CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
*Applicants must meet the requirements listed here as well as the criteria on the Additional Admission Criteria tab.
Applicants may be admitted to one of the following:
Regular Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
a) Applicants must have an Alberta high school diploma (or equivalent).
OR
b) 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. Pure Mathematics 30
3. One Group A course
4. One Group C course
5. One Group A, B or C course
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.
*Please see the Additional Admission Criteria tab for all other program admission requirements.
ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIA
*Applicants must also meet the criteria listed under the Categories of Admission tab.
All applicants must meet the following:
1. Skills Appraisal
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories*
• Unless otherwise specified, identified Skills Appraisal requirements must be completed by the beginning of the intake term.
Applicants must complete the Skills Appraisal only if they do not present ELA 30-1 with a minimum grade of 65 percent or ELA 30-2 with a minimum grade of 75 percent.
Applicants must complete the Skills Appraisal only if they do not present Pure Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 31 with a minimum grade of 50 percent or Applied Mathematics 30 with a minimum grade of 65 percent.
Writing: Applicants must successfully complete the writing portion AND be eligible to enter ENGL 111 OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of C-.
Reading: Applicants must successfully complete the reading portion OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of C-.
Math: Applicants must successfully complete the math portion OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of C-.
*Under Regular Admission, Skills Appraisal is only applicable to applicants under category 1.a).
2. 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.
*Please see the Categories of Admission tab for all other program admission requirements.
