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Admission Requirements

Mature and Transfer Students

This page outlines Faculty- and program-specific admission requirements for college/university transfer and mature applicants only. College/university transfer applicants must also meet our community college or university transfer requirements. Mature applicants must meet mature requirements. Note that meeting these minimum requirements is NOT a guarantee of admission.

Unless otherwise specified, the courses listed on this chart are the 4U or M Academic Credit requirements. We will accept equivalent courses from other educational systems.

Faculty Additional Requirements
Education
All programs
  • Concurrent: Apply after completing a minimum of four full-year courses of undergraduate study or equivalent.
  • Consecutive: Apply after the completion of an undergraduate degree. For more information, click here.
Environmental Studies
All programs
  • No Faculty-specific prerequisites.
Fine Arts
Most programs
Digital Media
  • One 4U math with a minimum grade of 75%.
  • One 4U Arts course or similar arts training recommended.
  • No supplemental application or portfolio is required.
  • Limited spaces for students presenting previous university/college studies.
  • For more information, click here.
Glendon
Most programs (BA & iBA included)
  • No Faculty-specific prerequisites.
Business Economics, Economics
  • MHF4U and MCV4U recommended.
Mathematics, Math for Commerce
  • MHF4U required.
  • MCV4U recommended
Health
Health Studies
  • One 4U math recommended.
Kinesiology & Health Science BA:
  • One 4U Math. SBI4U or SCH4U or SPH4U.

BSc:

  • 4U math.
  • 4U Chemistry OR 4U Physics.
Nursing: Collaborative Nursing
  • 4U Biology.
  • One 4U math course.
  • 4U Chemistry OR 4U Physics.
Second-Entry BScN A minimum of 60 credits at a recognized university prior to admission (equivalent to at least ten (10) university full courses), with a cumulative grade point average of at least a C+ (5.0 on the York Scale) and a B (6.0) average in the last 30 credits.

Of the 60 or more credits completed, the following must be included at the 1000 or above level:
  • 6 credits in psychology (equivalent to 1 full or 2 half courses)
  • 6 credits in Human Anatomy and Physiology OR 3 credits in Human Anatomy and 3 credits in Human Physiology (1 full or 2 half courses)
  • 3 credits in Statistics (1 half course)
  • 3 credits in Microbiology* (1 half course)
  • 3 credits in Philosophy (1 half course)
  • 3 credits in Humanities (e.g. English, arts, history, literature, religion, philosophy, classics, drama) (1 half course)
  • 9 credits at the 3000 (year three) level. This can be accounted for by any course completed at the 3000 level including those identified above.


For a full list of course equivalencies identified to date, click here. If you've completed a course not listed here please submit a detailed course description with your application for admission. Please note that we cannot review courses prior to receiving your application.

* York offers a microbiology course titled Introduction to Medical Microbiology (SC/BIOL 2905 3.0) through the Biology Department. Non-York students may take this course (pending space availability) as visiting/non-degree students to meet the program criteria.

For more information, visit the Faculty fo Health Nursing Web site.
Internationally Educated Nurses The program, which takes only 20 months to complete as a full-time student and leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN degree). Once you complete the program you will be qualified to take your Canadian Registered Nurses Exam.
To be eligible for admission to this program, you must:
  • be a licensed Registered Nurse in your home jurisdiction;
  • be a resident of Ontario (landed immigrant, Canadian citizen or convention refugee);
  • have been evaluated for an RN by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as possessing an education at least equivalent to a diploma level.


For more information, visit theFaculty of Health Nursing Web site.
Psychology BA:
  • No Faculty-specific prerequisites.

BSc:

  • One 4U math.
  • SCH4U or SPH4U.
Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Most programs (BA & iBA included)
  • No Faculty-specific prerequisites.
Administrative Studies, Human Resource Management, Disaster & Emergency Management (pending Ministry approval)
Economics, Business Economics, Financial & Business Economics
Information Technology (BA), BAS-ITEC
  • One 4U math or equivalent within the previous five years.
Public Administration
Social Work (post-degree)
Schulich School of Business
Limited transfer credits/spaces available. Transfer students are encouraged to apply to Schulich's MBA program after completing a Bachelor's degree in another York Faculty.
College transfers (for second year entry to BBA only)
  • A 90% average (no failures), including Calculus, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Political Science and Computer Science.
  • Limited transfer credits available.
  • Supplementary information form required
University transfers (for second year entry to BBA only)
  • One year of full-time study with a 90% average (no failures), including a full-year in Calculus, one semester of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Political Science and a Computer Science course.
  • Limited transfer credits available.
  • Supplementary information form required
Very limited transfer credits/spaces available. Mature students are encouraged to apply to Schulich's MBA program after completing a Bachelor's degree in another York Faculty.
Mature students (for first year entry)
Science & Engineering
Biology (includes Conservation Ecology), Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, iBSc Biology
  • SBI4U, SCH4U and MHF4U
  • SPH4U recommended
Biochemistry
  • SBI4U, SCH4U, MHF4U and MCV4U
  • SPH4U recommended
Biophysics
  • SBI4U, SPH4U, MHF4U and MCV4U
  • SCH4U recommended
Chemistry (includes Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry), Environmental Science (Life Sciences Stream)
  • SCH4U, MHF4U, MCV4U
  • SPH4U recommended
Computational Mathematics, BSc and iBSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Security
  • MHF4U AND one other 4U math course. MCV4U recommended.
  • 4U Chemistry OR Physics.
  • A minimum math average of 75% and no math grade below 65% for Computer Science, iBSc Computer Science, Computer Security.
BA and iBA Computer Science, BA Computer Security
  • MHF4U AND one other 4U math course. MCV4U recommended.
  • A minimum math average of 75% and no math grade below 65%.
Digital Media
  • One 4U math with a minimum grade of 75%.
  • One 4U Arts course or similar arts training recommended.
  • No supplemental application or portfolio required.
  • Limited spaces for students presenting previous university/college studies.
  • For more information, click here.
Earth & Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science (Physical Sciences stream), Space Science
  • SPH4U, SCH4U, MHF4U and MCV4U
Engineering (Computer, Geomatics, Space, Software)
  • SPH4U, SCH4U, MHF4U and MCV4U
  • No prerequisite below 70%.
Geography, Science & Technology Studies, Undecided Major
  • One 4U math. MHF4U recommended.
  • 4U Chemistry OR Physics.
BA Mathematics (includes Applied Math, Math for Commerce, Statistics), Mathematics for Education
  • MHF4U.
  • MCV4U recommended.
BSc Mathematics (includes Applied Math, Pure Math, Statistics), Mathematics for Education
  • MHF4U.
  • MCV4U recommended.
  • 4U Chemistry OR Physics.
Physics & Astronomy
  • SPH4U, MHF4U and MCV4U
  • SCH4U recommended