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Prerequisite Equivalencies

  1. Review the program pages of international viewbook.
  2. Find your program(s) of choice.
  3. Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
  4. Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Required Courses French Baccalaureat
Senior or Grade 12 English Anglais (terminale year)
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions Mathematics Spécialité (première or terminale year) OR Mathematics Complémentaire (terminale year)
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus Mathematics Spécialité (terminale year)
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics Mathematics Complémentaire (terminale year)
Senior or Grade 12 Biology Spécialité SVT (Sciences de la vie et de la Terre) completed in première and terminale will satisfy the biology prerequisite
Senior or Grade 12 Chemistry Spécialité Physique-Chimie (terminale year)
Senior or Grade 12 Physics Spécialité Physique-Chimie (terminale year)

Minimum Requirements

  • Eight academic courses in your Terminale year are required for admission.
  • If you are currently in progress, a conditional offer may be issued based on the top 8 courses (including prerequisites) in Premiere.
  • You will be considered for admission on your 'bulletins' for Première & Terminale, or if already completed, on your final 'Bac' results.
  • For applicants to science programs that require math and two science programs, one science course from Première can be used.
  • To clear conditions, the final official Baccalauréat Général/Baccalauréat de l'enseignement du second degré will be required, as well as final grades.

Grading Scale

 Grade Equivalency Chart
Ontario Equivalent French
100% 20
98.5%

19

97%

18

95%

17

91% 16
87% 15
83% 14
79% 13
75% 12
72.5% 11
70% 10

 

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Recruitment and Admissions

E: chooselaurier@wlu.ca
T: 548.889.8888
F: 519.884.0618

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