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Canadian High School Requirements - Nova Scotia (2012 / 2013)

One academic English course:

  • One of English 12 (Academic) or English 12 African Heritage

Three academic courses from this list:

  • Biology 12 (Advanced or Academic)
  • Calculus 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • One Fine Arts course: 1
    • Art 12
    • Film & Video Production 12
    • Music 12
  • French 12 2
  • Global Geography 12
  • Geology 12
  • Global History 12
  • One of Pre-Calculus 12, Advanced Mathematics 12, Mathematics 12, or Mathematics Foundations 12
  • Physics 12
  • Any 12-level language 2

Fifth course:

  • A fifth distinct course which:
    • Can be academic or non-academic
    • Must be at the12 level
    • Must be worth at least one credit

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: Students are strongly encouraged to complete Pre-Calculus 12, Advanced Mathematics 12, or Mathematics 12. Mathematics Foundations 12 may be used as an Academic course for admission, but Pre-Calculus 12, Advanced Mathematics 12, or Mathematics 12 is required as a prerequisite for courses in certain programs. See “Programs that DO NOT Require Prior Mathematics” and “Programs that DO Require Mathematics After Admission” at www.uleth.ca/ross/hs_prereqs/math/math_requirements.html.

Instead of Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S students may use UofL's Mathematics 0500.