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Canadian High School Requirements - British Columbia and Yukon Territory (2012 / 2013)

One academic English course:
  • One of English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
Three academic courses from this list:
  • One of Art Foundations 12, Studio Arts 12, or Visual Arts 12 1
  • Biology 12
  • B.C. First Nations Studies 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Comparative Civilizations 12
  • Dance 12 1
  • English Literature 12
  • One of Français 12, French 12, or French 12A 2
  • Geography 12
  • Geology 12
  • History 12
  • ICT: Computer Programming 12
  • One of Pre-Calculus 12, Foundations of Mathematics 12, Principles of Mathematics 12, or Applications of Mathematics 12
  • One of Choral Music 12 or Instrumental Music 12 1
  • Physics 12
  • One of Theatre Performance 12 or Theatre Production 12 1
  • Writing 12
  • Any 12 or 12A-level language 2
Fifth course:
  • A fifth distinct course which:
    • Can be academic or non-academic
    • Must be at the 12 level
    • Must be worth at least four credits

1 Only one Fine Arts course may be used as an academic course in the admission average. Another distinct Fine Arts course may be used as the fifth course. For example, Art 30 could be used as one of the academic courses and General Music 30 could be used as the fifth course.

2 Only one course in a particular language will be used for admission purposes, e.g., in Alberta, only one of French Language Arts 30-1 or French as a Second Language 30-3Y will be used. Grades from 20-level language, or language and culture courses in six, nine, or 12-year streams may be used for admission purposes in place of 30-level languages, e.g., German Language and Culture 20-6Y.

Note: Where provincial examinations are mandatory, applicants must present final grades that include provincial examination grades. Whether the provincial examination is mandatory or optional, the admission average will be calculated using the higher of the provincial examination grade or school grade.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete Pre-Calculus 12 or Principles of Mathematics 12. Foundations of Mathematics 12 may be used as an Academic Course for admission to all programs except the Bachelor of Nursing program, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health major) or Bachelor of Management (Accounting, Economics, or Finance) program. Pre-Calculus 12 or Principles of Mathematics 12 or Foundations of Mathematics 12 is required admission to the Bachelor of Management (Computer Science, First Nations’ Governance, General Management, Human Resources Management and Labour Relations, Information Systems, International Management, Marketing, and Political Science).

Instead of Pre-Calculus 12 or Principles of Mathematics 12, students may use UofL's Mathematics 0500.