Computer Science admission requirements for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students

Program requirements

HL Analysis and Approaches, minimum 6; HL or SL English A. Total 32.

The Admission Information Form is required for admission to this program.

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

• Participating in the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest and/or the Euclid Mathematics Contest is not required for admission, but writing one of these contests is required for some Faculty of Mathematics scholarships.
• You need to provide an English language test score if your four most recent years of full-time education have not been in an English language school system.
• Required courses completed more than three years ago may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for more information.

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