Repeated courses
Most programs
If you applied to a program in the faculties of Arts, Environment, Health, and Science or to the Architecture program, you will not be penalized for repeating courses. If you repeat a course, we'll use your highest grade in that course when calculating your admission average.
Engineering and Math programs
If you are applying to a program in the Faculty of Engineering (other than the Architecture program) or in the Faculty of Mathematics, you should avoid repeating any of the required Grade 12 courses. Doing so may reduce your chances of being admitted to a program with a competitive applicant pool. It is recommended that you take all required Grade 12 courses during the regular school year and do well in your first attempt.
Courses other than day school
All programs
We will accept courses from schools that are accredited by your provincial or territorial ministry of education. Examples of courses we'll accept if they're accredited by your province/territory:
- Day school (high school)
- Summer school
- Night school
- Online
- Private school
Taking an online or night school course through your school or school board during the regular school year will not affect your application to any program.
Engineering and Math programs
If you are applying to a program in the Faculty of Engineering (including the Architectural Engineering program, but excluding the School of Architecture) or the Faculty of Mathematics, you should avoid taking courses required for admission outside of your regular day school or school board if possible. We want to see how you perform in each of the required courses during the school year where you will be balancing other courses and activities outside of the classroom as we assess your ability to be successful in our demanding full-time programs. If a required course is taken outside of your regular day school or school board, your admission average may be adjusted to reflect your previous performance in that subject.
For some programs, we may ask you to identify courses taken or being taken outside of your regular day school and to explain why the course(s) was not completed in your regular school.