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BC high school admission requirements

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General requirements

A comprehensive list of all approved Grade 11 and 12 academic courses can be found here.
Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with greater emphasis on List A courses.

Grade 11 required courses

Type Course List B
One of:
English 11
  • EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11
  • EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11
  • EFP: Literary Studies + Writing 11
  • Composition 11
  • Creative Writing 11
  • English First Peoples 11
  • Literary Studies 11
  • New Media 11
  • Spoken Language 11
One of:
Math 11
  • Foundations of Math 11
  • Pre-calculus 11
One of:
Science 11
  • Chemistry 11
  • Earth Science 11
  • Environmental Science 11
  • Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11)
  • Physics 11
  • Science for Citizens 11
  • Specialized Science 12
One of:
Social Studies 11

See all approved grade 11 courses

Grade 12 required courses

t-warning Students must complete a minimum of 5 approved grade 12 courses, including all required courses. Equivalent AP or IB courses may be used in place of the following courses.

This faculty will require BC high school students to present one course from the social science/humanities category within List A, rather than two.

Type Course List A
One of: 
English 12
  • English Studies 12 (min 70%)
  • English First Peoples 12 (min 70%)
  • Francais langue et culture 12 (Francophone schools only)
One of:
Science 12 or Math 12
  • Anatomy & Physiology 12 (Biology 12)
  • Calculus 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Computer Science 12
  • Environmental Science 12 (Sustainable Resources 12)
  • Foundations of Mathematics 12
  • Geology 12
  • Geometry 12
  • Physical Geography 12 (Geography 12)
  • Physics 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
  • Statistics 12

One of:
Social Studies 12

 
  • 20th Century World History 12 (History 12)
  • Asian Studies 12
  • BC First Peoples 12
  • Comparative World Religions 12
  • Comparative Cultures 12 (Comparative Civilizations 12)
  • Composition 12
  • Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12
  • Creative Writing 12 
  • Economic Theory 12
  • Economics 12
  • Genocide Studies 12
  • Human Geography 12
  • Law Studies 12 (Law 12)
  • Literary Studies 12 (English Literature 12)
  • New Media 12 
  • Philosophy 12
  • Political Studies 12
  • Social Justice 12
  • Spoken Language 12
  • Urban Studies 12
One of:
Language 12 or one additional course from List A
  • American Sign Language 12
  • Farsi 12
  • French 12 
  • German 12
  • Italian 12
  • Japanese 12
  • Korean 12
  • Mandarin 12
  • Punjabi 12
  • Russian 12
  • Spanish 12
  • or one additional course from List A

*Students unable to complete the requirements in any one category due to course availability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

See all approved grade 12 courses

Type Course List B
One additional course from:
List A or List B
 
  • Accounting 12
  • Arabic 12
  • Art Studio 12
  • Choral Music 12 (includes Chamber 12, Concert Choir 12, Vocal Jazz 12)
  • Composition & Production 12
  • Contemporary Music 12
  • Dance Choreography 12
  • Dance Company 12
  • Dance Conditioning 12
  • Dance Foundations 12
  • Dance Technique & Performance 12
  • Directing and Script Development 12
  • Drama 12
  • Engineering 12
  • Entrepreneurship 12
  • Film & Television 12
  • Financial Accounting 12
  • Graphic Arts 12
  • Instrumental Music 12 (includes Concert Band 12, Guitar 12, Jazz Band 12, and Orchestra 12)
  • Mechatronics 12
  • Media Arts 12
  • Musical Theatre 12
  • Photography 12
  • Studio Arts 2D 12
  • Studio Arts 3D 12
  • Theatre Company 12
  • Theatre Production 12

See all approved grade 12 courses

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