Admissions Chart 7 BSc (Honors) and BSc (Specialization) Admission Requirements

Note: Students should be aware that their chosen program may contain courses for which there are specific Grade 12 prerequisites that must be met in addition to the subjects used for admission. Please see www.uofa.ualberta.ca/science/programs/undergraduate/admission-to-science for more information.

Program

Honors Required Average

Specialization Required Average

Admission Requirements

Applied Mathematics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

No Specialization program offered.


Applied Mathematics - Minor in Computing Science

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

No Specialization program offered.


Applied Mathematics - Minor in Statistics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

No Specialization program offered.


Astrophysics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Atmospheric Sciences

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer - a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Biochemistry

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.3 GPA on *30 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.7 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Biological Sciences (including Bioinformatics)

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

(Note: A minimum grade of B- is required in MICRB 265 and 311, if taken, in order to transfer to the Microbiology Honors program)

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Cell Biology

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Chemistry

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on all Chemistry courses and a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Computing Science

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 3.0 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 2.3 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Computing Science - Business Minor

No Honors program offered.

High School – no Year 1 entry

Transfer – Admission will be competitive and will require a minimum GPA of 2.3 on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter, a minimum 2.3 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer, and completion of CMPUT 174, 175, MATH 114, 115, *6 junior English, *6 in Science, *6 in an approved option, which may include CMPUT 272.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Computing Science Specialization in Software Practice

No Honors program offered.

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer - a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 2.3 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Computing Science Specialization Stream in Bioinformatics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer - a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 3.0 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer - a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 2.3 GPA on all CMPUT courses completed and eligible for transfer.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Environmental Earth Sciences

Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

High School – no Year 1 entry

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter and completion of the course requirements outlined at right.

Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

High School – no Year 1 entry

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter and completion of the course requirements outlined at right.

Course requirements:

Of the required first year courses for the program, successful completion of at least:

EAS 100 and 105

CHEM 101

MATH 113 or 114

PHYS 124 or 144

Geology

Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

High School – no Year 1 entry

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter and completion of the course requirements outlined at right.

Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

High School – no Year 1 entry

Transfer – a minimum cumulative average 2.3 GPA over all courses completed and completion of the course requirements outlined at right.

Course requirements:

Of the required first year courses for the program, successful completion of at least:

EAS 100 and 105

CHEM 101

MATH 113 or 114

PHYS 124 or 144

Geophysics (Department of Physics)

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Immunology and Infection

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.


Mathematical Physics (Department of Physics)

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

No Specialization program offered.


Mathematics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum GPA of 3.0 on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – requires a GPA of at least 2.3 on all Mathematics courses taken which are eligible to be credited to the degree and successful completion of at least *24 with a GPA of at least 2.3 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Mathematics - Minor in Computing Science

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum GPA of 3.0 on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

No Specialization program offered.


Mathematics - Minor in Statistics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum GPA of 3.0 on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

No Specialization program offered.


Mathematics - Computational Science (Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)

No Honors program offered.

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – requires a GPA of at least 2.3 on the aggregate of all Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science courses taken which are eligible to be credited to the degree and successful completion of at least *24 with a GPA of at least 2.3 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Mathematics and Economics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – normally requires a GPA of at least 2.3 on the aggregate of all Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics courses taken which are eligible to be credited to the degree, and, in the student's most recent Fall/Winter, successful completion of at least *24 with a GPA of at least 2.3 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Mathematics and Finance

High School – No Year 1 entry

Transfer – Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

For Year 2 entry – Students must have completed:

  1. at least *24 in the preceding Fall/Winter with a GPA of at least 3.0, and

  2. Requirements 1-5 (inclusive) for Year 2 entry (see requirements at right) with a GPA of at least 3.0.

For Year 3 Entry – Students must have completed:

  1. at least *24 in each preceding Fall/ Winter with a GPA of at least 3.0, and

  2. *60 applicable including the required courses for Year 3 entry (see requirements at right) with a GPA of at least 3.0.

High School – No Year 1 entry

Transfer – Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive.

For Year 2 entry – Students must have completed:

  1. at least *24 in the preceding Fall/Winter with a GPA of at least 2.7, and

  2. Requirements 1-5 (inclusive) for Year 2 entry (see requirements at right) with a GPA of at least 2.7.

For Year 3 Entry – Students must have completed:

  1. at least *24 in each preceding Fall/ Winter with a GPA of at least 2.7, and

  2. *60 applicable including the required courses for Year 3 entry (see requirements at right) with a GPA of at least 2.7.

Course requirements for Year 2 entry:

  1. MATH 114, 115

  2. MATH 125

  3. STAT 151

  4. ECON 101, 102

  5. *6 junior English, or *3 junior ENGL and *3 junior WRS

  6. *6 in options (CMPUT 174 and 175 recommended)

    7. Course Requirements for Year 3 entry:

    1-6. Above

  7. MATH 214, 215

  8. MATH 225

  9. MATH 253

  10. STAT 265, 266

  11. ECON 281

  12. *9 in options

Neuroscience

(Faculty of Science and the Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry)

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.3 GPA on *30 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

No Specialization program offered.


Paleontology

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%.

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Pharmacology

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.3 GPA on all science courses taken in each preceding Fall/Winter, a minimum 3.3 GPA on *30 in each preceding Fall/Winter, and a minimum grade of B+ in each Department of Pharmacology course.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.7 GPA on all science courses taken in each preceding Fall/Winter, a minimum 2.7 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter, and a minimum 2.7 GPA in Department of Pharmacology courses for each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Physics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Physiology

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.3 GPA on *30 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum grade of B in PHYSL 212 and 214 or a minimum grade of A- in PHYSL 210.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

No Specialization program offered.


Planning

No Honors program offered.

Admission to this program is subject to enrolment management and is therefore competitive. Alberta students may be given preference.

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *18 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4

A written statement outlining an interest in Planning, including any relevant volunteer or work experience. Submit the statement to the Planning advisor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences by May 1.

Psychology

(See also §16.2.2 for BA admission requirements)

High School – No Year 1 entry

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter and a minimum 3.3 GPA on attempted or completed Psychology and required Statistics courses. Admission may take place only after completion of a minimum of *48. Students must complete PSYCO 104 or SCI 100, PSYCO 105, 212; STAT 151; two of PSYCO 223, 239, 241, and two of PSYCO 258, 275, 282; prior to application for admission. Acceptance is dependent upon obtaining approval from a potential research supervisor by August 31. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Departmental Honors advisor.

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – a minimum 2.3 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.4


Statistics

High School – minimum 80%

Transfer – a minimum 3.0 GPA on *24 in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15.3

High School – minimum 75%

Transfer – requires a minimum 2.3 GPA on all Mathematics and Statistics courses taken which are eligible to be credited to the degree and successful completion of a minimum *24 with a 2.3 GPA in each preceding Fall/Winter.

For admission requirements, see §16.15


Note: Each Fall/Winter GPA will be calculated on all courses completed in the Fall/Winter Session regardless of the required minimum load.