Saskatchewan 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.

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

Admission Requirements

BUSINESS

• English Language Arts 20
• Math 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• approved science 20 course
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• Math B30 or C30
• two approved academic 30 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 Language Arts 20
• Chemistry 20
• Math 20
• Physics 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• Math C30 with at least 73%
• Physics 30
• approved academic 30 course (Chemistry 30 recommended)

ENGINEERING (Computer Science)

• English Language Arts 20
• Math 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• approved science 20 course
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• Math B30 or C30
• One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Computer Science 30, Geology 30 or Physics 30
• approved academic 30 course

FINE ARTS

• English Language Arts 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• three courses chosen from Math 20; approved science 20; approved second language 20; approved fine arts 20
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• three approved academic 30 courses or two approved academic 30 courses and one approved fine arts 30 course (total of 3 credits)
• 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 Language Arts 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• approved science 20 course
• Math 20
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• three approved academic 30 courses

HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (Health Information Science)

• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• Math B30 or C30
• two approved academic 30 courses

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

HUMANITIES

• English Language Arts 20
• approved second language 20 course
• approved social studies 20 course
• approved science 20 course
• Math 20
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• three approved academic 30 courses

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

SCIENCE

• English Language Arts 20
• Chemistry 20
• Math 20
• Physics 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• Math B30 or C30
• Two of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Computer Science 30, Geology 30 or Physics 30

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• English Language Arts 20
• approved social studies 20 course
• approved science 20 course
• Math 20
• English Language Arts A30 & B30
• three approved academic 30 courses

APPROVED GRADE 11 AND GRADE 12 COURSES

Important Notes:

• Courses numbered 11, 21, 18, 28 and 38 are not accepted for admission.
• English Language Arts 20 and English Language Arts A30 and B30 are the required English courses. The marks from English Language Arts A30 and B30 will be averaged to provide a single English mark that will be used in the admission average calculation.
• French Immersion students require Francais Immersion 20 plus English Language Arts 20 and one of English Language Arts A30 or B30 plus Francais Immersion 30.
• Any 30 level Canadian Studies or compulsory social science course (eg. Economics 30) will also be accepted as an approved Social Studies 11 course.
• Courses must be 1 credit each.
• In some cases, courses numbered 35 and 30L may be accepted.