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International Baccalaureate

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission on the basis of International Baccalaureate results, you must complete
the full International Baccalaureate Diploma including:
* Passes in a minimum of 6 subjects of which 3 must be at the Higher Level.
* A minimum grade total of 30 including points awarded for the successful completion of the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge.
* No mark less than 4 on any individual course.

Applicants from an IB Diploma Program may be considered for conditional admission on the basis of predicted grades in the final year of the program.

Transfer Credit Eligibility

IB applicants who have successfully completed the IB Diploma and meet Western’s admission criteria, are eligible for transfer credit consideration for each Higher Level subject with a score of 5 or higher.

Eligible for Transfer Credit Transfer Credit Given
HL Biology Biology 1223
HL Business and Management Business 1020 TRN
HL Chemistry Chemistry 1050
HL Computer Science Computer Science 1020 TRN
HL Design Technology Science 1020 TRN
HL Economics Economics 1020
HL English English 1020 TRN
HL English B Not eligible for credit
HL French French 1900E
HL Geography Geography 1020 TRN
HL History History 1020 TRN
HL Languages (Language) 1020 TRN or 0002 TRN
HL Mathematics Mathematics 1020 TRN
HL Music Music 1020 TRN
HL Philosophy Philosophy 1020 TRN
HL Physics Physics 1020 TRN
HL Psychology Psychology 1020 TRN
HL Social and Cultural Anthropology Anthropology 1020 TRN
HL Theatre Arts Theatre Arts 1020 TRN
HL Visual Arts Visual Arts 1020 TRN


This is a sample list only.  If you are taking courses that are not on this list, please contact the Admissions Office for the transfer credit eligibility.  Transferred courses with a designation of TRN are not directly equivalent to Western courses but may be used toward your degree. Western courses numbered 1000 to 1999 are first-year courses.

IB Scholarship Chart

Please visit our Scholarship Information webpage for further details about scholarship eligibility.

Diploma Score
Admission Scholarship Eligibility
32-36 $1,500 Western Scholarship of Distinction
37-40 $2,000 Western Scholarship of Excellence
41-45 $10,000 ($2,500 annually) Continuing Scholarship

 


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