Alberta High School Courses Equivalents for AP

The following Advanced Placement (AP) courses may be used as equivalents for the Alberta high school courses required for admission to your program.

For those educated in other provincial systems, please view the out-of-province course equivalents to first determine which of your province’s high school courses will be equivalent to the Alberta courses listed in the right column of the following chart. From there, you will be able to determine which of your AP classes may be used as high school course equivalents on your application for admission.

Alberta High School Course Equivalents for AP
AP Course Alberta High School Equivalent
Art History Fine Arts 30-level
Biology Biology 30
Calculus AB Math 31
Calculus BC Math 31
Chemistry Chemistry 30
Chinese Language and Culture Language other than English
Comparative Government and Politics Humanities/Social Science 30-level
Computer Science A Science 30-level
Computer Science Principles Science 30-level
English (Language and Composition) English 30-1
English (Literature and Composition) English 30-1
Environmental Science Science 30-level
European History Humanities/Social Science 30-level
French Language Language other than English / French requirement
French Literature Language other than English / French requirement
German Language Language other than English
Human Geography Humanities/Social Science 30-level
Italian Language and Culture Language other than English
Japanese Language and Culture Language other than English
Latin (Literature) Language other than English
Latin (Vergil) Language other than English
Macroeconomics Humanities/Social Science 30-level
Microeconomics Humanities/Social Science 30-level
Music Theory Fine Arts 30-level
Physics 1 and 2 Physics 30
Physics C: Mechanics Physics 30
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Physics 30
Precalculus Math 30-1
Psychology Humanities/Social Science 30-level
Research Humanities/Social Science 30-level (for Faculty of Arts and Augustana only)
Seminar Humanities/Social Science 30-level (for Faculty of Arts and Augustana only)
Spanish Language Language other than English
Spanish Literature Language other than English
Statistics Science 30-level
Studio Art: 2-D Design Fine Arts 30-level
Studio Art: 3-D Design Fine Arts 30-level
Studio Art: Drawing Fine Arts 30-level
United States History Humanities/Social Science 30-level
US Government and Politics Humanities/Social Science 30-level
World History Humanities/Social Science 30-level

Additional AP language courses have been approved for admission. Please contact our AP Coordinator at apstudent@ualberta.ca for more information.

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