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Undergraduate Degree Requirements for Quebec Applicants

General Requirements

Undergraduate program applicants from Quebec must present the following:

Grade 12 Requirements:

  1. High School Diploma
  2. 6 academic Grade 12 courses (university-preparation level), including the required courses for your chosen degree, as outlined below

CEGEP Requirements:

  1. 12 academic courses, including required courses for your chosen degree, as outlined below.

Things to remember:

  • Estimated cutoff ranges are based on admission averages from previous years and are provided as a point of reference. Exact cut-offs are determined by the quantity and quality of applications received and the space available in the program. Having an average within this range does not guarantee admission.
  • Co-op averages will often exceed the estimated cut-off ranges. Students not admissible to co-op will be automatically considered for the regular program.
  • Majors with a single asterisk * indicate a co-op option is available.
  • Majors with a double asterisk ** indicate admission to co-op only.

Additional information for:

  • High School Students
  • Transfer Students
  • Home Schooled Students
  • Mature Students
  • Visiting Students
  • Post-Degree Students

Admission Requirements by Program - Quebec Students

Select your student type

Bachelor of Applied Science

Majors

  • Applied Human Nutrition
  • Child Studies
  • Family Studies and Human Development

Required Courses

Applied Human Nutrition

  • English 12
  • 1 academic Grade 12 math (Data Management 12, Advanced Functions 12, Calculus 12)
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Child Studies & Family Studies and Human Development

  • English 12
  • 1 academic Grade 12 math (Data Management 12, Advanced Functions 12, Calculus 12)
  • 4 additional courses numbered 12

Estimated Cut-off Ranges

  • 75-80%

Bachelor of Arts

Majors

  • Anthropology*
  • Art History
  • Classical and Modern Cultures
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice and Public Policy*
  • Culture and Technology Studies*
  • Economics*
  • English
  • Environmental Governance*
  • Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics*
  • French Studies
  • Geography*
  • History*
  • International Development Studies*
  • Justice and Legal Studies*
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science*
  • Psychology*
  • Quantitative Economics and Finance*
  • Sexualities, Genders and Social Change
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre Studies

Required Courses

Economics and Quantitative Economics and Finance*

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 4 additional academic Grade 12 courses in Quebec

Other majors

  • English 12
  • 5 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Completion of Advanced Functions 12 is highly recommended for Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics; this major requires knowledge in math. A grade 12 academic math course is recommended for students pursuing other social science majors.
  • Students not admitted to Criminal Justice and Public Policy will be automatically considered for the Bachelor of Arts, Justice and Legal Studies. Students not admitted to Psychology will be automatically considered for the Bachelor of Arts, Sociology. Learn more about Alternate Offers.

Estimated Cut-off Ranges

  • 80-86% (Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Psychology)
  • 75-80% (all other majors)

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 1 Arts or Social Studies academic Grade 12 course
  • 1 additional academic Grade 12 course

Note

  • Arts and Social Studies courses include languages and literatures, performing arts, social sciences, geography, and history.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 78 - 83%

Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management

Majors

  • Environmental Management*
  • Equine Management*

Required Courses

Environmental Management

  • English 12
  • Biology 12
  • 4 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Equine Management

  • English 12
  • 1 of Data Management 12, Advanced Functions 12, and Calculus 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Students interested in Environmental Management are strongly recommended to take an academic level math and chemistry.
  • Applicants to Environmental Management who lack chemistry will be required to take a replacement course in semester one.

Estimated Cutoff Ranges

  • 75-80%

Bachelor of Commerce

Majors

  • Accounting*
  • Food and Agricultural Business*
  • Government, Economics and Management*
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Management*
  • Management Economics and Finance*
  • Marketing Management*
  • Real Estate*
  • Sport and Event Management*
    • Offered in-person and fully online
  • Undeclared (first year only)

Required Courses

Government, Economics and Management & Hospitality and Tourism Management

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 4 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Other majors & undeclared

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 1 additional academic Grade 12 math (Data Management 12, Calculus 12)
  • 3 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Students interested in co-op should apply directly to a major with co-op, as Undeclared does not have a co-op option.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 80-86%

