject test at grade 600
Dual/Concurrent Enrolment 1 class/3 credits at grade B from an academic class
Dual/Concurrent Enrolment 1 class/3 credits at grade B from an academic class
Dual/Concurrent Enrolment 1 class/3 credits at grade B from an academic class
1 Honors level class grade B+ (not automatically acceptable for named subject/cognate discipline requirement)

Where a course has a named subject/cognate discipline requirement then an AP, SAT Subject Test or Dual Enrolment class in that subject is needed. A high ‘science’ score on ACT may be acceptable when a unnamed ‘science’ class is required. Contact Emily should this occur.

Option 2 (only suitable where the course has no named subject):

High School Diploma/GED with GPA 2.8

Plus one from below

SAT 1220 from ‘Evidence Based Reading and Writing’ and ‘Math’
ACT Composite Score 25

Option 3

Associate diploma/Associate degree/Junior degree holders (general or specialised with 2.3/4 GPA.

Honors level classes, AP classes completed without taking the AP College Board exam or CLEP exams may be accepted on a case by case basis in place of: Alberta, British Colombia, Newfoundland and Labrador, North West Territories, Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory

High School Diploma/Certificate of Achievement/Certificate of graduation/Dogwood Diploma with 65% average across 5 grade 12 subjects.

Manitoba

High School Diploma with 65% average across 5 credits (some classes may be worth 1 credit or 0.5 credits) at Level 40 or higher.

There are four different English classes, all are acceptable, all called English Language Arts (ELA) (40S)
New Brunswick

High School Diploma with 73% across 5 grade 12 subjects
(Grading can vary between the Francophone and Anglophone System, contact Emily Page should you get a New Brunswick application.)

Ontario

High School Diploma/Graduation Certificate with 65% average across 6 grade 12 subjects at least four of which should be University Preparation Courses (denoted by 4U). The other two courses could be University/College Preparation Courses (denoted by 4U/4M/4C).

Quebec

Students in government high schools in Quebec only do 11 years of High school then go on to do a Pre-university course.

Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CÉGEP) takes 2 years to complete OR Diploma of College Studies (DCS)/ Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) takes 3 years to complete.

One year of pre-university with an average of 75%.
OR
Two years of pre-university with an average of 75% in year 2 (year 1 does not need calculated).

Merit and Excellence Scholarships

Below are the criteria for the award of the Merit and Excellence scholarships, further information of which can be found on your country page

Merit

Three SAT Subject Tests with grades 600, 600, 650
OR
Three Preferred Advanced Placements (APs) with grade 4, 3, 3
OR
SAT 1250 from ‘Evidence Based Reading and Writing’ and ‘Math’
OR
ACT Composite Score 26
OR
3 x Dual Enrolment classes at Grade B
OR
Associate degree at 3.0/4.

Excellence

Three SAT Subject Tests with grades 680, 650, 650
OR
Three Preferred Advanced Placements (APs) College Board Exams with minimum grades 5, 4, 4
OR
SAT 1290 ‘Evidence Based Reading and Writing’ and ‘Math’
OR
ACT Composite Score 27
OR
Associate degree at 3.7/4.

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