General admission requirements

Credential

One of the following:

• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE);

and one of the following:

• General Certificate of Education (GCE) or
• International Advanced Levels (IAL).

All credential documents must be awarded by one of the following UK awarding bodies: Cambridge, Pearson Edxcel, AQA, or OCR.

Required subject areas

1. English
2. Mathematics*
3. Laboratory Science* (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)
4. Social Studies or Modern/Classical Language*
5. Elective

*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 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.

General admission criteria

Grade requirement

• Completion of the GCE including a minimum grade of C/4 in the required subject areas at the Ordinary (“O” or IGCSE) Level and at least three Advanced Subsidiary (“AS”) Level or two Advanced (“A”) Level subjects with a minimum grade of C. Exceptional candidates may be admitted based upon GCSE/IGCSE examination results.

English language proficiency

• Proof of English language proficiency is normally not required.
• Applicants who have completed English as a Second Language as the course used to fulfill the English subject area requirement will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency through a standardized test. 

Competitive program entry (if applicable)

• 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.

Additional notes

Completion of AS or A Level subject examinations with minimum scores may qualify accepted applicants for course-based transfer credit.

BTEC or Applied Advanced Level subjects are not an ideal preparation for admission. General Paper, General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Key Skills subjects are not acceptable.

Supporting documents required

If you have not yet completed A/AS Levels

When you apply (early acceptance)

• Copy of the final GCSE/IGCSE certificate and AS/A Level predicted grades or Provisional Results Slip, sent to admiss.docs@mun.ca.
• Official English proficiency test result (if required). See general admission criteria section above.
• Supplementary information required for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.
• Nursing applicants should e-mail an unofficial copy of their mid-year grade/progress report (issued by their school in January/February) no later than March 1.

When you have completed A/AS Levels

All official GCSE/IGCSE and GCE/IAL Final Certificates or Statement of Results Certificates are required.

Cambridge

Certificates that can be verified through Cambridge^* should be submitted to admiss.docs@mun.ca.

Pearson Edexcel

Certificates should be submitted directly from Pearson or the British Council to admiss.docs@mun.ca. We will also accept certificates sent directly from an official email address listed on the website of the issuing school, or certified copies sent via post or courier to the address provided below.

Other awarding bodies

Certificates should be submitted directly from the awarding body to admiss.docs@mun.ca. We will also accept certificates sent directly from an official email address listed on the website of the issuing school, or certified copies sent via post or courier to the address provided below.

Additional documents

• Official English proficiency test result (if required). See general admission criteria section above.
• Supplementary information required for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.

If you have attended a post-secondary institution

• Refer to our university or college applicant requirements.

Submitting your documents

Supporting documents should be sent to: