Science and Financial Management admission requirements for British Columbia (BC) high school students
Program requirements
- English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Pre-Calculus 12 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Calculus 12 or AP Calculus -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Two of:
- Anatomy and Physiology 12
- Chemistry 12
- Geology 12
- Physics 12
- Environmental Science 12
- Statistics 12 or Foundations of Math 12
Admission average
Low to mid-80sAdvanced Placement (AP) courses
We accept Advanced Placement (AP) courses as equivalent to required courses as long as your high school graduation requirements are met. For details about transfer credits and advanced standing for AP courses, please visit our AP transfer credit policy page.
General requirements
- High school diploma with six Grade 12 academic courses.
- With the exception of Economics 12 and Financial Accounting 12, subjects from the Applied Design, Skills and Technology (ADST) curriculum do not count toward the six academic courses required for admission.
- When it becomes available, upload a transcript with your second semester mid-term marks as soon as possible. While BC will automatically send your marks electronically, they will not arrive in time for you to be considered for admission.
Notes
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.Next steps
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