U.S. high school applicants
Admission review process
Select the location of your school:
High schools located IN the U.S.A.
You must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a U.S. high school diploma from an accredited* academic program leading to university entrance.
* accredited through a U.S. regional accreditation agency, f.ex. WASC, NEASC, Cognia, etc.
Grades 10, 11 and 12 academic results will be considered, including prerequisites for the program to which you applied.听 All results are taken into consideration, including those for failed or repeated courses.
You must have taken either of the following tests* (unless applying to Music):
- the ACT, or
- the SAT听
*Fall 2025听applicants: The ACT/SAT opt out policy has been extended to students applying to undergraduate studies for Fall 2025, for the programs noted below. To exclude the ACT/SAT requirement from your admission review, see below.
Applicable for: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts, BA&Sc, Education (including Kinesiology), Engineering听(including Architecture), Management, Nursing, and Science.
If you are completing the IB Diploma or certificates concurrently with a US diploma you will normally be considered for admission based on your US high school record and may be granted advanced standing credits based on final IB results.
If you are completing College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations or university courses you may be granted advanced standing credits based on final results.
If you are completing the French Baccalaureate, admissions requirements can be found under International 苹果淫院.
High schools located OUTSIDE the U.S.A.
If completing an accredited US high school program outside the U.S.A.:
- You must indicate on the application that you are 鈥減ursuing these studies at High school outside Canada/US鈥�.
- The deadlines for 鈥楬igh school outside Canada and the U.S.鈥� will apply.
- You will NOT self-report your grades; transcripts must be听uploaded听via Minerva.
You must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a U.S. high school diploma from an accredited* academic program leading to university entrance.
* accredited through a U.S. regional accreditation agency, f.ex. WASC, NEASC, Cognia, etc.
Grades 10, 11 and 12 academic results will be considered, including prerequisites for the program to which you applied. All results are taken into consideration in determining admission, including those for failed or repeated courses.
You must have taken either of the following tests* (unless applying to Music):
- the ACT, or
- the SAT
*Fall 2025听applicants: The ACT/SAT opt out policy has been extended to students applying to undergraduate studies for Fall 2025, for the programs noted below. To exclude the ACT/SAT requirement from your admission听review, see below.
Applicable for: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts, BA&Sc, Education (including Kinesiology), Engineering (including Architecture), Management, Nursing, and Science.
If you are completing the IB Diploma concurrently with a US diploma you will be considered for admission based on IB requirements, including your Predicted IB subject results and school transcript. Consult the IB Diploma information found in High schools outside Canada/US.
If you are completing College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations or university courses you may be听granted advanced standing credits based on final results.
If you are completing the French Baccalaureate, admissions requirements can be found under International 苹果淫院.
Prerequisites and last year's scores
Listed below are the听lowest听grades used for admission for September 2023. These values are given as a reference and do not represent the grades required for future admission.
Grades that are equal to or better than those listed below do not guarantee admission in 2024.
Admission to 苹果淫院 is subject to availability of space. As such, minimum grades for entry may fluctuate in any given year.
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus.听
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All B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) programs |
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Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource)) |
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Food Science (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)) |
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Concurrent B.Sc. (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)/B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.)) |
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Architecture
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Arts
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Bachelor of Arts听and Science (B.A. & Sc.)
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Education
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| Kindergarten/Elementary Education |
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| B.A. (Education) Global Contexts | |
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Engineering
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Bioengineering |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer Engineering |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Software Engineering |
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Materials Engineering |
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Mining Engineering |
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Human Nutrition
This听program is听offered on the Macdonald campus.听
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Kinesiology
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Management
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Music
鈥婩or information on admission requirements, see the Schulich School of Music website.
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Nursing
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Religious Studies
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Bachelor of Theology (B.Th) |
For information on admission requirements and applying, see听Theology.听 |
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
See:听Arts |
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Science
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| Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group |
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| Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group |
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| Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group | |
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Opting out of ACT/SAT test score consideration
Students applying for Fall 2024 admission to most undergraduate programs* will be able to opt out of submitting ACT/SAT results. Applicants who choose to opt out and to not submit ACT/SAT results will not be disadvantaged in the admission review process.
If you wish to exclude the requirement for ACT/SAT test scores from your application review, you will indicate this when you are filling out your 苹果淫院 application. This will apply to all the programs to which you apply for Fall 2024 and is final once you submit your application.
If you choose to not exclude your ACT/SAT scores, then test scores (the ACT or the SAT) will be considered in the review of your application and must be submitted. Your application will be cancelled due to being incomplete, if your test scores are not received.
* Applicable for: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts, BA&Sc, Education听(including Kinesiology), Engineering听(including Architecture), Management, Nursing, and Science.
Minimum ACT and SAT score requirements
Applicants must present the ACT or the SAT
Fall 2025听applicants: The ACT/SAT opt out policy has been extended to students applying with a U.S. high school diploma to undergraduate studies for Fall 2025, for the programs noted above.
苹果淫院 requires those applying on the basis of a US high school diploma to provide ACT or SAT results by the published deadline. Minimum values for admission are set annually for the ACT composite and section sub scores for each program as well as for the SAT听tests.
Applicants taking the ACT test provide 苹果淫院 with the ACT composite score and four section sub scores: English, Math, Reading and Science Reasoning. Some applicants retake the ACT test and submit multiple composite scores and sub scores to 苹果淫院. In such cases, to be considered for admission, the applicant must achieve the composite score determined by 苹果淫院 in at least one of the test sittings.
Applicants taking the SAT test provide 苹果淫院 with SAT听Evidence Based Reading & Writing, and SAT听Math scores at the threshold set for the particular test and program for that year. Applicants can take tests and submit scores multiple times. 苹果淫院 will consider the highest scores in each SAT test in its admission decision.
We cannot precisely predict minimum scores in advance.
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| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 670 | |
| Math (for Engineering and Architecture) |
580 (620) |
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| Composite | 26 | |
| Individual subject scores | 24 | |