Canada

Admissions information for international students

Entry qualifications:

Undergraduate Entry:

Students from Canada applying for a Bachelors (BA, BSc and BEng and LLB) degree at Westminster will be required to have one of the following qualifications:

Satisfactorily completion of a one year UK Foundation course (normally with a minimum of 60% and above)
Satisfactorily completion of one year of a college/university program with GPA of 2.8+ depending on the degree chosen.
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 28 points
Students studying for Canadian High School or Secondary School Diplomas will be considered with and most courses will require an overall score of between 65 - 75% in 5 acceptable grade 12 subjects, or in the case of letter grades 5 Bs. Some disciplines will require higher, such as Law or Media Studies.
Holders of the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (from Quebec) or the Attestation d'Etudes Collègiales will be considered for entry on to first degree programmes.

Undergraduate Entry Qualifications by Territories:

*Alberta - General High School Diploma when awarded with an average of at least 65 per cent in five acceptable grade 12 courses;

*British Columbia - Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma when at least five Bs (BBBBB) have been awarded in acceptable grade 12 courses;

*Manitoba - High School Graduation Diploma when five credits have been awarded at the 300 level in at least four subject areas; and at least 65 per cent has been achieved in each of these subjects;

*New Brunswick - High School Graduation Diploma is considered comparable to the overall GCE Advanced standard if an average of at least 65 per cent in five acceptable subjects is obtained;

*Newfoundland - High School Graduation Diploma if obtained with at least a mark of 65 per cent in at least five acceptable subjects at university preparatory level (grade 12);

*North West Territories - General High School Diploma if awarded with an average of at least 65 per cent in five acceptable grade 12 courses;

*Nova Scotia - High School Completion Certificate if awarded with at least an average of 65 per cent in at least five acceptable subjects at level 4 or 5;

*Ontario - Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma (advanced level) if awarded at advanced level, with six Grade 12 U, U/C or M courses including grade 12 U English;

*Prince Edward Island - High School Graduation Diploma if a minimum average of 65 per cent in at least five acceptable subjects at grade 12 is obtained;

*Quebec - Attestation d'Etudes Collègiales;

- Diplôme d'Etudes Collègiales (DEC);

- Diplôme d'Etudes Collègiales (DEC) (in technical subjects over three years);

*Saskatchewan - Completion Grade 12 Standing/Division IV Standing (Secondary School Diploma) when at least a 65 per cent grade average in five acceptable subjects is obtained;

*Yukon Territory - Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma when awarded with at least five Bs (BBBBB) in acceptable grade 12 courses.

Postgraduate Entry:

Students applying for a Masters degree (MA. MSc and LLM) at Westminster will be required to have one of the following qualifications:

Holders of a good Bachelors degree (Honours) will be considered for graduate study.
Applicants without a first degree but with 3-5 years relevant work experience may also be considered on an individual basis for some masters programmes.

Staff visits to your country:

University staff often travel overseas to meet and interview students interested in studying at Westminster. They can offer advice and information about our courses, entry requirements, facilities, student services, application processes and suitability for admission and in some cases offer 'on the spot admissions'.

To find out when someone will be visiting your region, please see visit the section Meet Us In Your Country

Useful addresses:

The British Council provides comprehensive, free and impartial advice on all aspects of study in Britain.

Admissions enquiries:

If you have a course-specific query, please contact the relevant admissions office. The contact details for these offices can be found on the admissions contacts pages.

For queries not answered in this section that relate specifically to your qualifications, please contact the International Education Office.

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