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The following courses satisfy the Ontario course requirements. If you have taken a course not listed below that you believe satisfies as an equivalent course, email chooselaurier@wlu.ca. If you're applying from British Columbia, you should also review our list of accepted courses, which reflect recent changes made to the British Columbia high school curriculum.
Province |
Admissions Requirements |
English |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Advanced Functions |
Calculus |
Data Management1 |
Computer Science |
Earth and Space Science |
Grade 11 Math2 |
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Five courses at level 30-1, 30, 31, or 35. |
English Language Arts 30-1 |
Biology 30 |
Chemistry 30 |
Physics 30 |
Math 30-1 |
Math 31 |
N/A |
Five (5) 1 credit Advanced Computer Sciences |
N/A |
Math 20-1 |
|
Five academic courses at the Grade 12 level. See the accepted courses list. |
English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 |
Anatomy and Physiology 12 |
Chemistry 12 |
Physics 12 |
Pre-Calculus 12 |
Calculus 12 |
Foundations of Math 12 |
Computer Science 12 |
N/A |
Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 11 |
|
One year (12 academic semester courses) in a pre-university program. |
Two 603 or 604 series English courses |
Two Biology courses coded 101 |
Two Chemistry courses coded 202 |
Two Physics courses coded 203 |
Calculus I |
Calculus II or Linear Algebra |
Statistics |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Five academic courses at the Grade 12 level. |
English 40S |
Biology 40S |
Chemistry 40S |
Physics 40S |
Pre-Calculus 40S |
Calculus 45S |
Applied Math 40S |
Computer Science 40S |
N/A |
Applied Math 30S or Pre-Calculus 30S |
|
Six courses coded 120, 121 or 122. |
English 120, 121 or 122 |
Biology 121 or 122 |
Chemistry 121 or 122 |
Physics 121 or 122 |
Pre-Calculus A120 and B120 |
Calculus 120 |
Foundations of Math 120 |
N/A |
N/A |
Math 110 or Pre-Calculus 110 |
|
Six two-credit courses at the 3000 level. |
English Language Arts 3201 |
Biology 3201 |
Chemistry 3202 |
Physics 3204 |
Math 3200 |
Math 3208 |
Math 3201 |
N/A |
N/A |
Math 2200 or 2201 |
|
Five courses at the 12 or Advanced 12 level. |
English 12 |
Biology 12 |
Chemistry 12 |
Physics 12 |
Pre-Calculus 12 |
Calculus 12 |
Math 12 |
N/A |
N/A |
Math 11 or Pre-Calculus 11 |
|
Five courses at the 611 or 621 level. |
English 621A |
Biology 621A |
Chemistry 621A |
Physics 621A |
Math 621B/Pre-Calculus 12 |
Math 611B/Advanced Mathematics and Calculus |
Math 621A/Foundations of Mathematics 12 |
N/A |
N/A |
Math 521A/Foundations of Math 11 or Math 521B/Pre-Calculus 11 |
|
Five courses at the 30 level. |
English A30 and B30 |
Biology 30 |
Chemistry 30 |
Physics 30 |
Pre-Calculus 30 |
Calculus 30 |
Foundations of Math 30 |
Computer Science 30 |
N/A |
Pre-Calculus 20 or Foundations of Math 20 |
1. Qualifies as a 4U Mathematics.
2. For Kinesiology and BA in Psychology programs only.
You may receive a conditional offer based on your in-class marks. To maintain your offer of admission, your final average is based on 5 courses and includes your diploma results, which must meet the minimum admission requirements. Two 3.0 credit courses can be used to equal one 5.0 credit course.
Laurier does accept Social Studies 30-2 and Math 30-2.
When presented with both a school and diploma grade Laurier will use the highest grade given.
English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 is required for all programs. Admission averages are calculated using five courses from the accepted courses list, including required courses for your program (where applicable).
Laurier also accepts AP and IB courses, any language 12 course, as well as French Immersion versions of courses on the accepted course list.
Provincially mandated literacy and numeracy exams are not considered for admission. Review the list of accepted courses below, which reflect recent changes made to the British Columbia high school curriculum.
Courses not found on the accepted courses list may be considered on a case-by-case basis. This list may be updated on an ongoing basis.
Five courses are used for assessment. Courses must be coded 40s, 45 or 42S (for AP courses).
Six courses are used for assessment. Courses must be coded 120/121/122.
Six two-credit courses are used for assessment. Courses must be coded at the 3200 level for consideration.
If you study in the French Language curriculum, you may present the equivalent 3000-level required courses.
Five courses are used for assessment. Courses must be presented at the Academic or Advanced levels.
Five courses are used for assessment. Courses must be coded 611/621.
Five courses are used for assessment. An average of English A30 & B30 will be used in the assessment of your application. Courses must be coded 30.
Candidates completing one year of CEGEP are considered for admission into first year. Candidates completing two years of CEGEP are considered for transfer credits for up to 10 courses (5.0 credits). Courses should have a minimum final grade of 70% or higher.
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