British system (GCE A level) applicants

What you need to know as a British system (GCE A level) applicant

Discover Dalhousie's admission requirements for British system (GCE A level) applicants, and learn how you can apply for transfer credits and scholarships.

See detailed GCE A level admission requirements Review the GCE A level transfer credit table

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Admission requirements

As a GCE A Level (British System) applicant, you must meet Dalhousie's general admission requirements. You need a minimum of five subjects, including:

Two A (Advanced) levels or four AS (Advanced Subsidiary) levels with grades of C or better.
Math requirements are met through the GCE curriculum in the following ways:
- Academic Math 12 is met by IGCSE or O level math
- Pre-calculus 12 is met by AS or A level math

University credit for British system (GCE A level) courses

Select GCE A Levels completed with a minimum grade of C are eligible for transfer credit consideration. Please see the table below for a list of the GCE A Level transfer credits that Dalhousie currently offers. Dalhousie does not offer transfer credit for AS and GCSE or O (Ordinary) level classes.

Please note: the transfer credits a student receives may be impacted by the degree requirements of their program.

How to request GCE A level transfer credits

Please note: Transfer credits are subject to change. Due to degree requirements, students in the Bachelor of Engineering program are eligible to receive a maximum of 12 credit hours of transfer credits. Please contact transfercredits@dal.ca or speak to an academic advisor for more information.

A level course

Dalhousie equivalent

Accounting

COMM 1101.03

Arabic

ARBC 1021.03 and 1022.03

Biology

BIOL 1010.03 + 1011.03

Business

COMM 1999.03

Chemistry

CHEM 1011.03 + 1012.03

Chinese

CHIN 3999.06 (elective)

Computer Science

CSCI 1999.06 (elective)

Design & Textiles

THEA 1999.06 (elective)

Dress & Textiles

THEA 1999.06 (elective)

Drama & Theatre Studies A

THEA 1991.03

Economics

ECON 1101.03 + 1102.03

Food Studies

FOSC 1000.03 + 1991.03 (elective)

French

FREN 1999.06 (elective)

Geography

GEOG 1030.03 + 1035.03

Government and Politics

POLI 1050.03 + 1055.03

History

HIST 1999.06 (elective)

Information Technology

CSCI 1615.03 + 1616.03

Islamic Studies

RELS 2003.03 + 1999.03 (elective)

Literature in English

ENGL 1015.03 and 1025.03

Mathematics

MATH 1000.03/1010.03

Mathematics (Further)

MATH 1010.03/2030.03

Modern Greek

CLAS 1999.06 (elective)

Music

MUSC 1999.06 (Student may contact the department regarding specific music equivalencies) (elective)

Philosphy

PHIL 1500.03 and 1501.03

Physics

PHYC 1280.03 & 1290.03

Portugese

ASSC 1999.06 (elective)

Psychology

PSYO 1021.03 & 1022.03

Religion & Ethics

ASSC 1999.06

Sociology

SOSA 1003.03 and 1999.03 (general elective)

Spanish

SPAN 2021.03 and 2022.03 (with placement test)

At present, transfer credit is not offered for:

Art & Design
Design and Technology
English Language
Hindi
Law
Marathi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu and Urdu Language

Confirm your offer of admission by paying your admission deposit.
Complete the GCE A Level Transfer Request Form. You can submit your completed form before your final exam results are available. Transfer credits will be listed as pending on your academic record until an official GCE certificate is received.
You must arrange for a GCE certificate to be sent to the Registrar’s Office directly from the examining board (i.e. CIE Pearson, EdExcel, etc.) as soon as it is available. Final exam results submitted directly from a secondary institution are also acceptable.

Please note: If you have completed post-secondary academic work, in addition to GCE A Level courses, visit dal.ca/transfercredits for more information about how to submit a request form.

Deadline: Transfer credit request forms must be submitted before you complete your first semester at Dalhousie.

Processing time: 4-6 weeks.