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Thompson Rivers University

Canadian Secondary and Other Common Curriculum Course Equivalents

Open Admission programs: if you lack high school English, math or science requirements, you may begin your first-year university studies while taking University Preparation courses to meet these requirements.

Grade 12 or mature student status
Canadian High School Graduation
BC Adult Graduation Diploma: "The Adult Dogwood"
English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12

Graduates prior to 2020: English 12, English 12 First Peoples are considered equivalent requirements for admission.

Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
ELA 30-1
Saskatchewan ELA A30 & B30
Manitoba ELA: Comprehensive Focus 40S or
ELA: Literary Focus 40S or
ELA: Transactional Focus 40S
Ontario ENG4U or
ENG4C
Quebec English 603 (two courses)
New Brunswick English 121 or 122
Newfoundland English 3201
Nova Scotia English 12 or Advanced English 12
Prince Edward Island English 621A or Advanced English 611
International Baccalaureate IB ENGL A SL or HL
Upgrading & Assessment
University equivalent ENGL 0600
ENGL 0601
ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580
Domestic students Accuplacer
Language Proficiency Index(LPI)
International students Examples include:
TRU English Placement Test
TOEFL/IELTS
Pearson Test of English (PTE)
Composition 11,
Creative Writing 11,
Literary Studies 11,
New Media 11,
Spoken Language 11,
EFP Literary Studies and Writing 11,
EFP Literary Studies and New Media 11,
EFP Literary Studies and Spoken Language 11

Graduates prior to 2020: English 11 is considered an equivalent requirement for admission.

Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
ELA 20-1
Saskatchewan ELA 20
Manitoba ELA: Comprehensive Focus 30S or
ELA: Literary Focus 30S or
ELA: Transactional Focus 30S
Ontario ENG3U
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick English 111 or 112
Newfoundland English 2201
Nova Scotia English 11 or Advanced English 11
Prince Edward Island English 521A
Pre-Calculus 12
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Math 30-1
Saskatchewan Pre-Calculus 30
Manitoba Pre-Calculus Math 40S
Ontario Advanced Functions MHF4U
Quebec Mathématiques 201 (Calcul 1)
New Brunswick Pre-Calculus A120 & B120
Newfoundland Math 3200 or Math 3201 or Math 3208
Nova Scotia Pre-Calculus 12
Prince Edward Island Math 611B or 621B
International Baccalaureate IB Math Analysis & Approaches SL or HL
IB Math Applications & Interpretations HL
Pre-Calculus 11
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Math 20-1
Saskatchewan Pre-Calculus 20
Manitoba Pre-Calculus Math 30S
Ontario Functions MCR3U
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick Pre-Calculus 110
Newfoundland Math 2200
Nova Scotia Pre-Calculus 11
Prince Edward Island Math 521B
Foundations of Math 12
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Math 30-2
Saskatchewan Foundations of Math 30
Manitoba Applied Math 40S
Ontario Mathematics of Data Management MDM4U
Quebec Mathématiques 201 (Algebre 1 or Statistique 1)
New Brunswick Foundations Math 120
Newfoundland Math 3201
Nova Scotia Math 12
Prince Edward Island Math 631A
International Baccalaureate IB Math Applications & Interpretations SL
Foundations of Math 11
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Math 20-2
Saskatchewan Foundations of Math 20
Manitoba Applied Math 30S
Ontario Functions and Applications MCF3M
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick Foundations Math 110
Newfoundland Math 2201
Nova Scotia Math 11
Prince Edward Island Math 521A
Anatomy and Physiology 12

Graduates prior to 2020: Biology 12 is considered an equivalent requirement for admission.

Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Biology 30
Saskatchewan Health Science 20 and Biology 30
Manitoba Biology 40S
Ontario Biology SB14U
Quebec Biologie 101 series (two courses)
New Brunswick Biology 121 or 122
Newfoundland Biology 3201
Nova Scotia Biology 12 or Advanced Biology 12
Prince Edward Island Biology 621A
International Baccalaureate IB Biology SL or HL
Life Sciences 11

Graduates prior to 2020: Biology 11 is considered an equivalent requirement for admission.

Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Biology 20
Saskatchewan Health Science 20 and Biology 30
Manitoba Biology 30S
Ontario Biology SBI3U
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick Biology 111 or 112
Newfoundland Biology 2201
Nova Scotia Biology 11 or Advanced Biology 11
Prince Edward Island Biology 521A
Chemistry 12
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Chemistry 30
Saskatchewan Chemistry 30
Manitoba Chemistry 40S
Ontario Chemistry SCH4U
Quebec Chimie 202 series (two courses)
New Brunswick Chemistry 121 or 122
Newfoundland Chemistry 3202
Nova Scotia Chemistry 12 or Advanced Chemistry 12
Prince Edward Island Chemistry 611A or Advanced Chemistry 621A
International Baccalaureate IB Chemistry SL or HL
Chemistry 11
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Chemistry 20
Saskatchewan Physical Science 20
Manitoba Chemistry 30S
Ontario Chemistry SCH3U
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick Chemistry 111 or 112
Newfoundland Chemistry 2202
Nova Scotia Chemistry 11 or Advanced Chemistry 11
Prince Edward Island Chemistry 511A or Advanced Chemistry 521A
Physics 12
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Physics 30
Saskatchewan Physics 30
Manitoba Physics 40S
Ontario Physics SPH4U
Quebec Physique 203 series (two courses)
New Brunswick Physics 121 or 122
Newfoundland Physics 3204
Nova Scotia Physics 12 or Advanced Physics 12
Prince Edward Island Physics 621A
International Baccalaureate IB Physics SL or HL
Physics 11
Alberta &
Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
Physics 20
Saskatchewan Physical Science 20
Manitoba Physics 30S
Ontario Physics SPH3U
Quebec For individual assessment, contact admissions@tru.ca
New Brunswick Physics 111 or 112
Newfoundland Physics 2204
Nova Scotia Physics 11 or Advanced Physics 11
Prince Edward Island Physics 521A
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