Bachelor of Computing

Majors

  • Computer Science*
  • Software Engineering*

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • 4 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Computing and data management (math) type courses are recommended, as are other courses necessary to prepare you for study in an area of application.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 85-90%

Bachelor of Creative Arts, Health and Wellness

Majors

  • Music
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre Studies

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • 5 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 75-80%

Bachelor of Engineering

Majors

  • Biological Engineering**
  • Biomedical Engineering**
  • Civil Engineering**
  • Computer Engineering**
  • Engineering Systems and Computing**
  • Environmental Engineering**
  • Mechanical Engineering**
  • Mechatronics Engineering**
  • Water Resources Engineering**

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Physics 12
  • 1 additional academic Grade 12 course

Notes

  • Students are admitted directly to the co-op program. A regular stream is available, and students not interested in co-op may request a transfer once they begin their program.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 84-89%

Bachelor of Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 75-80%

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • 5 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Applicants are required to submit the Background Information Form.
  • Application and BIF submission deadline: March 1. Learn more at admission.uoguelph.ca/suppforms.
  • Design arts, technical drawing and science courses are strongly recommended

Estimated Cut-off Range

Admission is determined through a combination of academic grades and evaluation of the Background Information Form (BIF).

Bachelor of Mathematics

Majors

  • Mathematical Science

Required Courses

  • English 12 (Academic)
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • Calculus 12
  • 3 additional academic courses

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 78-84%

Bachelor of One Health

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 1 Arts or Social Studies academic Grade 12 course
  • 1 additional academic Grade 12 course

Note

  • Arts and Social Studies courses include languages and literatures, performing arts, social sciences, geography, and history.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 80-85%

Bachelor of Science

Majors

Biological Sciences

  • Animal Biology
  • Biochemistry*
  • Biological Science
  • Bio-Medical Science
  • Biomedical Toxicology*
  • Food Science*
  • Human Health and Nutritional Sciences*
  • Human Kinetics
  • Marine and Freshwater Biology*
  • Microbiology and Immunology*
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics*
  • Neuroscience*
  • Plant Science*
  • Wildlife Biology and Conservation*
  • Zoology

Physical Sciences

  • Biological and Medical Physics*
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry*
  • Chemical Physics*
  • Chemistry*
  • Physical Science
  • Physics*
  • Theoretical Physics

Required Courses

Biological Sciences

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Physical Sciences

  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Two of three senior level sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry) are required for admission; completion of all three is recommended. Applicants who lack the third science course will take a replacement course in semester one.
  • Students not admitted to co-op will be considered for the regular program.
  • Students not admitted to Animal Biology will be considered for Zoology
  • Students not admitted to Bio-Medical Science or Human Kinetics will be considered for an alternate offer to Biological Science. Learn more about Alternate Offers.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • Biological Sciences: 80-85% for all majors except:
    • Animal Biology, Bio-Medical Science: 85-91%
    • Neuroscience: 81-86%
  • Physical Sciences: 78-84% for all majors

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Majors

  • Animal Science*
  • Crop Science*
  • Honours Agriculture*
  • Horticulture*

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Completion of senior-level Biology and Chemistry is recommended. First year is common; students will select a major in the second year.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 75-80%

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences

Majors

  • Earth Observation and Geographic Information Science*
  • Ecology*
  • Environment and Resource Management*
  • Environmental Economics and Policy*
  • Environmental Sciences*

Required Courses

  • English 12
  • Advanced Functions 12
  • 2 of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12
  • 2 additional academic Grade 12 courses

Notes

  • Completion of senior level Biology and Chemistry is recommended. The first year is common; students will select a major in the second year.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 75-80%

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

No direct admission from secondary school. Applicants must have completed a minimum of two years of a full-time undergraduate degree program. For Canadian students, please visit the DVM Program Application for additional admission requirements and residency status.

Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management

Required Courses

  • Completion of Grade 11 or 12 Math, Biology and Chemistry is recommended.

Notes

  • Applicants are required to submit the Background Information Form.
  • Previous experience in the turfgrass industry is considered an asset.

Estimated Cut-off Range

  • 65%-70%

Admission is determined through a combination of academic grades and evaluation of the Background Information Form (BIF).

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