Secondary Education Degree

High school diploma (or equivalent)

You must have a high school diploma (or equivalent) with a minimum average of 60% with no mark below 50% in:

• English 30-1 or English 30
• Three subjects from Group A or C
• Subject from Group A, B or C

Mature students

If you're a mature student who is 21 years or older and you have a high school diploma but have not completed all of the require courses, you can enter the program as a mature student.

Mature applicants must have a minimum average of 60% with no mark below 50% in:

• English 30-1 or English 30
• Subject from Group A or C

English Language Proficiency

If English isn't your first language, you must show English Language Proficiency by having:

• TOEFL: iBT with a minimum score of 86 with no score below 21
• IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5 and no score below 5.0
• CAEL with a minimum score of 70
• MELAB with a minimum score of 85
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 115
• PTE (academic) with a minimum score of 58

See our Credit Calendar for other ways that you can meet the English Language Proficiency requirements.

Spoken Language Proficiency

If English isn't your first language, you must also show Spoken English Language Proficiency by having:

• TOEFL: iBT with a minimum of 26 on the speaking band
• IELTS with a minimum of 7.5 on the speaking band
• University of Alberta's SPEAK test (if you're transferring to the University of Alberta)

If you have six or more years of full-time English education (including grade 12 year or higher) in a Canadian school, you meet this requirement.

See our Credit Calendar for other ways that you can meet the English Language Proficiency requirements.

Major and Minor options

Please refer to the University of Alberta's University Calendar to review Major and Minor options and suggested course patterns. Contact an academic advisor for help planning your 1 year or 2 year courses.

Majors include:

• Art
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• English Language Arts
• General Sciences
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Social Studies

Years 1 and 2

Contact an academic advisor for help planning your 1 year or 2 year courses. 

Years 3 and 4

You must apply to the University of Alberta directly to enter the third and fourth year of the program and choose Keyano College as your Collaborative Degree program.

Admission steps

After you submit your application, you'll receive an email with your new seven-digit University Alberta student ID number. Within two business days, you should receive an email with your Campus Computing ID (CCID) and password. Use this information to log into your UAlberta email account and check your email.

Bear Tracks

Use your CCID and password to log in to Bear Tracks, the University Alberta's online student service system.

Once you've logged into Bear Tracks:

1. Check your Application and Admissions Status
2. Check your To-Do List

Make sure to submit all outstanding documentation by June 15th 2023 and check your University of Alberta email for your admission offer. You can accept your admission offer using Bear Tracks and pay the $500 tuition deposit by the deadline indicated.