International High School

Sri Lanka

You’ll need:

A minimum average of ‘B’ grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels)
- Predicted Results: You must complete the GCE A Level Predicted Results Form
A minimum of a ‘C’ grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects
Proof of English Language Proficiency if English isn’t your first language
Requirements specific to your program
- All required and recommended courses can be AS- or A-Level

Program-Specific Requirements

Each program has specific course and supplemental requirements.

Required courses: You need these for admission to the program.
Recommended courses: You don't need these to be admitted, but we do recommend that you take them to be successful in your first year, and to be able to take the courses you need.
Supplemental requirements: These are additional forms, portfolios or auditions. They help us decide if the program is right for you.

No required courses

Supplemental Requirements

Fine Arts: Studio

Online Portfolio and Personal Statement (Required)
- Deadline: February 15, 2025

School for Advanced Studies in Arts & Humanities

Statement of Interest (Required)
- Deadline: February 28, 2025

All Other Arts & Humanities Programs

No Supplemental Requirements

Required Courses

Math
Science (Any)

Required Courses

Chemistry
Physics
Math

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Supplemental Requirements

You must complete the Casper test
- Register and take the test as soon as possible. It can take three weeks for Western to get your results, and you can't receive an offer of admission without them.

Recommended Courses

Interested in the BSc? Math (any), Biology, and Chemistry will be required.

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Required Courses

Biology
Chemistry
Math

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Required Courses

Biology
Math

Recommended Courses

Chemistry
- Interested in the Honours Specialization in Health Sciences with Biology? You’ll need Chemistry to take the first-year Chemistry courses required for the module.

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Required Courses

Biology
Math

Recommended Courses

We recommend Math and Physics to prepare you for Kinesiology subjects in biomechanics, research methods and statistics
Interested in the BSc? We strongly recommend Science courses like Chemistry, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Math or Physics.
Chemistry is required for first-year Chemistry courses

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Required Courses

Math

More on Management & Organizational Studies

Required Courses

Math

Recommended Courses

For the Flight Option: Physics

Supplemental Requirements

CAM Supplementary Application Form (Required)
- Deadline: March 1, 2025
For the Flight Option:
- We require a valid Transport Canada Category 1 Medical Certificate before flight training can begin
- Two hours of small aircraft flying time is strongly recommended

Required Courses

Biology
Chemistry
Math

Recommended Courses

Physics
- Not studying senior-level Physics? That's okay! There's a first-year Physics course you can take at Western. If you do have the chance to take Physics in your high school senior year, we recommend it to help you with course selection.

Required Courses

For Music Administrative Studies: Math
For all other Music programs: No required courses

Supplemental Requirements

Faculty recommendation based on your Audition, Interview and Theory Placement (Required)
- Register for your audition by February 1, 2025

Required Courses

Biology
Chemistry
English
Math

We might request course descriptions/syllabi to assess the suitability of your courses. We’ll tell you if we need this when we’re reviewing your application.

Supplemental Requirements

Casper Test (Required)
- We recommend taking the test as early as possible. The last available test is March 4, 2025
Deadline to apply to Nursing: February 15, 2025

Recommended Courses

You’ll need Biology and Chemistry to take first-year Biology and Chemistry courses at Western. These courses are required for ALL modules offered by the Department of Biology and some modules offered by the Department of Chemistry and other Science Departments.
Physics may be required for some first-year Physics courses

Supplemental Requirements

Western Integrated Science

WISc Application (Required)
- Deadline: April 7, 2025

All Other Science Programs

No Supplemental Requirements

Recommended Courses

Math (Any)
- All Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course
- Math is helpful as preparation for Sociology and Geography programs
- You’ll need Calculus and Pre-Calculus Math for all Economics modules
For the BSc in Psychology: Biology, and Chemistry or Physics

When you apply

After you apply on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre, you’ll get an email with instructions to create a Western Student Center account within 10 business days of applying.

In your Student Center you’ll have a To Do List with all the documents we need from you, and how you need to submit them. Usually, this will include:

Predicted GCE Advanced Level Grades Form completed online by you.

GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Level Results sent from the school where you completed them.

You may also submit required or optional supplementary forms to support your application.

We’ll ask you to resubmit your documents if you don’t send us what we asked for, or if you send it in a different way than we asked. To avoid delays, be sure to follow the instructions on your Student Center!

After you accept

If you get an offer and you accept it (hooray! 🎉), then we’ll ask you for official documents including all of your final grades.

We’ll ask for your GCE A-Level or AS-Level results to be sent to us directly by your examining board or your school.

