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Direct Entry from a Canadian High School

Transferring directly from a Canadian high school? Use the drop down menu below and select your Province to display the requirements.

British Columbia and Yukon Territory


Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • BC/Yukon Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood diploma)
  • British Columbia/Yukon Adult Education Graduation Program (Adult Dogwood diploma)
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate
  • Adult Basic Education (ABE) Provincially approved courses
  • Adult Graduation Diploma Program (Adult Dogwood)

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Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Official British Columbia or Yukon Territory high school transcripts are available from the BC Ministry of Education..

Ministry of Education – Transcripts

P.O. box-reveal 9886 STN PROV GOVT

Victoria, BC V8W 9T6

Tel. 1 (250) 356.7270

www.bced.gov.bc.ca/transcript

Alberta, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories


Alberta’s Guide to Education provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies.
http://education.alberta.ca/media/8883032/abedar2013-14.pdf

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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Alberta, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories Secondary School Diploma
  • General Education Development (GED)
  • Alberta/Nunavut/Northwest Territories High School Equivalency Diploma (mature students)
  • Certificate of Achievement (mature students)
  • Certificate of High School Achievement (mature students)

Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Saskatchewan


The Government of Saskatchewan’s Education website is an excellent guide to the Saskatchewan Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies.
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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Saskatchewan Secondary School Diploma
  • Fransaskois Program
  • Adult 12 program (mature students)
  • Adult 12 Alternative Education Program (mature students)

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Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Manitoba


The Government of Manitoba’s Education website is an excellent guide to the Manitoba High School System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/policy/admin/index.html
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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Manitoba High School Diploma
  • Manitoba Advanced High School Diploma
  • Mature Student Diploma
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

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.Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Ontario


The Government of Ontario’s Education website is an excellent guide to the Ontario Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/commoncc/ccc.html
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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

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Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Quebec


Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  1. Secondary School Diploma (SSD)
  2. College of General and Professional Education (CEGEP)
  3. French Baccalaureate

Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

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New Brunswick


The Government of New Brunswick’s Department of Education and Early Childhood website is an excellent guide to the (Anglophone) New Brunswick Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.gnb.ca/0000/anglophone-e.asp

Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • New Brunswick High School Diploma
  • Adult High School Diploma (AHDS)
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

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Nova Scotia


The Government of Nova Scotia’s Department of Education website is an excellent guide to the Nova Scotia Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.ednet.ns.ca/educators.shtml

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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma
  • Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma for Adults
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

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Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

Prince Edward Island


The Government of Prince Edward Island’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development website is an excellent guide to the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.gov.pe.ca/education/

Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Prince Edward Island High School Graduation Diploma
  • Prince Edward Island High School graduation Certificate for Mature Students
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

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Newfoundland


The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Education website is an excellent guide to the Newfoundland and Labrador Secondary System, particularly as it provides information on graduation requirements and grade equivalencies. http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/high_school_cert.html
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Secondary Graduation Equivalencies

Graduation from high school grade 12 (or equivalent) requires completion of one of the following:

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Secondary School Diploma
  • General Educational Development (GED) Certificate
  • Adult Basic Education (ABE) Provincially approved courses

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Grade 11 and 12 course equivalencies

https://alexandercollege.ca/web-2018/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Canadian-Provinces-Equivalency-Chart.pdf

University Transfer

Alexander College is a member of the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) system and has established transfer agreements with colleges and universities across British Columbia, including the most prestigious universities in the province. Alexander College is continuously negotiating new transfer agreements with the major universities in BC and the rest of Canada, as well as with other colleges and universities around the world.

The BCCAT transfer system’s online transfer guide enables students to check the transferability of the courses they wish to take, as well as develop a study plan allowing seamless transfer between Alexander College and the specific program they wish to complete.

Applicants with some post-secondary completed: Applicants must submit a minimum of at least 9 transferable post-secondary credits, with a cumulative GPA of 1.50 or higher. University transfer applicants with cumulative GPA’s below 1.50 may be admitted provisionally.

www.bctransferguide.ca