Requirements U.S. Admissions

Minimum admission requirements

Recognized U.S. High School Diploma. U.S. Senior Year/Grade 12 in an accredited high school with a high grade point average. We expect competitive applicants to be enrolled in a rigorous academic course load, and to have taken the highest level of course available to them in prerequisite subjects.


Prerequisite courses

Prerequisite subjects, including English, should be presented at Senior Year/Grade 12 level or AP/IB. SAT Subject Tests cannot be used to satisfy prerequisites. 

Calculus 12 or AP Calculus or 1 semester of college or university Calculus is required for most math, science, computer science, and commerce programs. Precalculus cannot be used to satisfy the Calculus prerequisite. AP Statistics does not provide the appropriate preparation.

Standardized tests

Students who have written SAT or ACT tests, and wish to have these considered in their assessment, may submit their scores. 

Applicants to Engineering are required to fully disclose all test scores.

SAT, ACT and AP scores should be sent to us electronically. SAT and AP institution code is 0982 and ACT institution code is 5366.

Middle 50% data for admitted students from U.S. high schools

Approximately half of admitted students (Engineering excluded) submitted an SAT or ACT result.

The score range for the middle 50% of admitted students was:

  • For the SAT: 1450-1550
  • For the ACT: 32-35
  • For CGPA: 3.7 to 4.0

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