Accounting and Financial Management admission requirements for American (US) system high school students

Program requirements

Grade 12 English, minimum final grade of 80%. AP Calculus and Algebra (Pre Calculus), minimum final grade of 80% in each. Minimum final Grade 12 average of 88%.

General requirements

• High school diploma with prerequisite courses completed at the AP level and/or Grade 12 senior academic level. Your school must hold current accreditation from a recognized American regional education body.
• You're encouraged to combine your high school transcript and high school profile (including accreditation, grading scheme, AP course offerings, etc.) into a single pdf and upload that document.
• For more information regarding transfer credits and advanced standing for AP courses, please visit our AP transfer credit policy page.

Notes

• You can apply either to Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) or Sustainability and Financial Management (SFM), but not both. If you're interested in other financial management programs, you can apply to Computing and Financial Management and/or Science and Financial Management in addition to your AFM or SFM application.
• If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English language requirements.

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