UofC

Applicants who are completing or have completed their twelfth year of education in an American-based high school curriculum may be considered for admission based on an evaluation including standard college entrance exams (Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT), meeting Faculty course requirements and proof of high school graduation. Admission is competitive and meeting the minimum score does not guarantee admission.

Applicants following an American-based curriculum in countries outside the United States (and US territories) are not required to provide the SAT or ACT scores.

Applicants who have attended a university/college may not submit SAT or ACT tests in order to gain admission to the University of Calgary.

Students are required to have a minimum combined Evidence-Based Reading and Writing plus Mathematics (ERW+M) score of 1190.

If presenting the ACT Test, a minimum composite score of 24 is required.

All test scores and an official high school transcript showing that the high school diploma has been conferred must be received by August 1.

Notes:

1. Only one of SAT Mathematics Level 1 or Mathematics Level 2 may be presented for admission.

2. Application information for the tests may be obtained from:

SAT: collegeboard.com/

ACT: actstudent.org/

Either the SAT Test or ACT Test is required for admission to all programs.

SAT test equivalents are accepted as equivalents for required high school courses as detailed in A.5.1.1 High School Admission Requirements:

General Certificate of Education (GCE)/General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

Students who present the GCE or GCSE will be considered using five academic courses as detailed in A.5.1.2 (Standard High School Admission Requirements). Applicants can be considered with two courses at Advanced Level (A) and three GCSE/Ordinary Level, or four courses at Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS) and one at the “GCSE/Ordinary” Level. Grades of "D" and "E" are not acceptable.

The University of Calgary awards advanced credit for specific “A” level courses when a grade of "C" or better is achieved. Students should refer to section A.12 (Transfer Credit/Advanced Standing) for details.

Applicants educated in other countries may be considered for admission on their academic merits. Those completing Canadian high school courses will always have the grades obtained in these courses used in lieu of equivalents obtained on international certificates. Detailed information is available at: ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/apply.

International students seeking admission on the basis of documents not listed on the Admissions website should submit certificates indicating the courses studied and the grades achieved to the Admissions Office. When these certificates are in a language other than English, English translations (prepared by a certified translator) must accompany the original documents.