University of Calgary

Who gets a room

No promise published

Money just for your marks

No automatic entrance scholarships published

First-years who rate it good or excellent

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Finish their degree

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Ways in without the usual marks

• Open Studies Pathway to Undergraduate Degree (University Entrance Program). Take UCalgary courses in Open Studies without being admitted to a degree. Students who finish at least 18 units (6 courses) by the end of the winter term, with an admission GPA of at least 2.3 for Arts or 2.5 for Science on those courses, and who have English 30-1 (or equivalent) and the program's required high school courses, are guaranteed admission to selected Arts and Science programs. Applicants are considered for the guarantee automatically if they are not admissible through the competitive process. Who: Students without an undergraduate degree enrolled in UCalgary Open Studies (up to 36 units in total, 12 units a term); the high school course requirements still apply. No province limit is stated.
• Mature applicant admission. Mature applicants are assessed with fewer required high school courses for some programs. Who: Applicants 21 or older who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or refugees and have completed fewer than 12 academic post-secondary units; any province.
• Indigenous Admission Process. Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous and meet the course requirements but are below the competitive average are considered automatically with a lower average: most programs admit within 10% of the annual admission average (high school and mature applicants), with a minimum 70%. Indigenous identity documents are needed before registering. The BHSc (Bachelor of Health Sciences) and BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) use their supplementary review instead. Who: First Nations, Metis and Inuit applicants who self-identify on the application; any province.
• Indigenous Admission Supplementary Process. For Indigenous applicants who cannot be admitted through the Indigenous Admission Process because of a lower average or missing required courses: a personal statement (written, video or audio) plus faculty-specific supplemental items, reviewed by a faculty admission committee. Students with enough 30-level (Grade 12) content can be admitted straight to the degree. Who: Indigenous applicants (identity documents required); any province.
• Faculty Indigenous bridging programs (Arts, Architecture Planning and Landscape, Haskayne, Science, Schulich, Werklund). Foundation courses that teach the missing Grade 12 (30-level) content alongside some first-year university courses; students move directly into the degree program when they finish. Individualized to each student. Arts excludes the BSc (Bachelor of Science) Psychology; Science excludes Neuroscience and Biological Sciences honours. Werklund's Indigenous Pathway Program lets students upgrade for the Four-Year On-Campus BEd (Bachelor of Education). Who: Indigenous applicants without enough 30-level courses for the program; personal statement, faculty supplemental items and identity documents required.
• Indigenous Student Access Program (ISAP). A one-year cohort program that gives eligible Indigenous students an alternate route in: students take courses through Open Studies and can complete upgrading or university courses to support an application to an undergraduate program in later years. Applications open 1 December to 31 July; fall start only. Who: Indigenous students applying directly to ISAP or who do not meet the requirements of their chosen faculty program.
• Equitable and Inclusive Admission Process. Applicants who have achieved excellence outside of academics or have overcome significant hardships may seek admission through this process. Details are on www.ucalgary.ca, which refused our crawler, so the requirements and whether it admits below the usual average could not be read. Who: Canadian citizens and permanent residents (any province).

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• Residence: ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (refused, 403)
• Who gets a room: ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (refused, 403)
• Scholarships: discover.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (discover.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) ; discover.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab))
• Fees: alis.alberta.ca (opens in a new tab) (alis.alberta.ca (opens in a new tab) ; alis.alberta.ca (opens in a new tab))
• Satisfaction: ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (refused, 403)
• Rent: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
• Pay by field: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
• Anthropology: Biological: arts.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab)

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