High School Requirements

Applicants who will be considered on the basis of high school credentials must present satisfactory standing on five distinct and appropriate subjects (subjects listed below) in the 12th (or 13th if appropriate) year of Senior Secondary School and must have graduated with the appropriate high school documents and credentials. Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. A list of required documents is available by region:

Are you eligible for Early Admission? If you are currently in your final year of high school, please have your school forward a transcript with interim grades from your final year (the deadline for submission is May 1). Students offered Early Admission must maintain the competitive average and meet admission requirements to receive a final offer of admission.  

Faculty Admission Criteria - Direct Entry Programs: Appropriate Subjects

English Language is required for all programs, as well as appropriate courses (listed below). For admission purposes, the University of Calgary classifies all other appropriate subjects into the following four groups:

Group A:

Chinese, French, Geography, German, Greek, History, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish and languages other than English

Group B:

Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Calculus, Physics

Group C:

Art, Drama and Music

Group D:

Other subjects such as Accounting, Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Physical Education

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Specific subject requirements are outlined below:

Faculty of Arts (except majors in Fine Arts): 

• English Language
• subject from Group B, or a language other than English
• two subjects from Group A or B
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

Mathematics is required as a prerequisite for courses in the following programs: Archaeology, Economics, Geography, and Psychology.

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Arts (Fine Arts majors in Dance, Drama, Music, or Visual Studies):

• English Language
• two subjects from Group A or B
• one subject from Group A, B or C
• one subject from Group A, B, C or D

Auditions are required for applicants to the Dance and Music (BMUS) programs. A portfolio is required for applicants to the Visual Studies program.

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Faculty of Education

• Refer to requirements of Faculty offering teaching subject.

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Haskayne School of Business:

• English Language
• Mathematics
• two subjects from Group A or B
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

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Faculty of Kinesiology:

• English Language
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

• English Language
• Biology
• two subjects from Group A or B
• one subject from Group A, B, C or D

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Faculty of Medicine - Bachelor of Health Sciences *:

• English Language
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

*A supplemental application is required by all applicants.

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Faculty of Nursing:

• English Language
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

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Schulich School of Engineering:

• English Language
• Mathematics
• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Physics

Applicants to the Schulich School of Engineering with a high academic average who present an acceptable Group A or B subject in lieu of Calculus may be considered for admission on an individual basis. Students who are admitted without Calculus will be asked to follow an alternate Mathematics program in their first year to overcome this deficiency.

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Science:

• English Language
• Mathematics
• two of Biology, Calculus, Chemistry or Physics
• subject from Group A, B, C or D

Chemistry is required for all Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geology & Geophysics and Physics & Astronomy programs. Biology is required for all Biological Sciences programs. Physics is recommended for all Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geology & Geophysics, Physics & Astronomy, and Applied Mathematics programs. Calculus is strongly recommended for all programs.

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