High School Student: Nova Scotia

General Requirements

Provincial High School Diploma. Five academic courses, including English 12 or English 12: African Heritage. Calculus 12 can be use in place of Pre-Calculus 12.

Program Requirements

Arts

Arts (QA)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Concurrent Education/Arts (QB)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Concurrent Education/French (QBF)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Smith Commerce

Smith Commerce (QC)

English 12 and Pre-Calculus 12 with minimum grades of 80% in these two prerequisite courses, plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Mandatory supplementary application. 

Computing

Computing (QD)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12 plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Education

Concurrent Education/Arts (QB)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Concurrent Education/French (QBF)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Concurrent Education/Kinesiology (QKF)

English 12, Biology 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

Concurrent Education/Music (QMM)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses. Personal audition, interview and theory test.

Concurrent Education/Science (QF)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Biology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12; and one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Smith Engineering

Smith Engineering (QE)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, and Physics 12.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Stream (QEC)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, and Physics 12.

Mechatronics and Robotics (QEM)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, and Physics 12.

Health Sciences

Health Sciences (QH)

English 12 with a minimum grades of 80%, Biology 12, Chemistry 12, any Grade 12 Mathematics, plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Mandatory supplementary application. 

Kinesiology

Kinesiology (QK)

English 12, Biology 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

Concurrent Education/Kinesiology (QKF)

English 12, Biology 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

Music

Music (QM)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses. Personal audition, interview and theory test.

Concurrent Education/Music (QMM)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses. Personal audition, interview and theory test.

Music Theatre

Music Theatre (QMT)

English 12, plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses. Personal audition.

Nursing

Nursing (QN)

English 12 with a minimum grades of 75%, Biology 12, Chemistry 12, any Grade 12 Mathematics, plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Mandatory supplementary application. 

Science

Science (QS)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Biology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12; and one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Life Science (QL)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Biology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12; and one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Concurrent Education/Science (QF)

English 12, Pre-Calculus 12, plus two of Biology 12, Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12; and one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Acceptable Prerequisite Courses

Please note for application purposes, ³ÉÈË´óƬ requires you to submit a high school issued transcript that includes courses you are currently enrolled in as well as courses you are registered in for your second semester (if in a semestered/term high school). Applicants whom have been offered admission will be required to submit a final transcript directly from their high school.

Students whom have already completed and received their Nova Scotia Diploma must arrange for a final high school transcript indicating graduation to be sent directly to Queen's from their previous high school in order to complete their document requirements.

Acceptable Academic Prerequisite Courses

  • English 12 
  • English 12: African Heritage
  • Global Politics 12
  • Math Pre-Cal (MPC) 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • Physics 12

Acceptable Additional Academic Courses

  • French 12
  • Etude Plan. Geog 12
  • Gaelic 12
  • German 12
  • Latin 12
  • Spanish 12
  • Canadian Literature 12
  • Canadian Geology 12
  • Economics 12
  • English 12: African Heritage
  • Geography 12
  • Global Geography 12
  • Global Politics 12
  • Global History 12
  • History 12
  • Law 12
  • Math 12
  • Sociology 12
  • Political Science 12
  • AP or IB Academic Course(s)

Courses Not Acceptable for Admission Purposes

  • Accounting 12
  • Business Communications 12
  • Business Management 12
  • Business Technology 12
  • Canadian Families 12
  • Canadian History 12
  • Clothing and Textile 12
  • Communication Technology 12
  • Comparative World Religions 12
  • Computer Related Studies 12
  • Data Processing 12
  • Drama 12
  • Earth Science 12
  • English/Communications 12
  • Entrepreneurship 12
  • Food & Nutrition 12
  • Interdisciplinary Global Studies 12
  • Investment and Finance 12
  • Housing 12
  • Info Tech/Processing 12
  • Keyboarding 12
  • Math Foundations 12
  • Music 12
  • Musical Theatre 12
  • Physical Education 12
  • Production Technology 12
  • Shorthand 12
  • Philosophy 12
  • IB CAS
  • IB Theory of Knowledge
  • IB Extended Essay
  • Psychology 12

Common Requirements

Supplementary Information

Your high school transcript is just one piece of information we use when making an admission decision. Each applicant to Queen’s has a unique To-Do List, detailing exactly what we need to complete your application. You can see your To-Do List (and the due dates) on your SOLUS Student Centre. We will send your SOLUS access information after you apply.

We review and update our supplementary requirements on a regular basis to ensure applicants have a meaningful platform to share additional information not available through their grades.

English Language

English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirements: Do you live in a country where English is not the acknowledged primary language? Find out if you are required to submit ELP scores…

QBridge is an English language pathway to Queen’s University for students who are academically competitive for admission to a Queen’s undergraduate degree program, but who do not meet the required admission standard for English language proficiency. The QBridge programs ensure that students are linguistically, academically, and culturally prepared to complete their Queen’s undergraduate degree studies.

Pathways

Indigenous Pathway

Queen’s University offers Indigenous candidates an alternate path for admission to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program. Candidates seeking admission under this pathway apply through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC), and self-identify as having Indigenous ancestry. Using this pathway candidates must meet the general admission conditions for each program and deadlines for admission. This may also include completion of any applicable Supplementary Essays (SE) as well as audition or portfolio submission requirements.

Offers of admission will be made to Indigenous candidates whose total application shows strong evidence of academic preparedness and potential. Students who are admitted under this pathway will be encouraged to make use of the academic advising and academic support services available to all students at Queen’s. Candidates should submit a separate letter to the Indigenous Community Liaison stating that they wish to be considered under this pathway and provide evidence of Indigenous ancestry.

Learn more about the Indigenous Pathway.

 
Apr 18, 2023 10:33 am