Recreation and Leisure Studies (includes three majors) admission requirements for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students

Program requirements

HL or SL English A, minimum 4, or HL English B, minimum 5. Total 27.

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

• You'll apply to Recreation and Leisure Studies and choose one of three majors on your application.
  • Recreation, Leadership, and Health
  • Sport and Recreation Management
  • Therapeutic Recreation
• 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 10 years ago may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for more information.

Next steps

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