British Columbia & Yukon Secondary Schools
Admission Requirements

The minimum academic qualification for consideration is secondary school graduation with an average of at least 67% (70% for Bachelor of Engineering/Software Engineering and 80% for Business) calculated on all required grade 12 courses.

Due to limits on enrollment and competiveness of certain programs, the actual cutoffs in a given year are usually higher.

PROVINCIAL EXAMINATIONS - Students graduating prior to June 2008 were required to write provincial examinations for all courses being used to meet admission requirements if an exam was offered for that course. Students graduating in June 2008 and beyond, must have written provincial examinations in any subject where it is mandatory in order to meet BC Graduation Program requirements. When a student elects to write an optional grade 12 provincial exam, the higher of the school mark or the blended grade (school mark and provincial exam result combined) will be used in the admission average calculation.

APPROVED GRADE 11 AND GRADE 12 COURSES – Check below to see what grade 11 and 12 courses are approved.

Admission Requirements

BUSINESS

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11
• approved science 11 course
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12
• two approved academic 12 courses
• selection by the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business. All applicants must submit a separate BCom Supplemental Application Form. http://www.business.uvic.ca/undergraduate/prospective/admission/pre-admission/

EDUCATION
No Year 1 entry. Consult the UVic Calendar for pre-admission information and admission requirements.

ENGINEERING (Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Software Engineering)

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11
• Chemistry 11
• Physics 11
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• Physics 12
• Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12 with at least 73%
• approved academic 12 course (Chemistry 12 recommended)

ENGINEERING (Computer Science)

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11
• approved science 11 course
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12
• approved science 12 course
• approved academic 12 course

FINE ARTS

• English 11
• Social Studies 11
• three courses chosen from approved math 11; approved science 11; approved language 11; approved fine arts 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• three approved academic 12 courses OR two approved academic 12 courses and one approved fine art 12 course
• Additional selection requirements such as an audition, portfolio and/or questionnaire are required for the School of Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. Deadlines may be earlier than the university application deadline. For more information, refer to the appropriate department via the Faculty of Fine Arts website.

HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (Child and Youth Care)

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11, Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 11
• approved science 11 course
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• three approved academic 12 courses

HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (Health Information Science)

• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• Principles of Mathematics 12, Foundations of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12
  (Principles of Math 12 or Pre-calculus 12 is required for students wishing to complete the Combined Major in Computer Science and Health Information Science.)
• two approved academic 12 courses

HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (Nursing, Public Administration, Social Work)
No Year 1 entry. Consult the UVic Calendar for admission requirements.

HUMANITIES

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11, Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 11
• approved science 11 course
• approved second language 11 course
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• three approved academic 12 courses

LAW
No Year 1 entry. Consult the UVic Calendar for admission requirements.

SCIENCE

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11
• Chemistry 11
• Physics 11
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12
• two approved science 12 courses

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• English 11
• Principles of Mathematics 11, Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 11
• approved science 11 course
• Social Studies 11
• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
• three approved academic 12 courses

BC APPROVED GRADE 11 & 12 COURSES

• All courses presented must be 4.0 credits.
• French Immersion equivalents of the courses below are also approved.
• AP and IB courses will also be considered.

ENGLISH 12 (provincial examination required)
English 12
English 12 First Peoples

ACADEMIC 12 (see also courses in approved SCIENCE 12 list below)
Arabic 12
BC First Nations Studies 12 (provincial examination required)
Calculus 12
Comparative Civilizations 12
Croatian 12
Economics 12
English Literature 12
Farsi 12
Foundations of Mathematics 12
Francais 12
French 12
German 12
Halq'emeylem 12
History 12
Hul’q’umi’num 12
ICT: Applied Digital Communications 12
ICT: Computer Programming 12
Italian 12
Japanese 12
Korean 12
Kwak'wala 12

Law 12
Liqwala/Kwakwala 12
Mandarin Chinese 12
Nsilxcen (Okanagan Language)12
Nte?kepmxcin 12
Nuu-chah-nulth 12
Pre-calculus 12
Principles of Mathematics 12
Punjabi 12
Russian 12
Secwepemctsin 12
Sencoten 12

Shashishalhem (Sechelt Language) 12
Sim’algaxhl Nisga’a 12
Sm’algyax 12
Social Justice 12
Spanish 12
Tsek'ene 12
Upper St’at’imcets 12

Yukon First Nations Studies 12

SCIENCE 12
Biology 12
Chemistry 12
Geography 12
Geology 12
Physics 12

FINE ARTS 12 (only applicable to Fine Arts applicants)
Art Foundations 12
Choral Music 12 (Concert Choir or Vocal Jazz)
Dance 12 (Choreography or Performance)
Drama: Film & Television 12
Instrumental Music 12 (Concert Band, Guitar, Jazz Band or Orchestral Strings)
Music: Composition and Technology 12
Studio Arts 12 (Ceramics & Sculpture, Drawing & Painting, Fabric & Fibre or Printmaking & Graphic Design)
Theatre Performance 12 (Acting or Directing & Script Development)
Theatre Production 12 (Technical Theatre or Theatre Management)
Visual Arts: Media Arts 12
Writing 12

MATH 11
Foundations of Math 11 (For Fine Arts, Humanites & Social Sciences applicants only) Pre-calculus 11
Principles of Mathematics 11
Applications of Mathematics 12

SCIENCE 11
Biology 11
Chemistry 11
Earth Science 11
Physics 11

SOCIAL STUDIES 11
Civic Studies 11
Social Studies 11
BC First Nations Studies 12 (provincial examination required)

LANGUAGE 11 (Applicable to Humanities applicants only -- Beginners Languages are not accepted)
American Sign Language 11 or 12
Arabic 11
Croatian 11
External Language Certificate 11 (4 credits)
Francais 11
French 11
German 11
Halq’eméylem 11
Heiltsuk 11
Hul’q’umi’num 11
Italian 11
Japanese 11
Korean 11
Kwak'wala 11

Liqwala/Kwakwala 11
Mandarin Chinese 11
Nle?kepmxcin 11
Nsilxcen (Okanagan Language) 11

Nte?kepmxcin 11
Nuu-chah-nulth 11
Punjabi 11
Russian 11
Secwepemctsin 11
Sencoten 11

Shashishalhem (Sechelt Language) 11
Sim’algaxhl Nisga’a 11
Sm’algyax 11
Spanish 11
Tsek'ene 11
Upper St’at’imcets 11

FINE ARTS 11 (only applicable to Fine Arts applicants)
Art Foundations 11
Choral Music 11 (Concert Choir or Vocal Jazz)
Dance 11 (Choreography or Performance)
Drama: Film & Television 11
Instrumental Music 11 (Concert Band, Guitar, Jazz Band or Orchestral Strings)
Music: Composition and Technology 11
Studio Arts 11 (Ceramics & Sculpture, Drawing & Painting, Fabric & Fibre or Printmaking & Graphic Design)
Theatre Performance 11 (Acting or Directing & Script Development)
Theatre Production 11
Visual Arts: Media Arts 11