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Admission to the Faculty involves at the same time admission to one of its Major or Honours programs.

All programs offered by the Faculty of Science have a fixed number of places for students. For any given program, whenever demand exceeds capacity enrolment will be limited and students will be admitted on the basis of descending ranked academic performance until that capacity is met. Specified selection criteria are described in Section 5 (Program Details) under the appropriate Department.

Direct entry is possible to most Science Major programs. Entry to a Science Honours program is possible only after successful completion of at least five full-course equivalents (with the exception of Neuroscience). Repeated courses may only be counted once but are used in the calculation of the admission grade point average.

For additional admission requirements, refer to the departmental sections.

Students may transfer from one program to any other for which they are eligible.

Continuing University of Calgary students may request a change of program online using the Student Centre. Changes in program include transfer to a program in the Faculty of Science, either from another faculty or from within the Faculty of Science, including transfer from a Major to an Honours program, and designation of a Minor. If an application is unsuccessful, a new application must be submitted in the following year.

To be eligible for admission, a student must meet the following requirements.

High school matriculation or equivalent. All applicants should have English Language Arts 30-1, Pure Mathematics 30 and three additional 30-level subjects. Incoming students should complete the appropriate high school 30/31 courses that support their expected first-year course registrations and that are listed in A.2 "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Admissions section of this Calendar.

Students who have completed some university-level course work must consult A.2 "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Admissions section of this Calendar for details.

Admission to an Honours Program requires successful completion of at least five FCE. At the time of admission, students must present (i) a GPA of at least 3.30 calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of 10 FCE, and (ii) a GPA of at least 3.30 calculated for all science courses included in (i) above (University of Calgary courses and/or transferable courses taken at other institutions).

Note:  The BSc (Honours) in Neuroscience permits direct entry into first year.

Note: For continuation in an Honours program, students are subject to an annual review. Students may apply for Honours after the first, second or third year of their program, but need to plan their program at an early stage in order to be able to meet all Honours Program Requirements. See Subsection 3.4 (Program Requirements).

Note: Students who wish to change from a Major to an Honours program, must meet the deadline for submission of their application.

All students must complete the Effective Writing Requirement by May 1 of their first year of registration at the University of Calgary. Those who do not do so will have their registration for the following fall term courses and all subsequent courses withheld until they meet the requirement. Students are encouraged to meet this requirement in their first term. Please see the Academic Regulations section of the Calendar under C. Competence Tests for details.