Admission Requirements

ADMISSIONS
Students are accepted into the General Studies program for the Fall (September), Winter (January) or Summer (May) terms.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have an Alberta High School Diploma or equivalent with 60% in English Language Arts (ELA) 30-1 or 30-2 and 50% in Math 20 Pure or Applied.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Applicants completing the new Alberta high school math curriculum will require a minimum grade of 50% in Math 20-2 or a higher level math.

ALTERNATE ADMISSION
Applicants may be required to take admission placement testing and are expected to achieve a minimum 60th percentile in Reading and Sentence Skills, and a minimum 50th percentile in Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra.

Students scoring below these minimum requirements but above the 35th percentile in the admission placement testing may be conditionally accepted into General Studies. Assessment may be waived in individual cases.

Applicants who lack the required academic admission requirements can apply to the College and University Preparatory Program to upgrade for your program.

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
If you have experience working in this field of study, you may be eligible for Prior Learning Assessment.