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General admission requirements

Minimum admission requirements

Admission to many programs at ±«ÓãtvÌýare competitive; meeting the minimum average doesn’t guarantee admission. 

The minimum admission requirements for any program are:

  1. Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)

  2. The minimum overall average required for your program of interest, in five academic Grade 12 courses (see list below)

  3. A qualifying final grade in Grade 12 academic English and any other required subject (see list below)

Admission requirements by program

Different programs have different course requirements and academic averages.ÌýFind your program to see what you need to be eligible to apply for a program.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%Ìý

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Three additional academic subjects

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Four additional academic subjects

If you’re applying to the Fountain School of Performing Arts as a Theatre major, please fill out the  supplemental application form.Ìý

Math is not a required subject for this program. 

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12

  • One academic Science 12 subject

  • Two additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12 (75%)

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12

  • Academic Physics 12

  • Academic Biology 12

  • One additional academic subject

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

Priority consideration for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences will be given to permanent residents of the Maritime provinces.  Due to residency restrictions and limited capacity, international students are not eligible for admission to this program.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12Ìý

  • Academic Chemistry 12

  • Academic Physics 12

  • One additional academic subject

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Four additional academic subjectsÌý
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Math is not a required subject for this program. 

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%Ìý

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Three additional academic subjects

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 80%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

Integrated science program

Students applying to Medical Sciences may apply to complete their first year in the Integrated Science Program. On your application, select the Integrated Science option. To be eligible, students must also complete two of chemistry, biology or physics and one additional university preparatory course.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Four additional academic subjectsÌýÌý

Demonstration requirements

  • Applicants must demonstrate proficiency as instrumental or vocal performers in an audition/ interview

  • Applicants must also demonstrate knowledge of the basic rudiments of music theory (equivalent to grade II theory, Royal Conservatory of Music) and aural dictation through written diagnostic tests

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Academic Physics 12

  • Academic Chemistry 12

  • One additional academic subject

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.Ìý
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Priority consideration for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences will be given to permanent residents of the Maritime provinces.  Due to residency restrictions and limited capacity, international students are not eligible for admission to this program.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Academic Biology 12 

  • Academic Chemistry 12

  • One additional academic subject

Semester 1 entry -ÌýIf you are applying to enter the nursing program directly from high school, or if you have completed 12 credit hours or LESS of theÌýSemester 3 pre-requisite post-secondary courses, then you are aÌý Semester 1 applicant.

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

Due to residency restrictions and limited capacity, international students are not eligible for semester 1 or 3 entry points.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Academic Physics 12

  • One of: Academic Biology 12 or Academic Chemistry 12

  • One additional academic subjectÌýÌý

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.Ìý
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Priority consideration for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences will be given to permanent residents of the Maritime provinces.  Due to residency restrictions and limited capacity, international students are not eligible for admission to this program.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Three additional academic subjects

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Four additional academic subjects

Math is not a required subject for this program. 

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Academic Chemistry 12

  • One of: Academic Biology 12 or Academic Physics 12

  • One additional academic subject

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

Please note: Admission into the Respiratory Therapy program requires completing Ìýsupplementary documents. Ìý
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Priority consideration for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences will be given to permanent residents of the Maritime provinces. Due to residency restrictions and limited capacity, international students are not eligible for admission to this program.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.Ìý

Integrated science program

Students applying to Science may apply to complete their first year in the Integrated Science Program. On your application, select the Integrated Science option. To be eligible, students must also complete two of chemistry, biology or physics and one additional university preparatory course.

Faculty of Agriculture admission requirements

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12*

  • Three additional academic subjectsÌý

*If you don’t have the appropriate pre-calculus math class, but are otherwise qualified, you may be admitted with the stipulation that you take the relevant non-credit introductory studies class in the first year before registering for the degree level class.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12*

  • Three additional academic subjectsÌý

*If you don’t have the appropriate pre-calculus math class, but are otherwise qualified, you may be admitted with the stipulation that you take the relevant non-credit introductory studies class in the first year before registering for the degree level class.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 60%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 11Ìý

  • Academic Science 10

  • One of: Academic Biology 11, Academic Chemistry 11, or Agriculture 11

  • Four additional academic Grade 12 subjectsÌýÌý

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 70%

  • Academic English 12

  • Pre-calculus Math 12*

  • Academic Chemistry 12*

  • Academic Physics 12*

  • One additional academic subject

*If you don’t have the appropriate pre-calculus math, chemistry, or physics classes, but are otherwise qualified, you may be admitted with the stipulation that you take the relevant non-credit introductory studies classes in the first year before registering in the degree-level classes.Ìý

General requirements

  • Minimum average: 70%

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 60%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 11Ìý

  • Academic Chemistry 11

  • One of: Academic Biology 10 or Academic Science 10

  • Four additional academic Grade 12 subjectsÌýÌý

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 60%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12

  • Academic Biology 12

  • Academic Chemistry 12

  • One additional academic subject

  • Completion of the  CASPer test

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%

  • Academic English 12

  • Academic Math 12Ìý

  • Three additional academic subjects

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

General requirements

  • Minimum average: 70%

This program may employ a competitive average for admission purposes; meeting minimum posted requirements does not guarantee admission.

Don’t meet requirements?

You may still be eligible to apply as a student at ±«Óãtv. Ìý