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Nova Scotia secondary school students

General admission requirements

High School Diploma with 5 Academic or Advanced Grade 12 courses.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are considered when presented. Career and workplace experience courses, co-op courses and challenge examinations aren’t considered for admission.

Program-specific requirements

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Arts and Contemporary Studies
Criminology
Economics and Finance
English
Environmental and Urban Sustainability2
Geographic Analysis
History
Language and Intercultural Relations
Philosophy
Politics and Governance
Psychology
Public Administration and Governance (part-time only)
Sociology
Undeclared Arts (first-year studies only)
  • English 12

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Child and Youth Care
Social Work
Urban and Regional Planning
  • English 12
Early Childhood Studies
  • English 12
  • One of the following math or science courses: Math 11 or 12, Pre-Calculus 11 or 12, or Calculus 12, Biology 11 or 12, Chemistry 11 or 12, Physics 11 or 12, or other acceptable Grade 11 or 12 science course
Midwifery1
  • English 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • An acceptable Grade 12 social science or humanities course
Nursing
  • English 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
  • One of: Math 11 or 12, Pre-Calculus 11 or 12, or Calculus 12
Nutrition and Food
  • English 12
  • Biology 12
  • Chemistry 12
Occupational Health and Safety
Public Health
  • English 12
  • Biology 12 or Chemistry 12

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Architectural Science1
  • English 12
  • Physics 12
  • Calculus 12 or Pre-Calculus 12

Engineering:

  • Aerospace
  • Biomedical
  • Chemical Co-op
  • Civil
  • Computer
  • Electrical
  • Industrial
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Undeclared (first-semester studies only)
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
  • Physics 12
  • Chemistry 12

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Biomedical Sciences
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Medical Physics)
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12 or Pre-Calculus 12
  • 2 of: Physics 12, Chemistry 12, or Biology 12
Computer Science
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics and Its Applications
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
  • One of: Physics 12, Chemistry 12, or Biology 12
Cyber Science
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Accounting & Finance
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12
Business Management
Business Technology Management
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Retail Management
  • English 12
  • Calculus 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 (Calculus 12, Calculus AP [AB/BC], or locally-developed Calculus preferred)

TMU degree program

Program-specific requirements
Graphic Communications Management
  • English 12
  • One of: Math 11 or 12, Pre-Calculus 11 or 12, or Calculus 12
Creative Industries
Fashion1
Image Arts1 (Film, Photography Media Arts)
Journalism
Media Production
New Media
Performance (Acting1, Dance1, Design and Production)
Professional Communication
Professional Music1
Sport Media
  • English 12
Interior Design1
  • English 12
  • One of: Math 11 or 12, Pre-Calculus 11 or 12, or Calculus 12

Disclaimer:

Information, policies and procedures are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change without notice.

Notes:

  1. Program has non-academic requirements. Refer to the program page for details.
  2. Updated November 2025: Environment and Urban Sustainability is now Environmental and Urban Sustainability.