International high school
Minimum admissions requirements for international applicants
Education system
Graduation from an accredited high school. Students at American curriculum schools should include a school profile with their admissions application.
ACT and SAT scores are not required.
AP exams are not required but you may qualify for advanced standing (see Advanced placement section below).
Canadian provincial curriculum course requirements
For detailed admissions requirements for your program of interest, please consult our A-Z program list.
Applicants are admitted to the 120-credit Extended Credit Program (ECP). Transfer credits are awarded for Spécialité courses with a score of 12 or higher. Students are eligible to receive 12 transfer credits for up to 2 Spécialité courses completed in Terminale for a maximum of 24 transfer credits. Transfer credits and course exemptions will be listed in your offer of admission.
The baccalauréat professionnel is not accepted.
Students completing the baccalauréat français in Quebec, must submit the results from the compléments d’enseignement québécois.
For detailed admission requirements for your program of interest, please consult our A-Z program list.
Courses listed below with an asterisk (*) are not required for admission, but are strongly recommended, and may grant advanced standing.
Baccalauréat français 2021 reforms
Faculty of Arts and Science
BA and BEd programs (except select BAs listed below)
No specific subject prerequisites
BA Psychology
No specific subject prerequisites
Première : Spécialité mathématiques*
BA — all Mathematics programs
Première : Spécialité mathématiques
BSc — all programs
Première : Spécialité mathématiques AND Spécialité physique-chimie
Terminale : Spécialité mathématiques, Spécialité physique-chimie*
Also accepted: Mathématiques complémentaires AND Spécialité physique-chimie
Certificates — all programs
No specific subject prerequisites
Faculty of Fine Arts
BFA
Computation Arts with Computer Science:
Première and Terminale : Spécialité mathématiques
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
BEng — all programs
Première : Spécialité mathématiques AND Spécialité physique-chimie
Terminale : Spécialité mathématiques, Spécialité physique-chimie*
Also accepted: Mathématiques complémentaires AND Spécialité physique-chimie
BCompSc
Première : Spécialité mathématiques
Terminale : Spécialité mathématiques
BCompSc — Health and Life Sciences
Première : Spécialité mathématiques AND Spécialité physique-chimie
Terminale : Spécialité mathématiques, Spécialité physique-chimie*
Certificate in Science and Technology
Première : Spécialité mathématiques
John Molson School of Business
BComm
Première : Spécialité mathématiques
Terminale : Mathématiques complémentaires OR Spécialité mathématiques*
Certificate in Business Studies
Première : Spécialité mathématiques
Terminale : Mathématiques complémentaires OR Spécialité mathématiques*
Certificate Foundations for Business
No specific subject prerequisites
Applicants are admitted to the 120-credit Extended Credit Program (ECP). Transfer credits are awarded for HL courses with a score of 4 or higher. Students are eligible to receive 9 transfer credits for up to 3 courses, for a maximum of 27 transfer credits. Transfer credits and course exemptions will be listed in your offer of admission.
The following math courses are accepted for those programs that require math:
- Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations HL
- Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL
- Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL
| Program | Standard entry requirement |
|---|---|
| BA | No specific subject prerequisites |
| BA – all mathematics programs | Math required |
| BComm | Math required |
| BCompSc | Math required |
| BCompSc – Health and Life Sciences | Math and one Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics SL or HL) required At least one HL math or science |
| BEd | No specific subject prerequisites |
| BSc | Math and one science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics SL or HL) required At least one HL math or science |
| BEng | Math and Physics required--at least one must be HL |
| BFA | No specific subject prerequisites |
| BFA – Computation Arts with Computer Science | Math required |
For detailed admissions requirements for your program of interest, please consult our A-Z program list.
Requirements by qualification type
A-levels: Two A-level exams required. You may apply with your final grades from lower sixth form (include AS-level and iGCSE/GCSE/O-level exam results, if any) and predicted A-level results.
