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Bahamas Admission Requirements

Bahamas Admission Requirements

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Minimum Requirements

  • Bahamas National High School Diploma (BHSD).
    • Six academic subjects are required for admission.
  • Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) with senior level courses.
    • Six academic subjects are required for admission:
      • At least three AP, Advanced Level, IB or other senior level courses, and
      • Three BGCSE courses.
    • BGCSE alone are not enough for admission.
    • Only English prerequisite can be met with a BGCSE grade. All other prerequisites must be senior courses such as Advance level, IB or AP.
    • If after your BGCSE you completed an associate degree, you will be assessed as a transfer student.

Prerequisite Equivalencies

Detailed program information, including required courses, can be found on our program pages.

Prerequisite Equivalencies
Ontario Required Courses BHSD Curriculum BGCSE Curriculum
English 12 (ENG4U) BHSD Senior English BGCSE English
Advanced Function 12 (MHF4U) BHSD Senior Mathematics N/A*
Calculus & Vectors 12 (MCV4U) AP Calculus or senior mathematics course including calculus N/A*
Data Management 12 (MDM4U) BHSD Senior Mathematics N/A*
Biology 12 (SBI4U) BHSD Senior Biology N/A*
Chemistry 12 (SCH4U) BHSD Senior Chemistry N/A*
Physics 12 (SPH4U) BHSD Senior Physics N/A*

*BGCSE subject cannot be used to meet these pre-req’s, senior courses such as Advance level, IB or AP are required.

BHSD Grade Scale

BHSD Grade Scale
Ontario Percentage Range BHSD GPA
95.8% 90 - 100% A 4
87.5% 85 - 89% A- 3.75
82% 80 - 84% B+ 3.5
77.5% 75 - 79% B 2.75
72% 70 - 74% B- 2.75
67.5% 65 - 69% C+ 2.5
62% 60 - 64% C 2
57.5% 55 - 59% C- 1.75
52% 50 - 54% D 1
0 0 - 49% F 0

BGCSE Grade Scale

BGCSE Grade Scale
Ontario Percentage BGCSE
93.1% A
85% B
83% C
80% D
75% E
66% F
50% G
0 - 49% U

See cross-regional curriculums for requirements for:

  • Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
  • American Curriculum
  • British Patterned Education: General Certificate of Education (GCE)
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
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