British Columbia

General admission requirements

To be eligible for general undergraduate admission, you will need to successfully complete Grade 12 with senior level high school courses in the following five subject areas: 

Subject areaEligible Grade 12 coursesEligible IB courses
1. English One of:
  • English First Peoples 12
  • English Studies 12
English (Standard or Higher level)
2. Mathematics* One of:
  • Foundations of Mathematics 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
  • Calculus 12
One of the following at the Standard or Higher level:
  • Mathematics: analysis and approaches
  • Mathematics: applications and interpretation
3. Laboratory Science* One of:
  • Anatomy and Physiology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Geology 12
  • Physics 12
One of the following at the Standard or Higher level:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
4. Social Studies or Modern/Classical Language (MCL)* One of:
  • 20th Century World History 12
  • Asian Studies 12
  • BC First Peoples 12
  • Comparative Cultures 12
  • Comparative World Religions 12
  • Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12
  • Economics Theory 12
  • Genocide Studies 12
  • Human Geography 12
  • Law Studies 12
  • Philosophy 12
  • Physical Geography 12
  • Political Studies 12
  • Social Justice 12
  • Urban Studies 12
  • any grade 12 MCL course
One of the following at the Standard or Higher level:
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Global Politics
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • World Religions
  • any language acquisition course
5. Elective A second course in one of the categories above or one additional grade 12 course. Any subject area (Standard or Higher level)

You will need an overall average of at least 70% in the five Grade 12 courses that are used to fulfil the subject area requirements listed above, and a passing grade in each subject. If more than one course satisfies a subject area, the course with the highest grade is used to determine your admission average.

*Students who are missing an eligible course in one of subject groups 2, 3 or 4, who apply for admission to a program that does not require completion of these courses, will be considered for general undergraduate admission. In this case, an eligible course in subject groups 1, 2, 3 or 4 may be used to substitute the missing course. Students who are missing eligible courses in two subject areas should contact admissions@mun.ca for further information.

Applicants who have completed certain International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) courses may be eligible for transfer credit.

Admission to some programs is competitive for a limited number of spaces. A higher admission average and/or supplementary information may be required as part of the faculty-specific admissions.

 

Supporting documents required

If you are currently in high school

When you apply (early acceptance)
  • Upload your interim transcript to the admissions portal. Ensure that your submission includes your final results for grades 10 and 11, as well as your current grade 12 course registrations.
  • Supplementary information required for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.
When you finish grade 12 (verified acceptance)
  • Final official transcript sent directly from the Ministry of Education's StudentTranscripts Service.

If you have completed high school and not attended a post-secondary institution 

  • Upload your final high school transcript to the admissions portal. Note that this transcript will be considered unofficial, but may be sufficient for early acceptance.
    • An official transcript sent directly from the Ministry of Education's StudentTranscripts Service will be required for verified acceptance.
  • Supplementary information required for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.

If you have attended a post-secondary institution

 

English language proficiency

If you have not attended an English medium high school in Canada for at least three years, you may be required to provide further proof of English language proficiency.

 

Submitting your documents

Applicants are encouraged to submit all available official documents before their assigned registration time to assist with course registration and the verified acceptance decision. All required official documents must be submitted by the document deadline.

Supporting documents should be sent to:

Mail/post:
Office of the Registrar
Memorial University
P.O. Box 4200
St. John's NL  A1C 5S7
Canada

Courier:
Office of the Registrar
Memorial University
Room A2000
Arts and Administration Building
230 Elizabeth Ave.
St. John's NL  A1C 5S7
Canada

Email:
Documents: admiss.docs@mun.ca (Documents only, no replies sent.)
Inquiries: admissions@mun.ca