All Applicants must possess the equivalent to an Alberta High School Diploma with a minimum of 60% in their final year of study.
Applicants must possess a High School Diploma, with an average of at least 60% calculated on four grade 12 subjects, including one of the following:
- Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
- English 30 or English 30-1 (ELA 30-1) with a minimum grade of 60%; or
- English 33 or English 30-2 (ELA 30-2) with a minimum grade of 65%;
- Ontario
- English Grade 12 U (ENG4U) course with a minimum of 60%
- British Columbia and Yukon
- English 12 with a minimum of 60%; or
- English 12 First Peoples
- Manitoba
- English 40S (ELA40S) with a minimum of 60%
- New Brunswick
- English 121 or 122 with a minimum of 60%
- Newfoundland
- English 3201 with a minimum of 60%
- Nova Scotia
- English 12 Academic (English 3201) with a minimum of 60%
- Prince Edward Island
- English 611 or 621 with a minimum of 60%
- Quebec CEGEP
- English Literature 603 series with a minimum of 60%
- Saskatchewan
- English A30 and B30 with a minimum of 60%
Mature Applicants must be 21 years of age or older by the first day of classes of the term to which they are seeking admission. Mature applicants will be considered for admission to First Year Studies as a non-matriculated adult applicant provided that they possess the English requirement as outlined by Province above.
Applicants who are from outside Canada must submit official transcripts (translated and notarized if not in English) which verify that the applicant possesses the equivalent to an Alberta High School Diploma with a minimum average of 60% or its equivalent in the final year of study, as determined by the Admissions Office. International applicants whose first language is not English should refer to ACAD’s English Proficiency Requirements.