Software Engineering admission requirements for Saskatchewan high school students

Program requirements

  • One English Language Arts course, level 30 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Pre-Calculus 30 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Calculus 30 or AP Calculus -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Chemistry 30 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Physics 30 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required

The Admission Information Form and online interview are required for admission to all Engineering programs.

Applicants to Software Engineering are required to have experience in a programming course (such as Grade 11 or 12 computing and/or information science or equivalent) or self-study and a demonstrated interest in solving open problems, debugging code, testing code, and learning new software languages. You'll be able to tell us about your programming experience as part of the online interview.

Admission average

Individual selection from the low to mid-90s.

Recommended high school courses

Computer Science 20 can be helpful background for your studies; however, it will not impact your likelihood of admission if you choose not to take the course.

General requirements

  • High school diploma with five academic courses at the 30 level.
  • If you completed English under the previous Saskatchewan curriculum, you must complete both English Language Arts 30A and English Language Arts 30B.
  • French Language Arts 30 can be used as the English course we require 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.
  • Required courses that are two to three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for further details.

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