Faculty-specific admission requirements

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
  • Audition or evaluation required. No specific academic prerequisites.
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.
Psychology, Kinesiology & Health Science BA:
  • No Faculty-specific prerequisites.
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, BScN for internationally educated nurses: visit the Courses and Programs page.
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 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
Mature students (for first year entry)
Science & Engineering
Biology (includes Conservation Ecology), Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Science (Life Sciences Stream), iBSc Biology, Chemistry (includes Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry)
  • 4U Chemistry.
  • MHF4U and MCV4U.
  • Physics recommended.
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Computer Engineering, Earth & Atmospheric Science, Geomatics, Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Environmental Science (Physical Sciences stream), Space Engineering, Space Science
  • MHF4U and MCV4U.
  • 4U Chemistry AND Physics.
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.
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.