International Course Equivalencies

International Course Equivalencies

Admission Subjects

Eligible admission subjects are grouped into one of three general categories.

Admission Subjects
Humanities	Fine Arts	Science
English (Literature and Composition) Languages other than English History Cultural Geography Social Studies Economics	Art Drama Music Dance	Math (Pre-Calculus, Pure Math) Biology Calculus (Additional Math) Chemistry Physics Science Computer Science

Canadian Curriculum Schools Outside of Canada

If you are attending high school outside of Canada and studying a Canadian provincial curriculum, such as Alberta, B.C., or Nova Scotia: See course equivalencies.

International Curricula

The University of Alberta accepts and evaluates a variety of international curricula.

GCE British-Patterned Curriculum

Admission Subjects for U.S. + AP Curriculum

The following chart outlines coursework and exams that may be considered for admission. A combination or curricula can be considered when meeting the five required admission subjects for your program.

English

English - Admission Subjects for U.S. and AP Curriculum
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
English Language Arts/Literature course at the Grade 12 level	English	SAT: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (minimum score of 600)

Group A Subjects

US curriculum applicants: All required courses from this group must be met by presenting accepted scores from either IB, AP or high school (last three years) course marks.

Humanities + Social Sciences

GROUP A SUBJECTS - Humanities + Social Sciences
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course	Government and Politics Human Geography European History World History any Language at the AP level US History Micro Economics Macro Economics Psychology

GROUP B SUBJECTS

US curriculum applicants: All required courses from this group must be met by presenting accepted scores from either IB, AP or high school (last three years) course marks.

Fine Arts

GROUP B SUBJECTS: Fine Arts
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Art History Studio Art Music Theory	N/A

GROUP C SUBJECTS

US curriculum applicants: All required courses from this group must be met by presenting accepted scores from either IB, AP or high school (last three years) course marks.

Math (Pre-Calculus, Pure Math)

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Math (Pre-Calculus, Pure Math)
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered

Calculus

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Calculus
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Calculus AB Calculus BC

Biology

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Biology
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Biology

Chemistry

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Chemistry
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Chemistry

Physics

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Physics
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Physics 1 and 2 Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Other Sciences

GROUP C SUBJECTS: Other Sciences
High School Courses	Advanced Placement (AP) Courses	SAT
High school (last three years) course Combinations of disciplines will not be considered	Environmental Sciences Statistics Computer Science A Computer Science AB	N/A