UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS Students can visit the website of the IB Organization at www.ibo.org, where they will find a database of universities that have specific statements about admissions policies in relation to the IB diploma. The chart below can assist students when they are selecting courses in their IB programme that will support their pathway to university acceptance. However, this chart is only a general guide, check with each university to ensure you meet their prerequisites for specific programmes of study.
ARTS
IB
Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities
GROUP Literature or
1
Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
SCIENCES
BUSINESS
Architecture
Applied Sciences, Engineering
Sciences
Life, Health Sciences, Physical Education, Kinesiology
Commerce, Business
Literature or Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
Literature or Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
Literature or Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
Literature or Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
Literature or Language and Literature SL/HL (ENG4U)
Physics SL (SPH4U)
Chemistry SL/HL (SCH4U)
Any Science SL/HL (SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U)
Chemistry SL/HL (SCH4U)
Math SL/HL (MHF4U, MCV4U)
Math SL/HL (MHF4U, MCV4U)
Math SL/HL (MHF4U, MCV4U)
Math SL (MHF4U, MCV4U)
Visual Art SL/HL (AVI4M)
Physics SL/HL (SPH4U)
Any Science SL/HL (SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U)
Biology SL/HL (SBI4U)
GROUP
2 GROUP
3 GROUP
4 GROUP
5 GROUP
6
Math SL (MHF4U, MCV4U)
Ontario Ministry of Education course code index, e.g. (ENG4U) can be found on pages 22–23.
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