AS-levels: Four AS-level exams required. You may apply with your grades from the last two years of study (include iGCSE/GCSE/O-level results, if taken). Include predicted or final AS-level results, as available.
GCSEs or equivalent: Must have one year of higher education at an accredited institution after completing iGCSEs, GCSEs or O-levels, such as a pre-degree diploma from a university. Include your final GCSE (or equivalent) exam results and your higher education grades to date when you apply.
BTEC: Level 3 diploma or extended diploma are accepted and considered to be equivalent to at least two A-levels. Students can be considered for admission to a program in a related subject area. Include grades from the last two years of study and BTEC progress grades or final results, as available. If taken, include any other exam results: A-level, AS-level or iGCSE/GCSE/O-level.
Course requirements
Students applying to programs with math or science requirements may be admissible without A-level exams in these subjects, based on AS-level or GCSE (or equivalent) exam results. Students should include all their exam results from GCSE (or equivalent) onwards to support their application.
Admission requirements by degree
The standard entry requirement ranges below are for students completing A-levels and can be used as a guide for those completing other British qualifications. These requirements are the typical results required and do not guarantee admission. Applicants missing some of the prerequisite courses may still be eligible for admission.
For specific program requirements, please consult our A-Z program pages.
| Program | Standard entry requirement |
|---|---|
| BA | CD to CC |
| BA – all mathematics programs | CD to AA with Math D to A |
| BComm | CC with Math C |
| BCompSc | AB with Math B |
| BCompSc – Health and Life Sciences | AB with Math B and Science B |
| BEd | CC |
| BEng | CD to AB with Math C to B and Physics C to A |
| BFA | CD |
| BFA – Computation Arts with Computer Science | AB with Math B |
| BSc | CD to AA with Math D to A and Science D to A |
Here is a list of certificates that we recognize as a minimum qualification for admission. For the admission averages for your program of interest, please consult our A-Z program list.
Note: Not all countries are listed. In general, if you have completed the level of education required to be admitted to a university in your home province, state or country — and you have achieved good grades — then you should be eligible to apply for admission to Concordia.
| Afghanistan | 12th Grade Graduation Certificate |
| Albania | ‘Dëftesë Pjekurie’ (Edge) Certificate of Maturity (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Algeria | Baccalauréat de l’enseignement secondaire |
| Argentina | Bachiller or Bachiller especializado |
| Australia | Year 12 upper secondary school certificate or Certificate VI for Vocational Education and Training (VET) |
| Austria | Reifeprüfung Certificate |
| Azerbaijan | Certificate of Complete Secondary Education |
| Bahamas | Completion of Grade 12 + BGCSE (Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Bahrain | Tawjihi, Academic Stream |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) |
| Belgium | Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs/Certificate of Higher Secondary Education |
| Belize | CXC or BGCSE plus one year college or CAPE |
| Benin | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire |
| Bermuda | High school diploma or GCE A levels * |
| Bhutan | Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate |
| Bolivia | Bachiller |
| Brazil | Certificado de Ensino Medio or Certificado de Técnico de Nivel Médio or Certificado de Ensino Médio com Habilitação |
| Brunei | Brunei-Cambridge Advanced Level Certificate of Education * |
| Bulgaria | Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie |
| Burkina Faso | Baccalaureat |
| Burundi | Diplôme d'État |
| Cambodia | Upper Secondary School Diploma |
| Cameroon | Baccalaureat (Francophone system) or Cameroon GCE A-level (Anglophone system) * or Cameroon GCE Technical A-level (Anglophone) |
| Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands) |
CXC plus one year of CAPE or CXC plus 2-year CAPE program * |
| Chad | Baccalauréat |
| Chile | Licencia de Educacion Media |
| China | Senior Middle School Graduation Certificate (普通高中毕业证书 putong gaozhong biye zhengshu) or General Secondary Education Certificate or Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate |
| Colombia | Bachiller Academico/Bachiller Tecnico/Bachiller Comercial |
| Costa Rica | Bachillerato/Bachiller, rama academica |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Baccalauréat |
