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Kenya Admissions Requirements
Prerequisite Equivalencies
- Review the program pages or international viewbook.
- Find your program(s) of choice.
- Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
- Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
| Required Courses | Kenya Curriculum |
|---|---|
| Senior or grade 12 English | KCSE English |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions | KCSE Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus | KCSE Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics | KCSE Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Biology | KCSE Biology |
| Senior or grade 12 Chemistry | KCSE Chemistry |
| Senior or grade 12 Physics | KCSE Physics |
*Further Mathematics will not meet any mathematics prerequisites.
Minimum Requirements
- Six senior academic courses are required for admission.
- To clear conditions, our final official examination results for the Certificate of Secondary Education must be sent directly to Laurier from your school or the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) along with official Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) transcripts.
Grading Scale
| Canadian Equivalent | KCSE Grades | Kenya Grade | Kenya Grade Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95% | 80 - 100% | A | 12 |
| 83.9% | 75 - 78% | A- | 11 |
| 80.4% | 70 - 74% | B+ | 10 |
| 76.8% | 65 - 69% | B | 9 |
| 73.2% | 60 - 64% | B- | 8 |
| 70% | 55 - 59% | C+ | 7 |
| 66.1% | 50 - 54% | C | 6 |
| 62.5% | 45 - 49% | C- | 5 |
| 58.9% | 40 - 44% | D+ | 4 |
| 55.4% | 35 - 39% | D | 3 |
| 51.8% | 30 - 34% | D- | 2 |
| 0 - 50% | 0 - 29% | E | 1 |