Admission and application procedures

Advanced Placement

York offers transfer credit for completed Advanced Placement courses. Check the requirements below to match your situation:


Applicants from Canadian schools

Up to 30 credits (5 full courses) may be granted for final scores of 4 or 5 on the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement (AP) Exams, depending on program.

You could qualify for early conditional admission based on first semester final grades or mid-term grades for full-year courses. Have your school email these grades to study@yorku.ca as soon as possible. Official final year-end results must be sent to us as soon as they become available.

Applicants with an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

We may grant a maximum of 30 credits (5 full courses) for Higher Level IB courses with grades of 5 or better, depending on program.

Applicants from the United States

Up to 30 credits (5 full courses) may be granted for final scores of 4 or 5 on the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement (AP) Exams, depending on program.

Applicants with a Baccalaureate Français

Up to 30 credits (5 full courses) may be granted for final scores of 12 or better, depending on program.

Applicants with GCE/CAPE

GCE: Up to 18 credits (3 full courses) may be granted for final grades of "C" or better, depending on program.
CAPE: Up to 18 credits (3 full courses) may be granted for courses passed at the 2-unit level with grades of 1, 2 or 3, depending on the program.