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Northwest Territories secondary school students

General admission requirements

High School Diploma with five academic Grade 12 courses numbered 30 or 31, each with a value of five credits. Two acceptable three-credit courses can replace one five-credit course. A maximum of two three-credit courses will be used in the calculation of an overall average. See program-specific requirements below.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are considered when presented. Career and workplace experience courses, co-op courses and challenge examinations aren’t considered for admission.

Program-specific requirements

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Arts and Contemporary Studies
Criminology
English
Environment and Urban Sustainability
Geographic Analysis Co-op
History
Language and Intercultural Relations
Philosophy
Politics and Governance
Psychology
Public Administration and Governance (part-time only)
Sociology
Undeclared Arts (first-year studies only)
  • English Language Arts 30-1
International Economics and Finance
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31 or Math 30-1

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Child and Youth Care
Social Work
Urban and Regional Planning
  • English Language Arts 30-1
Early Childhood Studies
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • One of the following math or science courses: Math 20-2, Math 30-2, Math 20-1, Math 30-1, Math 31, Biology 20 or 30, Chemistry 20 or 30, Physics 20 or 30, or other acceptable 20-level or 30-level science course
Midwifery*
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Biology 30
  • Chemistry 30
  • Social Studies 30-1 or other acceptable 30-level social science or humanities course
Nursing
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Biology 30
  • Chemistry 30
  • One of: Math 20-2, Math 30-2, Math 20-1, Math 30-1, or Math 31
Nutrition and Food
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Biology 30
  • Chemistry 30
Occupational Health and Safety
Public Health
  • English Language 30-1
  • Biology 30 or Chemistry 30

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Architectural Science*
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Physics 30
  • Math 31 or Math 30-1

Engineering:

  • Aerospace
  • Biomedical
  • Chemical Co-op
  • Civil
  • Computer
  • Electrical
  • Industrial
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Undeclared (first-semester studies only)
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31
  • Math 30-1
  • Physics 30
  • Chemistry 30

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Biomedical Sciences
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Medical Physics)
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31 or Math 30-1
  • Two of: Physics 30, Chemistry 30, or Biology 30
Computer Science
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics and Its Applications
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31
  • Math 30-1
  • One of: Physics 30, Chemistry 30, or Biology 30

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Accounting & Finance
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31
  • Math 30-1
Business Management
Business Technology Management
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Retail Management
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 31 (preferred) or Math 30-1

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Graphic Communications Management
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • One of: Math 20-2, Math 30-2, Math 20-1, Math 30-1, or Math 31
Creative Industries
Fashion*
Image Arts* (Film, Photography Media Arts)
Journalism
Media Production
New Media
Performance (Acting*, Dance*, Production)
Professional Communication
Professional Music*
Sport Media
  • English Language Arts 30-1
Interior Design*
  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • One of: Math 20-2, Math 30-2, Math 20-1, Math 30-1, or Math 31

Notes:

*Program has non-academic requirements. Refer to the program page for details.

Information, policies and procedures are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change without notice.