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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
BC high school
General requirements
- English language requirement
- Quantitative and analytical skills requirement
- A minimum of five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 (min 70%) or equivalent.
A comprehensive list of all approved Grade 11 and 12 academic courses can be found here.
Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with greater emphasis on List A courses.
- A Social Studies 12 course can be used to fulfil the Social Studies 11 requirement. A Social Studies 12 course can be used to fulfil both the Social Studies 11 requirement and a program-specific Social Studies 12 requirement.
- Applicants who have completed two courses from the Science 12 or Math 12 category, with one of these courses being Physical Geography 12, will have Physical Geography 12 considered to fulfil the Social Studies 12 category.
Grade 11 required courses
| Type | Course List B |
|---|---|
| One of: English 11 |
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| One of: Language 11 |
Any approved language 11 course (including all grade 11 and/or 12 second language courses, all Indigenous languages of Canada, and introductory Grade 11 language courses) |
| One of: Math 11 |
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| One of: Science 11 |
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| One of: Social Studies 11 |
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Grade 12 required courses
This faculty will require BC high school students to present one course from the social science/humanities category within List A, rather than two.
| Type | Course List A |
|---|---|
| One of: English 12 |
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| One of: Science 12 or Math 12 |
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One of:
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| One of: Language 12 or one additional course from List A |
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*Students unable to complete the requirements in any one category due to course availability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
| Type | Course List B |
|---|---|
| One additional course from: List A or List B |
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