| Cuba | Bachiller/Bachillerato |
| Cyprus (Greek-Cypriot system) | Certificate of Completion (Apolytirion) |
| Cyprus (Turkish-Cypriot system) | Lise Bitrime Diplomasi or Lise Diplomasi |
| Czech Republic | Maturitni Vysveˇdcˇení (Maturity Certificate) |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | Diplôme ďEtat ďEtudes Secondaires du Cycle Long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Studies) |
| Denmark | Eksamensbevis for højere teknisk eksamen (Higher Technical Certificate) or Eksamensbevis for højere handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Certificate) or Studentereksamen (Upper secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Dominican Republic | Bachillerato or Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras or Bachiller |
| Ecuador | Bachiller en (Ciencias, Humanidades) |
| Egypt | Thanaweya a`Amma |
| El Salvador | Bachiller or Bachillerato General (Academic Stream) |
| Ethiopia | Secondary School Leaving Examination (SSLE) or Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE) |
| Finland | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (lukion päästötodistus/ gymnasiets avgånsbetyg) |
| France | Baccalauréat général or Baccalauréat technologique * or Diplome d’Access Etudes Universitaire * |
| Gabon | Baccalauréate |
| Gambia (The Reblublic of) | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allegmeine ii Hochschulreife |
| Ghana | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) |
| Greece | Apolytirio Lykeiou and Apolytirio EPAL (Upper Secondary School Certificate) |
| Guatemala | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras/(Baccalaureat in Sciences and Letters) |
| Guinea | Baccalauréate Unique |
| Haiti | Baccalauréat - Part II |
| Honduras | Bachillerato/Bachiller |
| Hong Kong | Certificate of Education Examinations (Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations are acceptable as equivalent to Advanced Level passes in GCE) or The minimum requirements are the four core subjects (Chinese Language, English, Mathematics and Liberal Studies), as well as a minimum of two elective subjects chosen from category A (academic subject) or category C (foreign languages). Subjects from category B (applied learning subjects) cannot be used for admission. Predicted and final grades of 3 or better in each subject is the minimum expected for all programs. |
| Hungary | Érettségi Bizonyìtvàny (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Iceland | Stúdentspróf |
| India | Higher School Certificate or Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate or Indian School Certificate or All India Senior School Certificate or Pre-University Certificate |
| Indonesia | Upper Secondary School Diploma (Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas SMA) |
| Iran | Diplom-Metevaseth (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Before 2020: Pre-University Certificate also required |
| Iraq | Sixth Form Baccalauréat (Adadijah) |
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate |
| Israel | Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) or Mechina |
| Italy | Diploma dell’ Esame di Stato conclusivo dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore** |
| Japan | Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Jordan | Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Kazakhstan | Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Korea, Republic of | Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate) |
| Kuwait | Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ama (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Latvia | Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību (Certificate of General Secondary Education) |
| Lebanon | Baccalauréat (General Secondary School Certificate) |
| Liberia | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) & 2011 NECO & WAEC examinations results both acceptable |
| Libya | Secondary Education Certificate (Literary, Scientific, or Specialized) |
| Luxembourg | Diplome de fin d’etudes secondaire (End of secondary school diploma) * |
| Madagascar | Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire |
| Malaysia | Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM/Malaysia Higher School Certificate) * or Matriculation Certificate * or Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM/Certificate of Education) + one year post-secondary |
| Mali | Baccalaureat Malian (3 years) |
| Mauritania | Baccaleureat or Brevet de technicien |
| Mauritius | General Certificate of Education Advanced Level * |
| Mexico | Bachillerato |
| Mongolia | Gerchilgee (Бурэн Дунд Боловсролын Унэмлэх) (Complete Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Morocco | Baccalauréat |
