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2013 2014 Classification of High School Courses

Acceptable Alberta Education Grade 12 subjects, other than English Language Arts 30-1 have been classified into the following four groups:

Group A (Humanities) See Notes 1 and 2	Group D (Optional) See Note 4
1. Social Studies 30 or 30-1 2. 30-level language other than English 3. Additional 30-level language other than English 4. Aboriginal Studies 30 (cannot be used for admission with Social Studies 30-1	1. Applied Sociology 30 2. Cultural and Physical Anthropology 30 3. Experimental Psychology 30 4. International Politics 30 5. Macroeconomics 30 6. Microeconomics 30 7. Philosophies of Man 30 8. Religious Studies 35 (for approved Schools) 9. Western World History 30 10. World Geography 30 11. World Religion 30 12. Advanced CTS strands as follows: • Community Health • Construction/Electro Technologies • Fabrication Studies • Fashion Studies • Financial Management • Foods • Information Processing • Legal Studies • Management & Marketing
Group B (Fine Arts) See Note 3 1. Art 30 2. Art 31 3. Communication Technology Advanced (5 credits) 4. Dance 35 5. Drama 30 6. Music 30 (Choral, Instrumental or General (5 credits) 7. Musical Theatre 35 8. Music 35 9. Performing Arts 35 A, B, or C Additional 35-level Fine Arts courses may be considered.
Group C (Sciences) 1. Biology 30 2. Chemistry 30 3. Pure Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 30-1 4. Mathematics 30-2 (cannot be used for admission with Pure Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 30-1) 5. Mathematics 31 6. Physics 30 7. Science 30 8. Computing Science (CSE) Advanced Level Career and Technology Studies (CTS)(minimum 5 credits)

Any one of the following courses will meet the 30-level language other than English requirement: French 21, 20S, 20N, 30S, 30N; French 31, 31A, 31B, 31C, 30-3Y, 30-9Y; French Language Arts 20, 30, 30-1, 30-2; Français 20, 30, 30-1, 30-2; Langue et Literature 20, 30..
Any one of the following courses will also meet the 30-level language other than English requirement: Blackfoot Language & Culture 30; Chinese Language Arts 30; Chinese Language & Culture 30; Cree Language & Culture 30; German Language Arts 30; German Language & Culture 30; Italian Language & Culture 30; Japanese Language & Culture 30; Latin 30; Spanish Language & Culture 30; Ukrainian Language Arts 30; Ukrainian Language & Culture 30. There are other 35-level locally developed courses which may also be used to meet the language other than English requirement.
Equivalents of Music 30: Conservatory Canada, Grade 8 Practical and Grade IV Theory; Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Grade 8 Practical and Grade II Theory; Mount Royal University, Grade 8 Practical and Grade II Theory. Documents must be presented to Alberta Education for evaluation.
Students using a Group D subject for admission must present either one 5-credit subject or any combination of two 3-credit subjects.

The Grade 12 courses listed are based on Alberta Education approved curriculum and nomenclature. Prospective applicants from other provinces and territories should request out-of-province equivalencies from the Office of the University Registrar.

2013 2014 University Credit Substitutions for High School Courses

This chart lists the university credit that can be substituted in cases where applicants do not present the appropriate matriculation level high school courses*. Note: ‘cr’ = credits

Grade 12 Courses	University Credits Required
ENGLISH	ENGLISH
English Language Arts 30-1	English (6 cr)
GROUP A	GROUP A
Language other than English 30/31/35 Social Studies 30 or 30-1	Language other than English (6 cr) Humanities or Social Sciences (3 cr)
GROUP B	GROUP B
1. Art 30 2. Art 31 3. Communication Technology Advanced (5 cr) 4. Dance 35 (5 cr) 5. Drama 30 6. Music 30 (Choral, Instrumental or General (5 cr) 7. Musical Theatre 35 8. Music 35 (5 cr) 9. Performing Arts 35 A, B or C	Fine Arts (3 cr)
GROUP C	GROUP C*
1. Pure Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 30-1 2. Mathematics 31 3. Chemistry 30 4. Physics 30 5. Biology 30	1. Mathematics (Algebra) (3 cr) 2. Mathematics (Calculus) (3 cr) 3. Chemistry (3 cr) 4. Physics (3 cr) 5. Biology (includes Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology) (3 cr)**

*Any course from a science discipline may be used as a group C subject, including PSYC 104 (3 cr).
**For admission into Nursing, Botany and Zoology cannot be used as Biology 30 substitutions.

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