Provincial High School Equivalencies

If you took a high school course in another province, refer to the chart below to find the equivalent Alberta course accepted for admissions to Bow Valley College programs.

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British Columbia & Yukon

Alberta High School Courses

British Columbia & Yukon High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 12, English First Peoples (EFP) 12, English lit 12, English Studies 12cripts will be automatically sent to Bow Valley College.

English 30-2

Communications 12

Mathematics 30-1

Principles of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12

Mathematics 30-2

Foundations of Math 12

Mathematics 31

Calculus 12

Biology 30

Anatomy & Physiology 12, Biology 12

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 12

Manitoba

Alberta High School Courses

Manitoba High School Equivalents

English 30-1

ELA40S (any 1 credit but excluding ELA: Language & Technical Communication

English 30-2

No equivalency.

Mathematics 30-1

Pre Calculus, Math 40S

Mathematics 30-2

Applied Math 40S, Math 40G

Mathematics 31

Intro to Calculus 45S, Advanced Mathematics 45S, Calculus 45A, or Advanced Math 45A

Biology 30

Biology 40S

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 40S

News Brunswick

Alberta High School Courses

News Brunswick High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 121 or 122

English 30-2

English 123

Mathematics 30-1

Pre-Calculus 12A and 12B, Trig and 3-Space 122

Mathematics 30-2

Foundations of Match 120

Mathematics 31

Calculus 120, Advanced Math with Intro to Calculus 120

Biology 30

Biology 121 or 122

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 121 or 122

Newfoundland & Labrador

Alberta High School Courses

Newfoundland & Labrador High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 121 or 122

English 30-2

English 123

Mathematics 30-1

Pre-Calculus 12A and 12B, Trig and 3-Space 122

Mathematics 30-2

Foundations of Match 120

Mathematics 31

Calculus 120, Advanced Math with Intro to Calculus 120

Biology 30

Biology 121 or 122

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 121 or 122

Nova Scotia

Alberta High School Courses

Nova Scotia High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 12 (advanced/academic), English 12: African Heritage, Canadian Literature 12

English 30-2

No equivalency.

Mathematics 30-1

Pre-Calculus Math 12 or Advanced Math 12

Mathematics 30-2

Academic Math 12

Mathematics 31

Calculus 12

Biology 30

Biology 12

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 12

Northwest Territories & Nunavut

Alberta High School Courses

Northwest Territories & Nunavut High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 30-2

Mathematics 30-1

Mathematics 30-2

Mathematics 31

Biology 30

Chemistry 30

Ontario

Alberta High School Courses

Ontario High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English (ENG4U) excluding English Writer’s Craft (EWC4U), OAC English, Studies in Literature (ETS4U)

English 30-2

English (ENG4C)

Mathematics 30-1

Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus (MCB4U)

Mathematics 30-2

Math for College Technology (MCT4C), Math of Data Management (MDM4U), Foundations for College Math (MAP4C)

Mathematics 31

Biology 30

Chemistry 30

Prince Edward Island

Alberta High School Courses

Prince Edward Island High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English 611A or 621A

English 30-2

English 631A

Mathematics 30-1

Math 621B (Pre-Calculus)

Mathematics 30-2

Math 621A (Foundations)

Mathematics 31

Math 611B (Calculus)

Biology 30

Biology 621A

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 611A or 621A

Quebec

(all courses should be minimum of 2 semesters at CEGEP level)

Alberta High School Courses

Quebec High School Equivalents

English 30-1

English Literature 603 or 604 series

English 30-2

No equivalency

Mathematics 30-1

Math 201 series (exclusing Statistics)

Mathematics 30-2

No equivalency

Mathematics 31

Calculus I (Series 201)

Biology 30

Biology 101 series

Chemistry 30

Chemistry 202 series

Saskatchewan

Alberta High School Courses

Saskatchewan High School Equivalents

English 30-1

ELA A30 and B30

English 30-2

No equivalency

Mathematics 30-1

Math B30 and C30, Pre-Calculus 30

Mathematics 30-2

Foundations of Mathematics 30, Math A30 and B30

Mathematics 31

Calculus 30

Biology 30

Chemistry 30

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Provincial High School Equivalencies

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Manitoba

News Brunswick

Newfoundland & Labrador

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Northwest Territories & Nunavut

Ontario

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