Biomedical Engineering admission requirements for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students

Program requirements

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches and Physics (HL recommended), minimum 4 in each. Chemistry and English A, minimum 4 in each. One other HL or SL course, minimum 4. Total 31. 6s and 7s recommended. For admission, students are selected on an individual basis.

There are supplementary information forms, including the Admission Information Form, which are required for admission. We'll email you detailed instructions once we receive your application. An online video interview is required for Faculty of Engineering scholarships and is strongly recommended for admission.

General requirements

• IB diploma required with six total IB courses; at least three must be HL.
• Total scores exclude diploma points. Subjects required for admission to specific programs should be HL whenever possible.
• For programs which require more than three subjects for admission, SL courses will be accepted.
• For programs requiring HL or SL English A, we will accept HL English B with minimum of 5.

Notes

• If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English language requirements.
• Required courses that are two to three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for further details.
• Repeated courses may be taken into consideration when we review applications for admission.

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