The Admission Average is calculated using all post-secondary (college, university and technical schools) courses taken by the applicant. The Admission Average is based on the 30 credit units of required subjects [weighted as 40% of the admission average] and the cumulative average obtained on all courses at the university level [weighted as 60% of the admission average]. Grades from post-secondary institutions which use grading systems other than a percentage system are converted to percentages using established criteria provided by Student and Enrolment Services and then used in calculating the admission average. If courses are repeated, they are treated as follows: in the calculation of the “prerequisite component” of the admission average, the higher of the two grades is used, unless the original grade was greater then 60%, in which case an “average” of the two grades is used. In the calculation of the “cumulative average component” of the admission average, an average of the two grades is used. The College does not encourage applicants to repeat courses unless a failing grade has been obtained.
Because there are three components to the admission score, it is important for applicants to perform as well as possible on all three components. There is no average which will guarantee admission. It is possible that an applicant with a high average (e.g. 80%) will fail to gain admission because of a poor performance on the Test of Critical Skills or Personal Profile. Conversely, applicants with lower academic standing sometimes achieve a high non-academic assessment which can raise the overall admission score. In the final selections, only applicants who meet minimum standards in each component (e.g. in the admission average and in the non-academic assessment) and whose overall “admission score” is high (relative to the other applicants) will be offered admission.
Because of the large numbers of highly qualified applications we receive, most individuals offered admission have had averages well above 70%. For the Pharmacy program, most have had averages above 75%.
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