Academic

We do not use the GPA calculated by your university as we do our own calculations.  All marks from courses taken as full-time studies, (i.e. 3.0 FCEs in the regular academic session- September to April and  1.5 FCEs in the summer term), will count in the GPA. 

You are expected to complete studies that correspond with your current year.  For example, if you are applying for admission while registered in the third year of undergraduate studies, you should have at least three third-year or higher courses in your program. If you are in the fourth year of your program, you should be enrolled in a majority of courses at the third- and fourth-year levels.  Please note that this is an expectation rather than a requirement.  It is recognized that at times, students take courses in lower years for various reasons, such as a change in program or to complete subjects of interest or prerequisites that did not fit the academic schedule previously.  

Applicants have the option of submitting an academic explanation essay, if they have had extenuating circumstances where their GPA does not reflect their true academic ability.

If the applicant’s institution has divided the full-year course and given a semester course mark for the first term, we will count that mark in the GPA calculation. If the applicant’s institution has only provided a mark at the end of the Winter 2020 term, then the entire course will be treated as being credit/no credit and will not be used in the GPA calculation. In both cases, all credit/no credit courses will count towards the number of credits required for application and may be used to fulfil prerequisites. None of the courses designated credit/no credit due to Covid-19 disruptions will be amongst the courses dropped for those eligible for the weighting formula. 

With the exception of the Winter 2020 term, all undergraduate course grades obtained during the fall, winter, and summer terms on a full-time basis (i.e., 3.0 or more FCEs during the fall/winter and 1.5 or more FCEs during the summer terms) will count toward the admissions GPA calculation. 

Although we treat Winter 2020 grades as credit (CR)/no credit (NCR), all credits obtained during the Winter 2020 term will count toward the course-load, credit, and prerequisite course assessments. If your university has divided the course and given a semester course mark for the first term, we will count that mark in the GPA calculation. 

No, the same policy applies to all Winter 2020 grades.

No. Grades are not weighted differently based on your year of study. 

The changes that have been announced are part of the renewal process announced in 2019. All changes are introduced in phases to allow us to carefully monitor our interventions and assess their efficacy in making our admissions process more equitable and accessible.

After consulting with other universities, we have been given a broad understanding of the difficulties of course delivery and the challenges faced by both professors and students in adapting to on-line learning. In addition, after an in-depth examination of the variations of how winter courses were arranged, and how responsibilities, assignments, and examinations were laid out over the term, it has become apparent that there is no equitable way to split a full year course and effectively encompass all the variations and nuances encountered by many academic institutions.

No. Part-time courses are counted towards meeting the prerequisite and degree requirements, but they will not be included in the GPA calculation.