Competitive Admission Criteria and Averages

All applicants must satisfy the University's basic undergraduate admission requirements and must meet other admission criteria as stipulated by the admitting faculty.

Admission to all programs at the University of Calgary will be on a competitive basis. For each Faculty/program, the final minimum average(s) required to secure an offer of admission will be determined once the qualifications of the applicant pool have been assessed.

High school applicants are considered on the basis of their average over the five appropriate subjects. However, if an applicant has taken more than two half course equivalent transfer courses, the average over the transfer courses will also be considered. The high school average will not be considered for applicants presenting six or more half course equivalent transfer courses. The following chart details when the High School Average and/or Admission GPA will be used.

Please note that High School and Transfer Admission averages vary by Faculty and Program selected. Click on the faculty link to go directly to their average information: Arts, Education, Haskayne School of Business, Kinesiology, Medicine, Nursing, Schulich School of Engineering, Science, and Social Work.

Transfer Status	High School Average (1,2,3)	Transfer Admission GPA (3,4)
No transfer courses completed (e.g. applicant is applying directly from high school)	Considered	Not applicable
1 - 2 half course equivalent transfer courses completed	Considered	Not considered
3 - 5 half course equivalent transfer courses completed	Considered	Considered
6 or more half course equivalent transfer courses completed	Not considered but required high school subjects (or equivalents) must be successfully completed	Considered

1 For high school applicants, the High School Average is calculated over the five appropriate subjects.

2 For adult students, the High School Average is calculated over required subjects.

3 The following faculties may require additional criteria: Arts (Dance, Music-BMUS, Visual Studies), Education, Haskayne School of Business (Petroleum Land Management and Energy Management concentrations), Medicine, and Social Work. The Schulich School of Engineering also considers the cumulative GPA achieved on a 2-year Engineering Diploma or Applied Technology Degree.

4 The transfer Admission GPA is the average calculated over the most recent coursework to a maximum of ten half-course equivalents (University of Calgary courses and/or transferable courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a session will be included except where the number of courses taken within a session exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) ten half-course equivalents, in which case the highest grades will be used. Transfer courses are courses which are considered transferable to the University of Calgary regardless of the grades obtained (including "D" and "F" grades). All grades in such courses, taken Winter term 2011 or prior, will be used in the determination of the Transfer Admission GPA.

The University of Calgary may also consider applicants under the Diverse Qualifications Admission Policy. This policy is directed to students who have acheived excellence outside of academics or who have overcome significant hardships.

The University of Calgary may also consider applicants under the Aboriginal Admission Policy. The purpose of this policy is to ensure equitable access for Aboriginal students to undergraduate degree programs at the University of Calgary.

 

Final Admission Averages for Fall 2011 and 2010

 

Admission to all programs at the University of Calgary is on a competitive basis. The table below lists the final admission averages for Fall 2011 and 2010 Averages will change annually based upon demand for a specific program/faculty. These averages may be helpful as a guideline in determining what the admission average may be for Fall 2012.
Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Arts*
Psychology	80.0%	3.10	80.0%	3.20
All Programs except Psychology	72.0%	2.00	72.0%	2.00
*Other critieria considered in addition to admission average for Dance, Music (BMUS) and Visual Studies.
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Education (Concurrent Degree) - NEW for 2011
Elementary Route
Pre-specialization	75.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Secondary Route
Physical Education *	81.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fine Arts, Mathematics, Second Languages	75.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fine Arts	80.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Physical Education	81.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Education (After Degree)
Elementary and Secondary Routes (unless otherwise indicated)
Early Childhood Education (Elementary only)	N/A	2.90	N/A	3.00
English Language Arts *	N/A	2.90	N/A	3.00
Fine Arts *	N/A	2.80	N/A	2.80
General (last intake 2010)	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.75
Inclusive Education *(Elementary only)	N/A	2.50	N/A	N/A
Mathematics *	N/A	2.50	N/A	2.50
Physical Education *	N/A	2.60	N/A	2.60
Science *	N/A	2.70	N/A	2.70
Second Languages *	N/A	2.50	N/A	2.50
Social Studies *	N/A	3.20	N/A	3.24
±students may still be required to present required high school subjects
* New specializations for Elementary route effective 2011
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Haskayne School of Business
Year 1*	77.0%	N/A	81.5%	N/A
Year 3	N/A ±	2.80	N/A ±	2.70
Bachelor of Hotel & Resort Management	N/A ±	3.00	N/A ±	3.00
±students required to present required high school subjects
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Kinesiology
All Programs	81.0%	3.20	79.0%	3.10
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Medicine (BCR)
Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (Year 1)	72.0%	2.50	72.0%	2.50
Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (Year 3)	N/A±	2.50	N/A ±	2.50
Medicine (BHSc)*
Biomedical Sciences	83.0%	TBD*	83.0% *	TBD*
Bioinformatics	80.0%	TBD*	83.0% *	TBD*
Health and Society	80.0%	TBD*	81.0% *	TBD*
*Other criteria considered in addition to GPA
±Students required to present required high school subjects
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Nursing
Degree Holder (24 month program - winter session entry)	N/A	3.25	N/A	3.00
Direct Entry (4 year program)	78.0%	3.75	75.0%	3.35
Transfer Route (28 month program - fall session entry)	N/A	3.75	N/A	2.80
Transfer Route (28 month program - winter session entry)	N/A	2.75	N/A	N/A
Bachelor of Nursing at Medicine Hat College (BNOS)	N/A ±	2.00	N/A ±	2.00
±students required to present required high school subjects
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Schulich School of Engineering
First Year Common Program	80.0%	2.70	77.0%	2.70
Students with a 2 year Engineering Technical diploma	N/A	3.20	N/A ±	3.20
±students required to present required high school subjects
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Science
Applied & Environmental Geology, Geology, Geophysics and Geological Sciences	72.0%	2.50	72.0%	2.50
Biological Sciences *	80.0%	2.80	79.0%	2.70
Environmental Sciences (Students must also meet GPA of chosen concentration)*	72.0%	2.50	72.0%	2.50
Natural Sciences (Transfer Students must also meet GPA of chosen concentration)	72.0%	2.00	72.0%	2.00
Neurosciences	90.0%	N/A	87.0%	3.90
All Other Programs	72.0%	2.00	72.0%	2.00
* Admission for transfer students applying to majors or concentrations (Natural Sciences or Environmental Science) within the Departments of Biological Sciences will be based on GPA and successful completion of a prescribed set of courses (see Requirements for High Demand Majors on this page).
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Faculty	2011		2010
	HS	Transfer	HS	Transfer
Social Work*/**
Year 3	N/A ±	**	N/A ±	**
*The GPA for entrance into the Faculty of Social Work varies from location to location. The GPA on the chart is the highest that was required. Some sites admitted at a lower GPA. A minimum GPA of 2.30 is required for consideration.
**Other criteria considered in addition to GPA
±Students required to present required high school subjects or acceptable equivalents.
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