Acceptable Courses Alberta

General Requirement: High School Diploma + 5 Grade 12 academic courses numbered 30 or 31 with a weight of 5 (including required courses for the program you’ve applied to).

  • Courses must be five credits each. The University of Guelph does not substitute two 3.0 credit courses for 5.0 credit course.
  • AP and IB courses are acceptable, in addition to French immersion equivalents of the courses listed below. 
  • In instances where provincial exams are written, the better of the two grades (in-class vs. final blended grade) is used to determine your admission average.

Grade 12 Courses Approved for Admission Consideration at the University of Guelph

All 5.0 credit academic courses numbered 30 or 31 including:

English Language Arts 30-1

30-level language other than English

Mathematics 30-1, 30-2, & 31

Biology 30

Chemistry 30

Physics 30

Science 30

Social Studies 30-1

Art 30, 31

Drama 30

Music 30 (Choral, Instrumental, General)

Aboriginal Studies 30

 

Career & Technology Studies (CTS) subjects are not acceptable for admission. Locally Developed 35-level academic courses are usually accepted. Please send course outlines to national@uoguelph.ca for confirmation.