Applicants must meet the requirements listed here as well as the criteria on the Additional Admission Criteria tab.
CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
Applicants may be admitted to one of the following:
Regular Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses:
1. ELA 30-1
2. Mathematics 30-1 or Pure Mathematics 30
3. Two of the following: Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 31, Physics 30, Computing Science (CSE) Advanced Level Career and Technology Studies (CTS)(minimum 5 credits)
One Group A, B or C course
Note:
Applicants must have completed the appropriate high school courses or present university-level substitutions.
Applicants with nine or more university-level credits must also present a minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Mature Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and have been out of full-time high school at least one year by the beginning of the intake term. Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 60 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses:
1. ELA 30-1
2. Mathematics 30-1 or Pure Mathematics 30
3. Two of the following: Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 31, Physics 30, Computing Science (CSE) Advanced Level Career and Technology Studies (CTS) (minimum 5 credits)
Note:
Applicants must have completed the appropriate high school courses or present university-level substitutions.
Applicants with nine or more university-level credits must also present a minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Previous Post-Secondary Work
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Admission in this category does not imply or guarantee the transfer of any coursework and/or credential unless a block transfer agreement (internal or external) is in effect and published in the calendar by the Office of the Registrar. In addition, transfer of coursework does not imply or guarantee that an applicant will be admitted.
Applicants must have successfully completed the following:
A minimum of 24 credits of university-transferable coursework, from a recognized institution, with a minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The required core courses listed under the Regular or Mature Admission category.
Probationary Admission
To be evaluated through the Program
A limited number of probationary admissions may be granted to applicants who have attempted nine or more credits of post-secondary coursework with a minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) of less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Before an admissions decision can be made an applicant must satisfy one of the following:
1. Successfully complete nine credits of university level coursework, with no grade less than C.
OR
2. Successfully complete more than nine credits of university level coursework, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants who do not complete this coursework will not be considered for admission in this category.
Those students accepted to the program will be placed on Academic Probation and will be required to sign a probationary contract.
Please see the Additional Admission Criteria tab for all other program admission requirements.
Applicants must meet the following requirements as well as criteria listed under the Categories of Admission tab.
ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIA
All applicants must meet the following:
English Language Proficiency
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories
All applicants must meet an acceptable level of English language proficiency. We will require official documents such as high school or post-secondary transcripts or proof of successful completion of standardized language evaluation. Full details are available in MacEwan’s full-time calendar or online at www.MacEwan.ca.
Please see the Categories of Admission tab for all other program admission requirements.