| Namibia | National Secondary School Certificate (NSSC) |
| Nepal | National Examination Board Certificate |
| Netherlands | Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) gained at a gymnasium or athenaeum |
| New Zealand | National Certificate of Educational Achievement |
| Nicaragua | Bachillerato en Humanidades or Bachillerato en Ciencias |
| Niger | Baccalauréat |
| Nigeria | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) |
| Norway | Vitnemål fra Videregäende Skole |
| Oman | Thanawiya Amma or General Secondary School Certificate |
| Pakistan | Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Palestine | Tawjihi (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Al Thanaweya Al A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) |
| Panama | Diploma de Educacion Media or Diploma de Bachiller |
| Paraguay | Bachiller Humanistico-scientifico |
| Peru | Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Comun Completa |
| Philippines | Completion of the high school diploma (academic) |
| Poland | Matura/Swiadectwo dojrzalos´ci |
| Qatar | Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (Qatar General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Romania | Diploma de Bacalauréat |
| Russian Federation | Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education |
| Rwanda | Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate or Diplome de Fin d'Études Secondaires |
| Saudi Arabia | Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Scotland | Scottish Qualifications Certificate with 4 Highers. |
| Senegal | Baccalaureate / Technical Baccalaureate |
| Sierra Leone | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) |
| Singapore | Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced 'A' Level examinations* or School Graduation Certificate |
| Slovak Republic | Vysveˇdcˇení o Maturitnej Skúˇske (Certificate of Maturity) |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate |
| Spain | Titulo de Bachiller |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka GCE Advanced Level |
| Sudan | Sudan School Certificate |
| Suriname | Voorbereldend Wetenschappelljk Onderwijs (VWO) (General Lower Sec. Sc plus Pre-Univ. Certificate) |
| Sweden | Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola (High School Leaving Certificate) |
| Switzerland | Maturitätszeugnis, Certificat de maturité Attestali du Maturità * |
| Syria | Al Shashada Al Thanawiyya Al’Amma (Baccalauréat/GeneralSecondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Taiwan | Senior High School Diploma or Senior Vocational School Certificate of Graduation |
| Tanzania | Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) PLUS Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) two A-Levels * |
| Thailand | Matayom VI (Upper Secondary School Certificate) |
| Togo | Baccalauréat/Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Troisième Degré |
| Tunisia | Baccalaureat |
| Türkiye (Turkey) | Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School Diploma) |
| Uganda | Advanced Certificate of Education * |
| Ukraine | ‘Atestat’ or ‘Atestat pro Povnu Zagal’nu Sersdniu Osvitu’ (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education) |
| United Arab Emirates | Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al- Amma (General Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| United Kingdom | GCSE or IGCSE plus one year of full-time study or IGCSE exams plus one year of full-time study (4 AS-Levels) or A level * |
| Uruguay | Bachillerato |
| Venezuela | Bachillerato or Título de Educación Media General (Title of General Secondary Education) |
| Vietnam | Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông (Senior High School Certificate) including secondary school leaving examinations |
| Yemen | Al-Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Zambia | Joint Examinations for Zambian School Certificate and GCE |
| Zimbabwe | Cambridge A-Levels * or Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Advanced level * |
NOTES
No asterisk (*): indicates the certificate is acceptable for application to a four-year (120-credit) program or the five-year program (150-credit) in BA (Early Childhood and Elementary Education), BEng, BEd (TESL), or BFA (Specialization in Art Education).
* : indicates the certificate is accepted for application to a three-year (90-credit) degree program or a four-year BA (Early Childhood and Elementary Education), BEng, BEd (Teaching English as a Second Language), or BFA (Specialization in Art Education) program.
If you are transferring from a university outside Canada, please consult our transfer student admission requirements.
