Applicants from Advanced Placement (AP) Curriculum

Admission for high school students enrolled in the AP program is based on the higher of either the high school grade or the AP grade. An official AP transcript is required as part of the admission process. If AP grades are not available at the time of admission selections, the high school grade is used.

The grade conversion scale used to determine admission is as follows:

Students who are enrolled in the Advanced Placement (AP) program must submit official AP transcripts by the document deadline (see Admission and Readmission Deadlines ). Advanced Standing (credit or placement) in approved courses is awarded for an AP grade of 4 or 5 only (see Transfer of Credit , Advanced Placement  and Credit by Special Assessment ). For a list of eligible AP courses approved for advanced standing, refer to Admissions Chart 5. Applicants qualifying for transfer credit based on AP coursework will have the option of declining the credit on a course-by-course basis. The decision to decline credit is final and cannot be reversed. All grades earned in subsequent coursework, including failing grades, will be permanently recorded on students’ transcripts and computed into GPA calculations in accordance with the policies of the students’ Faculties. Applicants wishing to decline credit must contact the Office of the Registrar (AP@registrar.ualberta.ca) for details on necessary procedures prior to the Fall Term course registration deadline (see the Academic Schedule ).

Admissions Chart 5: AP Courses Approved for Advanced Standing

Advanced Placement Course Equivalents 

Notes

1. Students who are eligible for Advanced Placement may register in a senior course. In the case of Language other than English courses students with Advanced Placement will be permitted to register in a senior level course after determination of their background qualifications for that course (interview, placement test, etc.). Students may also challenge a junior or senior course for credit via the Credit by Special Assessment route if they have appropriate qualifications and are eligible within the regulations.
2. When students are instructed ‘not to take’ a specific course and a generic 100-level credit is granted, this credit may be used to meet the prerequisite for any higher level course requiring the specific course in question.
3. Students who have not taken Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism and wish to take further Physics courses should consult the Department of Physics.