Equivalent High School Courses - Canada

Applicants educated outside of B.C. are required to present qualifications equivalent to those required for B.C. students. Applicants must present competitive grades in program specific prerequisite subjects, which vary by program. See the calendar for your program requirements.

Please note that Okanagan College reserves the right to be the final arbitrator of what will be accepted on an equivalency basis.

Instructions for using the charts below:

  1. Look up the B.C. course required for your program.
  2. Select your province or territory. If yours is not listed, please contact admissions to find out about course equivalencies.
  3. Find the equivalent course(s).
  4. If no equivalent course is listed, we may not have evaluated your province's or territory's course. Please contact admissions to find out more.
  5. Advanced Placement courses may be substituted for required courses.
         
Alberta, NWT & Nunavut
ENGLISH
English 12 or English 12 First Peoples English Language Arts 30-1 or English 30
English 11 or English 11 First Peoples English Language Arts 20-1 or English 20
MATHEMATICS
Principles of Mathematics 12 Pure Math 30, Math 30 (Algebra)
Pre-Calculus 12  Math 30-1 
Calculus 12 Math 31
Applications of Math 12 Math 33 or Applied Math 30
Principles of Mathematics 11  Pure Math 20, Math 20
Pre-Calculus 11  Math 20-1 
Applications of Math 11 Math 23, Applied Math 20 or Alberta Math 20-2
Foundations of Math 12 Alberta Math 30-2
Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 12  Alberta Math 30-3
Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11 Alberta Math 20-3
Foundations of Math 10 or Pre-Calculus 10  Alberta Math 10C
Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 Alberta Math 10-3
   
SCIENCES
Biology 12 Biology 30
Chemistry 12 Chemistry 30
Physics 12 Physics 30
Biology 11 Biology 20
Chemistry 11 Chemistry 20
Physics 11 Physics 20
Ontario
ENGLISH
English 12 or English 12 First Peoples English 12 (ENG4U or ENG4M)
English 11 or English 11 First Peoples ENG3U
MATHEMATICS
Principles of Mathematics 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) or Adv. Functions & Intro to Calculus (MCB4U) or Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)
Applications of Math 12 Math for College Technology (MCT4C)
Principles of Mathematics 11 Functions (MCR3U) or Functions and Applications (MCF3M)
SCIENCES
Biology 12 Biology 12 (SBI4U)
Chemistry 12 Chemistry 12 (SCH4U); SCH4C is not acceptable
Physics 12 Physics 12 (SPH4U or SPH4C)
Biology 11 Biology 11 (SBI3U)
Chemistry 11 Chemistry 11 (SCH3U)
Physics 11 Physics 11 (SPH3U)