General admission requirements

To be eligible for general undergraduate admission, you will need to successfully complete high school graduation requirements with at least 10 credits in senior level courses in the following five subject areas: 

An overall average of at least 70% is required in the 10 credits that are used to fulfil the subject area requirements listed above. If more than one course satisfies a subject area, the course with the highest grade is used to determine your admission average. Two additional credits are required in each of mathematics (2200, 2201, 2204, 2205, 2230 or 2231) and a laboratory science (Science 1206, Sciences 1236 or any 2000-level course in biology, chemistry, physics or earth systems); these additional credits are not used in the calculation of the final admission average.

Applicants who have completed certain Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum, International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) courses may be eligible for transfer credit.

Admission to some programs is competitive for a limited number of spaces. A higher admission average and/or supplementary information may be required as part of the faculty-specific admissions.

Supporting documents required

If you are currently in high school

When you apply (early acceptance)

• No transcript is required. Your previous year final grades and current year registrations are obtained from the Department of Education automatically.
• Supplementary information for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.

When you finish grade 12 (verified acceptance)

• Your final official transcript will be supplied automatically by the Department of Education.

If you have completed high school and not attended a post-secondary institution

• Request an official transcript be sent to the Office of the Registrar from the Department of Education. A transcript submitted by any other means will not be considered official.
• Supplementary information required for competitive-entry programs may be required with your application.

If you have attended a post-secondary institution

• You are required to apply as a transfer student, except in the situations below. In addition to the information provided on this page, please refer to the university or college applicant requirements.
  1. If you are a current high school student who has taken courses at Memorial University as part of our concurrent studies program, please select Current NL H.S. as your Admission Category in the online application. No further documents are required.
  2. If you have attended a post-secondary institution to complete a high school upgrading program only (e.g. Adult Basic Education, CAS Transition), please select Comb. H.S. Prgs as your Admission Category in the online application. If you have not yet completed this program, an interim transcript should be uploaded to the admissions portal or sent by email. When the program is completed, an official transcript must be sent directly from the issuing institution via email, post or courier.

English Language Proficiency

If you have not attended an English medium high school in Newfoundland and Labrador for at least two years, you may be required to provide further proof of English language proficiency.

Submitting your documents

If you are currently in high school or graduated this year, your final high school results will be sent automatically from the Department of Education.

All other applicants are encouraged to submit all available official documents before their assigned registration time to assist with course registration and the verified acceptance decision.

All required official documents must be submitted by the document deadline. Official documents must be received by mail directly from the issuing school/institution in a sealed envelope, unless the issuing school/institution has been pre-authorized for e-mail submission.

Supporting documents should be sent to: