Admission Requirements for Western Canadian Students

Our admission averages vary from year to year, depending on the applicant pool. The admission average also changes throughout the admissions cycle as positions in our limited enrolment programmes become available.

In recent years, our required early fall admission average for arts and science programmes, including FYP, has been set at 85%, with our required regular early admission average being set at 82%. Typically we are able to eventually extend offers to those applicants with an admission average of 75% or higher.

The stated minimums for programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and School of Journalism are an overall admission average of at least 70% and no grade below 60% in courses used for admission. Possession of these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor Science (BSc)

Manitoba

  • English 40S or 40U (minimum 70%)
  • Four other 40S courses (three for BSc)
  • Science applicants must also have Pre-Calculus 40S or Advanced Math 45S and Intro Calculus 45S (minimum 70%)

Saskatchewan

  • English A30 or B30 (minimum 70%)
  • Four other 30 level courses (three for BSc)
  • Science applicants must also have Math C30 or Calculus 30 (minimum 70%)

Alberta

  • English 30 or ELA 30-1 (minimum 70%)
  • Four other 30 level courses (three for BSc)
  • Science applicants must also have Pure Math 30 or Math 31 (minimum 70%)

British Columbia

  • English 12 (minimum 70%)
  • Four other grade 12 academic courses (three for BSc)
  • Science applicants must also have Calculus 12 or Principles of Math 12 (minimum 70%)
  • English 12 is the only provincial exam required for admission consideration; the blended mark will be used for students who write exams, unless the exam mark is not consistent with the school mark.

Bachelor of Music (BMus)

  • Same academic requirements as for BA
  • Audition/interview with the Music Department to determine both proficiency as a performer and knowledge of music theory and aural dictation
  • Supplementary Application Form to be submitted to the Music Department. The form can be found here. 

Bachelor of Journalism Honours (BJH)

  • Same academic requirements as for BA
  • 1,000-word autobiographical sketch
  • A portfolio of any previous work in journalism (ie: high school paper, community radio) or any other evidence of a keen interest in journalism (optional)
  • Three letters of reference (optional)
  • Resume (recommended.)

Important!
  • Possession of the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.