Admission for International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum & Advanced Placement (AP)

International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum

If you are applying with an IB Diploma, you should:

• Present a minimum academic score of 28 (many programs may require a higher score);
• Complete the diploma with six subjects; 3 higher level and 3 standard level;
• Include specific subject requirements among your higher and standard levels for the program to which you’re applying;
• Ensure your predicted scores are submitted using the 7-point scale.

Ontario high school students registered in an IB program will typically have their IB courses converted into Ontario U- and M-level courses. IB scores will be converted into grades on a percentage scale out of 100 by the applicant's high school. Admission and scholarships will be determined using the conversions as submitted.  

IB Math curriculum will fulfill prerequisite requirements for Ontario 3U and 4U courses as follows:

IB and AP Transfer Credit

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Transfer credit is awarded for Higher Level (HL) courses completed with a final grade of 5 or higher, to a maximum of 2.0 credits. Transfer credit will be assigned upon receipt of an official transcript from the IBO.

View IB courses and U of G equivalencies

Advanced Placement (AP)

Transfer credit is awarded for Advanced Placement Exams completed with a final grade of 4 or higher, to a maximum of 2.0 credits. Transfer credit will be assigned upon receipt of an official College Board AP exam score report.

View AP courses and U of G equivalencies

*MATH 1080 is assigned to students entering degrees that require it for graduation. Otherwise, students are assigned a generic MATH 9110 credit.

Note: If you receive specified transfer credit, you may request to change to unspecified credit on an individual basis within the first 30 days of your first semester.