We treat each home-school case on its own merits. In some cases, an interview with a university official may be required. To apply, submit all supporting application documents (e.g. SAT and AP test scores) and transcripts from any academic institution attended. You must also include :
- A description of the home-schooling curriculum followed and measures of academic acquisition in the program
- A letter of intent explaining your academic background and why you are a good candidate for the program
- A letter from the home-educator detailing how the home-school program has prepared the applicant for university studies
- A letter of recommendation from an impartial source indicating the applicant’s readiness for university-level study
If you have successfully passed Advanced Placement examinations in appropriate subjects with a grade of 3* or better (exceptions noted with *), you may be eligible for up to 30 transfer credits. Transfer credits and course exemptions will be listed in your offer of admission. (Concordia's institutional code with the College Board is 0956.)
| Subject | Concordia course granted (including credit values) |
|---|---|
| Art History | ARTH 200 (6)* or GFAR (6) |
| Biology | BIOL 201 (3) and BIOL 1st year level (3) |
| Calculus AB | MATH 203 (3), with exemption from MATH 201, 206 and 209* |
| Calculus BC | MATH 203 (3) and MATH 205 (3), with exemption from MATH 201, 206 and 209* |
| Chemistry | CHEM 205 (3) and CHEM 206 (3) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | MCHI 1st year level (6) |
| Computer Science A | COMP 248 (3.5) |
| Computer Science Principles | No transfer credit awarded |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 203 (3) |
| Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 201 (3) |
| English Language and Composition | ENGL 1st year level (6) |
| English Literature and Composition | ENGL 1st year level (6) |
| Environmental Science | GEOG 1st year level (3) |
| French Language & Culture | FRAN A (6) |
| German Language and Culture | GERM 200 (6) with exemptions for GERM 201 and GERM 202 |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | POLI 203 (3) |
| Government and Politics: United States | POLI 1st year level (3), with an exemption for POLI 310 |
| History: European | HIST 1st year level (6) |
| History: United States | HIST 251 (3) and HIST 253 (3) |
| Human Geography | GEOG 1st year level (3) |
| Italian Language and Culture | ITAL 200 (6) with exemptions for ITAL 201 and ITAL 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | MODL 1st year level (6) |
| Latin | CLAS 1st year level (6) |
| Music Theory | MUSI A (3) |
| Physics 1 | No transfer credit awarded |
| Physics 2 | No transfer credit awarded |
| Physics 1 and Physics 2 | No transfer credit awarded |
| Physics C (Mechanics) | PHYS 204 (3) |
| Physics C (Electricity and Magnetics) | PHYS 205 (3) |
| Psychology | PSYC 200 (6) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | SPAN 200 (6) with exemptions for SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | SPAN 200 (6) with exemptions for SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| Statistics | MATH 1st year level (6) |
| Studio Art: Drawing | SFAR A (6) |
| Studio Art :2-D Design: | SFAR A (6) |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design: | SFAR A (6) |
| World History | HIST 1st year level (6) |
* minimum grade of 4 required.
English language proficiency
Regardless of your citizenship, if your primary language is not English, you may be required to write an English language proficiency test. See English language proficiency for more information.
Immigration and financial information
If you are not a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident and you wish to pursue studies in the province of Quebec, then you may need to obtain study permits. This requirement depends on the length of your program. If your program lasts for a period of:
- More than six months — you must obtain both a Certificat d'acceptation du Quebec (CAQ) and a Canadian Study Permit before you enter Canada.
- Less than six months — you are not required to obtain a CAQ or Canadian Study Permit.
CAQ first. Study permit second.
You must obtain a CAQ from Immigration Quebec before Immigration Canada can issue you a Study Permit. It may take several months to obtain your Study Permit, so please start this process immediately after you receive an Offer of Admission from Concordia.
Refugees and refugee claimants
Convention Refugees, Refugee Claimants, and Protected Persons who have not yet obtained their Permanent Residency status in Canada are considered to be International students by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES).
They are required to obtain a CAQ or Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) and a Study Permit.
How to obtain these documents
We will mail you information on how to obtain these documents with your Offer of Admission. You will also find it at the International Students Office.
You must arrange funding to attend Concordia before you leave for Canada. In fact, when you apply for the CAQ and the Canadian Study Permit, you will be required to present evidence of sufficient funds for tuition and living expenses. Please see Tuition and Fees for more information.
If you want to learn about the regulations related to International students working on or off campus, please contact the International Students Office.
