CARIBBEAN SECONDARY Conditional offers of admission can be INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
EDUCATION CERTIFICATE (CSEC) made based on predicted or mock ex- (IB) DIPLOMA PLUS ADVANCED LEVELS amination results submitted by the school Applicants following the International Brescia University College requires students Principal or Headmaster. Transfer credit may Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum will be to present a minimum of three Advanced also be awarded for specific courses with a required to present the following: Level (A Level) or four distinct Advanced minimum final ‘B’ (II) grade. a) Successful completion of, or pending Subsidiary Level (AS Level) academic completion of the IB Diploma subjects with grades of ‘A’ and/or ‘B’. AMERICAN GRADE 12 DIPLOMA b) Passes in a minimum of 6 subjects, 3 of Conditional offers may be made to (U.S. HIGH SCHOOL) which must be at the Higher Level (HL) applicants presenting predicted grades Applicants graduating from a U.S. Grade 12 c) At least an overall score of 26 (which may with a ‘B’ average or higher. Applicants are system with good standing (79% minimum include additional points for the successful required to have their final official results average) may be considered for admission completion of the Extended Essay and forwarded directly to Brescia’s Admissions to most general first-year programs. Grade Theory of Knowledge) Office from their examination authority. 12 subjects, which include at least four d) No mark less than 4 Applicants who receive a ‘B’ grade on final academic subjects, should be selected in e) Please note that applicants who only Advanced Level exams will be considered accordance with first year program complete 1 year of the IB Diploma may be for advanced standing/transfer credit for requirements (e.g. biology, chemistry and considered for special admission. courses approved by the appropriate math for foods and nutrition). Applicants faculty at the university. GCSE/O Level are required to present a minimum SAT For more information, please contact our results may be considered in lieu of CSEC. score (Critical Reading and math are Admissions Office directly. included) of 1190. For some applicants, CARIBBEAN ADVANCED this requirement may be waived. IB students who present final scores of 5 PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (CAPE) or higher in Higher Level (HL) courses may Applicants who complete or who are in the ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) be considered for advanced standing and progress of completing the CAPE Diploma Students with Advanced Placement courses possible transfer credit. A maximum of 4.0 with a converted average of 78% based on will be considered for advanced standing if transfer credits will be awarded. four subjects (six units) will be considered a minimum score of 4 out of 5 is achieved for admission to most first-year programs. on AP exams.
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PRELIMINARY YEAR: BRESCIA’S APPLYING TO BRESCIA
FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAM To apply to programs at Brescia either: The Preliminary Year program is a co-educational “pre-university” • Apply through the Ontario qualifying year. Students participate Universities Application Centre: within the university community at www.ouac.ca Brescia and are taught by Brescia faculty. Students that complete the program • Contact the Brescia Admissions Office, BRESCIA at a GLANCE with a 65% average will be admissible (brescia@uwo.ca) to access our online FOUNDED: 1919 to most first-year university programs application form at Brescia (women only). Students may Please note: This method is for LOCATED: London, Ontario, Canada also choose to select one of the other applicants ONLY applying to Brescia AFFILIATED: with Western University campuses at Western University – which include the main campus, Huron When applying, please use the DEGREES: granted by Western University University College or King’s University appropriate admissions code: STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 14:1 College. Admission requirements may Arts - EBA ENROLMENT: 1,500 full-time students; vary by program. Family Studies BA – EBF 200 part-time Family Studies BSc – EBZ For students who would like to attend Foods & Nutrition – EBH ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS: another university, the Preliminary Year Health Science – EBW begin at 80% admission average program provides the necessary Kinesiology – EBP PROGRAMS: preparation and requirements to apply Leadership - EBO to universities across Ontario, Canada, Management and Organizational LEADERSHIP STUDIES and abroad (entrance averages are Studies – EBD ENGLISH determined by individual institutions). Social Science – EBO Preliminary Year – EBC FAMILY STUDIES Nutrition & Families All academic supporting documentation FOODS & NUTRITION must be submitted directly to Brescia Nutrition & Dietetics, University College, Admissions Office. Food Science & Technology Please note that predicted grades for FRENCH external examinations can be presented French for Teaching by the high school and will be accepted to determine an applicant’s eligibility for HEALTH SCIENCES a conditional offer of admission. KINESIOLOGY
Brescia University College is affiliated MANAGEMENT &
with Western University. All students ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES enrolled at Brescia are also considered Accounting, Consumer Behaviour, Western students. Upon graduation, Food Management, Nonprofit Management they receive their degree from Western PRELIMINARY YEAR (FOUNDATION YEAR) University. PSYCHOLOGY ADMISSION QUESTIONS? SOCIOLOGY Email: brescia@uwo.ca Criminal Justice, Community Development, Web: brescia.uwo.ca/admissions Community Development in a Global Context