You can apply even if you haven’t graduated yet. We’ll use your predicted results to calculate an admissions average. In this case, we may offer you conditional admission.

The conditions of your offer will be clearly outlined in your Offer of Admission letter and on your Offer Portal. Usually, we want to see that you have graduated and that you kept your grades above a minimum average.

When you graduate, you'll send us your official final documents, and we'll check to see you met your conditions. If successful, we will turn your conditional offer into an unconditional offer, but we won't issue you a new offer letter.

When you apply

Predicted GCE Advanced Level Grades Form completed online by you.

GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Level Results sent from the school where you completed them.

You may also submit required or optional supplementary forms to support your application.

After you accept

You can apply even if you haven’t graduated yet. We’ll use your predicted results to calculate an admissions average. In this case, we may offer you conditional admission.

What Are Your Chances?

We will consider your application if you have all minimum requirements. For the best chance of admission, you’ll usually need predicted results of at least BBB.

As you aren't studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum, we'll calculate your admission average based on curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation.

The grades you will need vary for each program and for each admission cycle. You’ll usually need at least AAA for scholarships and our most competitive applications, such as AEO and Scholar’s Electives.

Transfer Credit

Achieved at least a ‘B’ on your A Level exams? Excellent! You may be able to receive transfer credit. These are credits that could count towards your degree at Western. They need to be approved by the appropriate faculty at Western.

How do A-Level transfer credits work?

You can use your credits to “skip” any equivalent Western courses (unless you want to take the subject again – many students do!).

There are lots of options, but they don't work for everyone. So, you should discuss what’s best for you with an advisor at Western Launch: 1-1 Course Advising after you accept your offer.

Ask your advisor:

Can I fast-track to second year courses or take an extra elective?
Would using a transfer credit ease my workload?
How can transfer credits affect my application to professional or graduate programs?
Can a transfer credit fulfil breadth requirements?
Could I graduate sooner?

Here’s a list to give you an idea of how your credits could transfer.

Subject	Western Credit	Credit Weight
Accounting	Business 2257	1.0
Art (Art & Design)	Visual Arts 1020	1.0
Biology	Biology 1001A and 1002B	1.0 (0.5 each)
Business	Business 1220E	1.0
Chemistry	Chemistry 1301A and 1302B	1.0 (0.5 each)
Computing	Computer Science 1026A and 1027B	1.0 (0.5 each)
Economics	Not Eligible
English Language	Not Eligible
English Literature	English 1020E	1.0
Geography	Geography 1300A and 1400F	1.0 (0.5 each)
History	Not Eligible
Arabic	Arabic 2250	1.0
French	French 1910 or 1900E	1.0
German	German 2200	1.0
Portuguese	Portuguese 2200	1.0
Spanish	Spanish 2200	1.0
Math	Calculus 1000A	0.5
Further Math	Math 1229A/B	0.5
Physical Education	Kinesiology 1020 TRN*	1.0
Physics	Physics 1101A and 1102B	1.0 (0.5 each)
Psychology	Psychology 1020 TRN*	1.0
Religious Studies	Religious Studies 1023E	1.0
Sociology	Sociology 1020 or 1021E	1.0
Technology	Not Eligible
Theatre	Not Eligible

Keep in mind:

Western courses numbered 1000 to 1999 = First-year courses.
Western courses numbered 2000 to 2999 = Second-year courses.
TRN = The A Level course is not directly equivalent to the Western course, but we will award generic transfer credit you may still use towards your degree.

How does applying work?

When and how do you apply? And what happens after? Read our application instructions so you can feel confident in this process.

How to apply

Sri Lanka

Program-Specific Requirements

Arts & Humanities

Supplemental Requirements

Computer Science

Required Courses

Engineering

Required Courses

Supplemental Requirements

Family Studies & Human Development

Recommended Courses

Foods and Nutrition

Required Courses

Health Sciences

Required Courses

Recommended Courses

Kinesiology

Required Courses

Recommended Courses

Management & Organizational Studies

Required Courses

Management & Organizational Studies - Commercial Aviation Management

Required Courses

Recommended Courses

Supplemental Requirements

Media and Communication Studies

Medical Sciences

Required Courses

Recommended Courses

Music

Required Courses

Supplemental Requirements

Nursing

Required Courses

Supplemental Requirements

Science

Recommended Courses

Supplemental Requirements

Social Science

Recommended Courses

Submitting Your Documents

When you apply

After you accept

Haven't Graduated Yet?

What Are Your Chances?

Transfer Credit

How do A-Level transfer credits work?

Ask your advisor:

How does applying work?