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Hong Kong 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 | Hong Kong Curriculum |
|---|---|
| Senior or grade 12 English | HKDSE Core English Language |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions | HKDSE Mathematics: Compulsory Part |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus | HKDSE Mathematics: Compulsory Part & Extended Part (Algebra and Calculus) Module 2 (M2) |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics | HKDSE Mathematics: Compulsory & Extended Part (Calculus & Statistics) Module 1 (M1) |
| Senior or grade 12 Biology | HKDSE Biology |
| Senior or grade 12 Chemistry | HKDSE Chemistry |
| Senior or grade 12 Physics | HKDSE Physics |
Minimum Requirements
- 6 senior academic courses are required for admission including:
- All core subjects, inlcuding English/English Language
- Two Elective Subjects, excluding any elective course from Category B
- Final official HKDSE results are required to clear conditions.
- If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English-Language Proficiency requirement.
Grading Scale
| Canadian Equivalent* | Hong Kong HKDSE | Hong Kong HKCEE | Hong Kong HKALE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95% | 5*/5** | A | A |
| 88% | 5 | A | A |
| 80% | 4 | B | B |
| 71% | 3 | C | C |
| 63% | 2 | D | D |
| 54% | 1 | E | E (N, O) |
| 46% | 0 | F | G |
*Grades converted to reflect 40% pass.