General Requirements
If you are studying at a Nova Scotia high school, you will need to complete the following for admission:
To apply, please upload the following transcripts:
Program Specific Requirements
Arts & Social Sciences
English 12
Four additional academic grade 12 courses
Management & Organizational Studies
English 12
Math 12, Pre-Calculus or Calculus
Three additional academic 12 courses
Acceptable Courses
Below are the courses we consider acceptable for admission.
Any Advanced Placement (AP) except Research, Seminar and Capstone Any International Baccalaureate (IB) except TOK, EE, and CAS Biology 12 Calculus 12 Canadian Law 12 Canadian Literature (CLT) 12 Chemistry 12 Comp Science 12 Comp. Related Studies (CRS) 12 Economics 12 English 12 English 12: African Heritage Environmental Systems 12 Etudes Planetaire Global 12 (EPG) Foundations of Math 12 French 12 Gaelic 12 Geography 12 Geology 12 | German 12 Global Economics 12 Global Geography 12 Global History 12 (GLH) Global Politics 12 History 12 Latin 12 Law/Droit (DRO) 12 Mathematics 12 (Academic or Advanced) Modern World Problems 12 Music 12 Music Theory 12 Philosophy 12 Physics (PHY) 12 Political Science 12 Pre-calculus 12 Sociology (SOC) 12 Spanish 12 Statistics 12 |
Transfer Credit
If you are registered in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and if you achieve a 4 out of 5 on your final AP exams, you may be considered for transfer credit to a maximum of two full credits as approved by the appropriate faculty. To be considered for transfer credit, you must have the College Board send your results directly to Huron’s Admission Office as soon as they are available.
Eligible for Transfer Credit | Equivalent at Western | Credit Weight |
---|---|---|
AP Art History | Visual Art History 1040 | 1.0 |
AP Biology | Biology 1001A and 1002B | 1.0 (0.5 each) |
AP Calculus AB | Calculus 1000A/B | 0.5 |
AP Calculus BC | Calculus 1000A/B and 1501A/B | 1.0 (0.5 each) |
AP Chemistry | Chemistry 1301A and 1302B | 1.0 (0.5 each) |
AP Chinese Language & Culture | Chinese 2100 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Computer Science A | Computer Science 1026A/B | 0.5 |
AP Computer Science AB | Computer Science 1026A/B and 1027A/B | 1.0 (0.5 each) |
AP Economics | Not eligible | |
AP English Language & Composition | Not eligible | |
AP English Literature & Composition | English 1020E | 1.0 |
AP Environmental Science | Environmental Science 1021G | 0.5 |
AP French Language & Culture | French 1910 | 1.0 |
AP French Literature | French 1900E | 1.0 |
AP German Language & Culture | German 2200 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Government & Politics | Not eligible | |
AP History | History 1020 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Human Geography | Geography 1400F | 0.5 |
AP Italian Language & Culture | Italian 2200 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Japanese Language & Culture | Japanese 2200 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Languages | Language 0002 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Latin (Literature or Vergil) | Latin 1020 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Music Theory | Music 1122A/B | 0.5 |
AP Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism) | Physics 1502A/B | 0.5 |
AP Physics C (Mechanics) | Physics 1501A/B | 0.5 |
AP Physics 1 | Physics 1101A (previously 1028A) | 0.5 |
AP Physics 2 | Physics 1102B (previously 1029B) | 0.5 |
AP Precalculus | Not eligible | |
AP Psychology | Psychology 1002A and 1003B | 1.0 (0.5 each) |
AP Spanish Language & Culture | Spanish 2200 TRN* | 1.0 |
AP Statistics | Statistics 1024A/B | 0.5 |
AP Studio Art 2D or 3D Design | Visual Arts Studio 2100A/B | 0.5 |
AP Studio Art Drawing | Visual Arts Studio 2104A | 0.5 |
English Language Proficiency
If you have not studied for a minimum of four years (including the final year) in an institution where the language of instruction is English, you are required to submit a satisfactory English Language Proficiency test score. Huron requires one of the following:
IELTS
Minimum overall score: 6.5
No section less than: 6.0
TOEFL (iBT)
Minimum overall score: 83
No section less than: 20
MELAB
Minimum overall score: 80
No section less than: 78
CAEL
Minimum overall score: 60
No section less than: 60
PTE ACADEMIC
Minimum overall score: 58
No section less than: 56
DUOLINGO
Minimum overall score: 115
No section less than: 100
Students who do not meet Huron’s English language requirement but are academically admissible will automatically be admitted into an Academic English program.
Programs include:
THE ENGLISH BOOST PROGRAM
Students who qualify take ESL in July and August before starting full-time at Huron in September.
ACADEMIC ENGLISH PROGRAM
After successful completion of the High Advanced Level, students begin full-time studies at Huron. The length of program is dependent on English language proficiency.
Huron offers students conditional acceptance into undergraduate studies pending final completion of an approved language program. Students who successfully complete the language program will not have to provide an English Language Proficiency test examination score.