British Columbia and Yukon Assessment Criteria

If you are currently attending a British Columbia or Yukon secondary school, please see requirements below:

How do we make offers of admission?

  • We use five courses to calculate your average
    *English is always used in the average calculation – after that, we will use your top acceptable courses
  • If you have taken a course more than once, we'll use the highest grade received
  • We won’t use grades obtained through Challenge for Credit
  • Taking online, summer or private school courses? It is your responsibility to make sure they are approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education. If you are taking summer courses, please inform us that you are enrolled by emailing info@kings.uwo the registration information
  • Students may complete an Applicant Profile (which describes extenuating circumstances and extracurricular activities), which will be considered in cases where the minimum average wasn't met 


How do we make offers of admission?

  • We use five courses to calculate your average
    *English is always used in the average calculation – after that, we will use your top acceptable courses
  • If you have taken a course more than once, we'll use the highest grade received
  • We won’t use grades obtained through Challenge for Credit
  • Taking online, summer or private school courses? It is your responsibility to make sure they are approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education. If you are taking summer courses, please inform us that you are enrolled by emailing info@kings.uwo the registration information
  • Students may complete an Applicant Profile (which describes extenuating circumstances and extracurricular activities), which will be considered in cases where the minimum average wasn't met

Program-Specific Requirements

Every program has specific course and supplemental requirements.

  • Required courses: You need these for admission to the program
  • Recommended courses: You don't need these to be admitted, but we do recommend that you take them to be successful in your first year and to be able to take the courses you need
  • Supplemental requirements: These are additional forms to help us decide if the program is right for you

Click here to see program-specific requirements. 

Acceptable Courses

Below are the courses we consider acceptable. Include all courses you're taking in your Self-Reported Grades form, even if they aren't on this list. 

  • 20th Century World History 12
  • Anatomy and Physiology 12
  • Any Language 12 (External Language Certificate 12)
  • Asian Studies 12
  • B.C. First Peoples 12
  • Biology 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Chinese Language and Culture 12A
  • Communication orale 12
  • Comparative Civilizations 12
  • Comparative Cultures 12
  • Comparative World Religions 12
  • Composition 12
  • Computer Programming 12
  • Computer Science 12
  • Computer Studies 12
  • Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12
  • Creative Writing 12
  • Economics 12
  • Economic Theory 12
  • English 12
  • English 12 First Peoples
  • English Literature 12
  • English Studies 12
  • Environmental Science 12
  • First Nations Studies 12
  • Foundations of Math 12
  • Français langue et culture 12
  • French 12
  • French Immersion 12
  • Genocide Studies 12
  • Geography 12
  • Geology 12
  • Geometry 12
  • German 12
  • Hebrew 12
  • Hebrew Language 12
  • History 12
  • Human Geography 12
  • Information Technology 12
  • Intro to Calculus 12
  • Japanese 12
  • Langue et culture de la francophonie 12
  • Latin 12
  • Law 12
  • Law Studies 12
  • Literary Studies 12
  • Mandarin 12
  • Math 12
  • Music Composition and Production 12
  • New Media 12
  • Philosophy & Religion 12
  • Philosophy 12
  • Physical Geography 12
  • Physics 12
  • Political Studies 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
  • Principles of Mathematics 12
  • Punjabi 12
  • Social Justice 12
  • Spanish 12
  • Specialized Science 12
  • Spoken Language 12
  • Statistics 12
  • Survey Mathematics 12
  • Urban Studies 12