Office of the Registrar and Student Awards

Admissions Chart 2 Classification of High School Courses Used for Admission

Grade 12 courses listed below are based on the Alberta Education curriculum and nomenclature. Prospective students from other provinces and territories should review the Admission Course Equivalents on the Registrar's Office website at www.admissions.ualberta.ca for acceptable courses. English is an admission requirement for all Faculties, with the exception of Faculté Saint-Jean which requires French. In addition to English Language Arts 30-1, acceptable Alberta academic Grade 12 courses have been placed in three groups below. Faculties may accept other Grade 12 courses not contained in these three groups. Please see Faculty admission requirements (§15) for each program of study for further information.

Grade 12 Courses

Group A (Humanities/Social Sciences, Languages other than English)

  1. Social Studies 30-1

  2. 30-level Language other than English (see Notes 1, 2 and 3)

  3. Aboriginal Studies 30 (cannot be used for admission with Social Studies 30-1)

Group B (Fine Arts)

  1. Applied Graphic Arts 35

  2. Art 30

  3. Art 31

  4. Communication Technology Advanced Level-Career and Technology Studies (CTS) (5 credits)

  5. Dance 35

  6. Drama 30

  7. Music 30 [Choral, Instrumental or General (5 credits)] (see Note 4)

  8. Music 35

  9. Musical Theatre 35

  10. Performing Arts 35 A, B, or C

    11. Additional Fine Arts courses may be considered. For more information, contact the Admissions Division, Office of the Registrar.

Group C (Maths/Sciences)

  1. Biology 30

  2. Chemistry 30

  3. Pure Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 30-1

  4. Mathematics 30-2 (see Note 5)

  5. Mathematics 31

  6. Physics 30

  7. Science 30

  8. Computing Science (CSE) Advanced Level-Career and Technology Studies (CTS) (5 credits)

Notes

(1)

Any one French 30 (3 year or 9 year), French 31A, 31B, 31C; French Language Arts 20-1, 30-1, 30-2; Français 20-1, 30-1, 30-2 may be used as a 30-level Language course for admission purposes. In the case of French Language Arts 30-1, Français 30-1, and French 31A, 31B, or 31C, advanced placement may be granted upon application. Applicants to Faculté Saint-Jean must present one of French 30 (3 year)*, French 30 (9 year), French 31A, 31B, 31C; French Language Arts 30-1, 30-2; Français 30-1, 30-2, to meet the French requirement for admission purposes. French 30 (3 year)* may be used for admission based on a successful French language placement test. Contact the Faculté Saint-Jean for more information.

(2)

Blackfoot Language and Culture 30; Cree Language and Culture 30; Chinese Language Arts 20, 30; Chinese Language and Culture 30; German Language Arts 20, 30; German Language and Culture 30; Italian Language and Culture 30; Japanese Language and Culture 30; Latin 30; Spanish Language Arts 20, 30; Spanish Language and Culture 30; Ukrainian Language Arts 20, 30; and Ukrainian Language and Culture 30 may be used as 30-level Language courses for admission. There are a number of 35-level, locally developed language courses which may also be used for admission. Applicants wishing to present a 35-level Language course should contact the Admissions Division, Office of the Registrar.

(3)

Applicants wishing to present a language other than one of those presented at the Grade 12 level in Alberta should contact the Admissions Division, Office of the Registrar.

(4)

Equivalents of Music 30: Conservatory Canada, Grade 8 Practical and Grade IV Theory; Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Grade 8 Practical, Grade II Theory, Mount Royal University, Grade 8 Practical and Grade II Theory. Documents must be presented to Alberta Education for evaluation.

(5)

Mathematics 30-2 will be accepted as a Group C admission subject to some programs. For further information, please see Faculty admission requirements (§15) for each program of study.