Approved Grade 12 Courses

Many of you have asked me about what grade 12 courses are considered the "approved grade 12 courses" at a university. As I have said during my course planning presentation, every school's list of approved grade 12 courses are different. Most colleges do not have a specific list of approved grade 12 courses; while most universities do have such a list (there are, however, exceptions).

As universities may change their list of approved grade 12 courses, it is best to check with the post secondary schools' websites directly for the most up-to-date information. Below are links to the major universities in B.C. and their list of approved grade 12 courses, where applicable:

Capilano University: does have a list of approved grade 12 courses: click here

Kwantlen University: no listed approved grade 12 courses; see admission info page here for details

Simon Fraser University (SFU): approved grade 12 courses vary by the faculty. For details, click here

Trinity Western University (TWU): has a list of accepted grade 12 academic subjects. Click here for details

University of British Columbia (UBC): has a list of approved grade 12 courses. Click here for details

University of Victoria (UVic): has a list of approved grade 11 and 12 courses. Click here for details

When selecting courses for next year, it is important for you to find out from the post-secondary institution and the program(s) you are interested in the courses you need to take. Remember: admission requirements are the courses you need to have for a post-secondary school to look at your application, and program-specific requirements are pre-requisites the schools would use in calculating whether or not you will be accepted into the program of your choice. The two are DIFFERENT in most cases.