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.
| 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.