Canadian Secondary School Admissions Criteria

 
Admission Information for:

• Ontario Secondary School Applicants
• Out of Province Applicants
• International Baccalaureate Applicants
• Advanced Placement Applicants
   

Ontario Secondary School
Ontario secondary school students or graduates must present the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). An overall average of 70 percent on six 4U or 4M courses is the minimum required for consideration, but a higher average will be required for most programs since the number of qualified applicants normally exceeds the spaces available. Admission averages are calculated including prerequisite subjects.
Secondary school students are encouraged to achieve as much breadth of preparation as possible in the course of their studies leading to the OSSD, while also meeting the stated admission requirements of the University program to which they intend to apply.

Applicants admitted to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree program will be offered entry into an Honours program, where applicable.

Applicants should refer to the current undergraduate calendar for information regarding Ontario curriculum 4U or 4M prerequisite subjects required for entry to specific majors:

www.brocku.ca/webcal/current/undergrad/crit.html

Out of Province
Applications are assessed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Admissions decisions will only be made once all required documents are submitted. Conditional offers may be extended based on a combination of first-semester final grades and second-semester mid-term grades, therefore applicants should make every effort to send second semester mid-term results as soon as possible.

In order to determine equivalent prerequisites from a specific province, applicants should first refer to the Ontario curriculum prerequisite chart, and then look for equivalent courses in the chart below for the following provinces and territories:

• Alberta, Northwest Territories & Nunavut
• British Columbia & Yukon
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland/Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan
• Quebec

Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

High-school diploma with five academic courses including program-specific prerequisite courses numbered 30 or 31. Physical Education 30 and Career and Technology Studies courses are not acceptable academic courses.

British Columbia, Yukon

High-school diploma with four approved Grade 12 courses. Prerequisites must be included among the approved courses. In all cases where provincial exams are written, the better of the two grades (in-course grade versus examination grade) will be used to determine an admission average. The only exception is English 12: the examination grade will be used. The list of approved courses are:

• All Advanced Placement courses (AP Calculus cannot be used instead of Principles of Mathematics 12 for programs that require Principles of Mathematics 12)
• All International Baccalaureate courses
• American Sign Language (ASL) 12
• BC First Nations Studies 12
• Biology 12
• Calculus 12
• Chemistry 12
• Economics 12
• English Literature 12
• English 12
• English 12 First Peoples
• Français Langue 12** 
• French 12
• Geography 12
• Geology 12
• German 12
• History 12
• Japanese 12
• Law 12
• Mandarin 12
• Principles of Mathematics 12
• Physics 12
• Punjabi 12
• Spanish 12

Manitoba

High-school diploma with five academic courses which cover three different subject areas, including program-specific prerequisites at the Senior 4 Level.

New Brunswick

High-school diploma with six academic courses at the 120, 121, or 122 level.

Newfoundland/Labrador

Six academic courses (2 credit value) at the 3000 level including program-specific prerequisites. 

Nova Scotia

High-school diploma with five academic university preparatory courses, including program-specific prerequisites at the Grade 12 level.

Prince Edward Island

High-school diploma with five academic courses, including program-specific prerequisites at the Grade 12 (621 or 611) level. 

Saskatchewan

High-school diploma with five academic courses, including program-specific prerequisites at the Grade 12 (30) level.

Quebec  

Grade 12 Certificate of Graduation with six academic (university-preparation level) courses, including program-specific prerequisites with high standing; or One year of CEGEP with a minimum of 12 academic courses. Those applicants with two years of CEGEP may be considered for transfer credit. 

International Baccalaureate
Applicants who have successfully completed the IB Diploma with the appropriate prerequisite subjects will be considered for admission and may be awarded a maximum of 3.0 transfer credits for HL examinations completed at a minimum grade of 5. Applicants, who successfully complete an IB Certificate program with a minimum of six subjects including prerequisites, may also be considered for admission and transfer credit.

Applicants should note Math Studies (SL) cannot be used to meet mathematics prerequisite subject requirements. For information regarding course equivalencies applicants should contact the Admissions Office via admissions@brocku.ca.

Advanced Placement (AP)
Advanced Placement courses may be used to determine admissibility and also granting of transfer credit or exemption. Applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses as part of an appropriate secondary school credential, and who submit an examination grade of "4" on individual results may be eligible to receive university credit to a maximum of 2.0 Brock credits. An official AP transcript is required as part of the evaluation process. For information regarding course equivalencies applicants should contact the Admissions Office via admissions@brocku.ca.