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Canadian high school applicants

Find out what courses you need to apply

The way school systems name and organize their courses varies by region. The courses accepted for admission depend on the curriculum of the province or territory where you studied.

High school applicants from all provinces and territories in Canada must meet Dalhousie's minimum admission requirements. Some programs at Dalhousie may also have specific admission requirements.

International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) applicants may be eligible for university or transfer credits.

Find your curriculum

Select the curriculum you followed to find out which courses you need to complete before applying.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Language Arts 30-1


Required Academic Math (one of)

Applied Math 30
Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-2
Math 30-1


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-1


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Studies 12
English 12 First Peoples
Francais Langue Premiere 12


Required Academic Math (one of)

Foundations of Math 12
Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12
Statistics 12


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Language Arts 40S
English 42S
English 40U


Required Academic Math (one of)

Applied Math 40S
Pre-Calculus 40S


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pre-Calculus 40S


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English 121
English 122
Anglais 22411
Anglais 22411E
Francais 10411
Francais 10411E


Required Academic Math (one of)

Trig & 3-Space 121/122
Adv. Math with Intro to Calculus 120
Foundations of Math 120
Pre-Calculus 120A
Pre-Calculus 120B
Math 30411B
Math 30411C
Math 30421C


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Adv. Math with Intro to Calculus 120
Pre-Calculus 120A and 120B


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject (one of)

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English 3201
English 4201


Required Academic Math (one of)

Math 3204
Math 3205
Math 3207
Academic Math 3201
Advanced Math 3200
Intro to Calculus 3208


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Math 3207
Advanced Math 3200
Intro to Calculus 3208


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English 12
English 12 African Heritage


Required Academic Math (one of)

Math 12
Advanced Math 12
Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Language Arts 30-1

Required Academic Math (one of)

Applied Math 30
Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-2
Math 30-1


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-1


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Language Arts 30-1


Required Academic Math (one of)

Applied Math 30
Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-2
Math 30-1


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pure Math 30
Math 31
Math 30-1


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

Contemporary Aboriginal Voices (NBEU4U)
English (ENG4U)
Studies in Literature (ETS4U)
Anglais (EAE4U)


Required Academic Math (one of)

Data Management (MDM4U)
Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English 621A


Required Academic Math (one of)

Math 621A
Math 621B
Math 611B


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Math 621B
Math 611B


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


English 12*

English 603
French 601


Academic Math 12*

Math 201-HSG: Intro to College Math
Math 201-NYA: Calculus I
Math 201-NYB: Calculus II
Math 201-NYC: Linear Algebra
Math 201-103: Calculus I
Math 201-203: Calculus II


Chemistry 12

202-NYA: General Chemistry
202-NYB: Chemistry of Solutions


Physics 12

203-NYA: Mechanics
203-NYB: Electricity and Magentism
203-NYC: Waves, Optics and Modern Physics


Biology 12

101-NYA Biology I


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Scholarships

If you have completed more than one year of the DEC you may be eligible to receive university credit towards your program at Dalhousie. For more information and to start the process of receiving transfer credits visit Transfer Applicants

University credit for CEGEP

If you have completed only one year of CEGEP study you may be eligible for entrance award consideration. Visit entrance awards for more information about applying.

Questions?

Students with a current offer of admission should contact 902.494.2450 or email transfercredits@dal.ca. Prospective students should contact admissions@dal.ca

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Language Arts 30


Required Academic Math (one of)

Math B30
Math C30
Calculus 30
Foundations of Math 30
Pre-calculus 30


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Math C30
Calculus 30
Pre-calculus 30


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.

Subject*

Courses (one of)


Required English (one of)

English Studies 12
English 12 First Peoples
Francais Langue Premiere 12


Required Academic Math (one of)

Foundations of Math 12
Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12
Statistics 12


Or

Required Pre-calculus (one of)

Pre-Calculus 12
Calculus 12


*Depending on your program of interest you will require Academic English and either Academic Math or Pre-calculus Math.