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Admission requirements by program
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Four additional academic subjects
Please complete the supplemental application if you are a theatre major applying to the Fountain School of Performing Arts.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- One academic Science 12 subject
- Two additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Physics 12
- Academic Biology 12
- One additional academic subject
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
Please take note that additional paperwork must be completed in order to be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound program. Permanent residents of the Maritime provinces will be given preference for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences. International students are not eligible for admission to this program due to residency requirements and capacity constraints.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12
- Academic Chemistry 12
- Academic Physics 12
- One additional academic subject
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Four additional academic subjects
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
- Minimum overall average: 80%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
Students interested in studying medicine can apply to finish their freshman year in the Integrated Science Program. On your application, select the Integrated Science option. Additionally, students must pass one more university-level preparatory course and two of each of the following: Chemistry, Biology, or Physics.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Four additional academic subjects
- Candidates must perform well on an instrument or sing well during an audition or interview.
- Additionally, candidates must pass written diagnostic exams demonstrating their proficiency in aural dictation and the fundamentals of music theory (grade II theory, according to the Royal Conservatory of Music).
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Physics 12
- Academic Chemistry 12
- One additional academic subject
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
View specific courses that fulfil admission requirements. Please take note that additional paperwork must be completed in order to be admitted to the Nuclear Medicine Technology program. Permanent residents of the Maritime provinces will be given preference for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences. International students are not eligible for admission to this program due to residency requirements and capacity constraints.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Biology 12
- Academic Chemistry 12
- One additional academic subject
- Completion of the CASPer test
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
International applicants to this program are not eligible for Direct Entry admission due to residency requirements and capacity constraints. The final semester for which international applicants to Advanced Standing Nursing will be accepted is Fall 2022.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Physics 12
- One of: Academic Biology 12 or Academic Chemistry 12
- One additional academic subject
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
View specific courses that fulfil admission requirements. Please be aware that additional paperwork must be completed in order to be admitted to the Radiological Technology program. Permanent residents of the Maritime provinces will be given preference for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences. International students are not eligible for admission to this program due to residency requirements and capacity constraints.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Four additional academic subjects
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Chemistry 12
- One of: Academic Biology 12 or Academic Physics 12
- One additional academic subject
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
Please be aware that additional paperwork must be completed in order to be admitted to the respiratory therapy program. Permanent residents of the Maritime provinces will be given preference for admission to the BHSc program in the School of Health Sciences. International students are not eligible for admission to this program due to residency requirements and capacity constraints.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
To finish their first year in the Integrated Science Program, students who are applying to the Science department may apply. On your application, select the Integrated Science option. Additionally, students must pass one more university-level preparatory course and two of each of the following: Chemistry, Biology, or Physics.
Faculty of Agriculture admission requirements
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12*
- Three additional academic subjects
View specific courses that fulfil admission requirements. *If you are otherwise qualified but lack the necessary pre-calculus math course, you may be admitted with the condition that you take the necessary non-credit introductory studies class in your first year before enrolling in the degree-level class.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12*
- Three additional academic subjects
*If you are otherwise qualified but lack the necessary pre-calculus math course, you may be admitted with the condition that you take the necessary non-credit introductory studies class in your first year before enrolling in the degree-level class.
Diploma in Business Management
- Minimum overall average: 60%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 11
- Academic Science 10
- Academic Chemistry 11, Academic Biology 11, or Agriculture 11
- Four additional academic Grade 12 subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Pre-calculus Math 12*
- Academic Chemistry 12*
- Academic Physics 12*
- One additional academic subject
*If you are otherwise qualified but lack the necessary pre-calculus math, chemistry, or physics classes, you may be admitted with the condition that you take the necessary non-credit introductory studies classes in your first year before enrolling in degree-level classes. For more information, connect with an advisor.
Diploma in Managed Landscapes
- Minimum overall average: 60%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Biology 12
- Academic Chemistry 11
- Two additional Grade 12 academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
Diploma in Plant Science Technology
- Minimum overall average: 60%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 11
- Academic Chemistry 11
- One of: Academic Biology 10 or Academic Science 10
- Four additional academic Grade 12 subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
Diploma in Veterinary Technology
- Minimum overall average: 60%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Biology 12
- Academic Chemistry 12
- One additional academic subject
- Completion of the CASPer test
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 75%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Academic Math 12
- Academic Biology 11
- Three additional academic subjects
Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not ensure admission to this program, which may use a competitive average for admission.
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The university is ranked 12th in Canada in the overall QS World University Rankings 2023 and 10th in Canada for full-time MBA programs. Additionally, Dalhousie University has received five stars from QS for its teaching, employability, inclusiveness, and other qualities.
What marks do you need to get into Dalhousie University?
RequirementsMinimum overall average: 70%Academic English 12. Pre-calculus Math 12*Academic Chemistry 12*Academic Physics 12*One additional academic subject.
What is Dalhousie University best known for?
The largest university in Atlantic Canada is Dalhousie University, which also houses 56 Canada Research Chairs. Healthy populations, communities, and people are important research areas, as are a sustainable ocean, food security, culture, society, and community development.