Canadian Planning Application Series: High School Course Requirements for University Faculties of Arts

Mar 09, 2026

Let's first look at theUBC Faculty of Artscourse requirements: English Studies 12 or First Peoples English 12. If you plan to major in economics in the future, you must also complete Pre-Calculus 12.

UBC recommends that students take the following related subjects in high school:1. Language Arts 2. Math and Computer Science 3. Second Language 4. Social Studies 5. Visual and Performing Arts.

In addition, the admission cutoff score for UBC's Faculty of Arts isabove 92%.

Next, let's look at theUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Artscourse requirements: English Studies 12 or First Peoples English 12. If you plan to major inCognitive Science and International Relations, or Economics, you needCalculus 12.

Finally, let's look at theMcGill Faculty of Arts and Sciencecourse requirements: English Studies 12 or First Peoples English 12, with a course score ofat least 87%;

Pre-Calculus or Calculus 12 with at least90%;

In addition,twoofPhysics 12, Chemistry 12, and Biology 12;

And the average score of thetop five academic Grade 12 coursesmust be between91.5% and 93.8%

Below are the social studies course options for grades 8 to 12 atLord Byng Secondary School.



The Hillhouse professional teacher team advises students who plan to apply to theFaculty of Artsin the future to plan their course selection fromgrades 8 to 12according to the following course directions.