How do I get admission to the University of Alberta?

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Anamika Jha | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

The criteria for admission in the Alberta differs for each course. Here's a detailed breakthrough for the same :

• Undergraduate Courses: Candidates must have completed their 10+2 from a recognised educational board and have five subjects during the same . The compulsory and optional subjects will change according to the respective programs.

• Master's Courses : Candidates must have a baccalaureate degree or an equivalent degree of a duration of 4 years from a recognised Institute . The candidates must have scored a GPA for 3.0 or more for the same in the last two years.

• Doctoral Programmes: Candidate must have a

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Arshita Tiwari | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

Candidates seeking admission to the University of Alberta Undergraduate programmes are required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria specified by the University. The admission criteria of University of Alberta is competitive and subject to availability of seats. All the undergraduate courses that offer direct entry from high school require the completion of five specific grade 12 subjects. Apart from this, all applicants must also possess an adequate level of English language proficiency (ELP) and some programmes will also require Spoken english proficiency. To demonstrate ELP candidates can appear for language exam such as Duoling

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Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

4 days ago

International students must meet the entry requirements to get admission at Alberta University. The University of Alberta admission requirements vary as per the course levels. The admission requirements for international students are given below:

Study Level	Requiremet
Undergraduate	Majorly, the applicants must have passed Class 12 from CBSE / CISCE / Indian Boards. Also, students are required to show that they have successfully completed five academic subjects. These will vary as per programme and faculty
Master’s programs	Generally, the applicants are required to have completed a 4-year baccalaureate degree, or its academic equivalent. An admission average GPA of 3.0 is required, based on the most recent two years of full-time study (or equivalent)
Doctoral programs	Normally, the applicants are required to have completed a master's degree, or its academic equivalent. An admission average GPA of 3.0 is required, based on the most recent two years of full-time study (or equivalent)

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