Dual Credit

Dual credit is an agreement between a university and a high school whereby students in high school can enroll in a course and simultaneously earn high school and university credit.

Dual credit provides an opportunity for high school students to experience university teaching and learning, thus helping ensure a smooth transition to university upon completion of high school.

Alberta High School Course Equivalents

English Language Arts 30 – 1

BC/YK — English 12
MB — English 40G and 40S; English 40S (2 credits)
NB — English 121; English 122
NL — Thematic Literature 3201; Literacy Heritage 3202
NT/NU — English Language Arts 30 – 1
NS — English 12 (Academic); English 441; Canadian Literature 441
ON — English – 4U (excluding English Writer’s Craft – EWC4U); OAC English
PE — English 611; English 621
QC — English 603; English 604
SK — English A30 and B30; English Language Arts A30 and B30

Social Studies 30 – 1

BC/YK — Comparative Civilizations 12; History 12; Geography 12; First Nations 12
MB — History 40S; Geography 40S; Western Civilization 40S
NB — History 121; History 122; Geography 120; Geography 122
NL — World History 3201; World Geography 3202; World Problems 3204
NT/NU — Social Studies 30
NS — Geography 12; Geography 441; History 12; History 441
ON — CHI4U – Canada: History Identity and Culture; CHY4U – World History; CGW4U – Canadian and World Issues; CGU4U – World Geography; OAC History, Geography or Sociology
PE — History 621
QC — History 330; Geography 320
SK — Social Studies 30; History 30; Sciences Sociales 30; Native Studies 30

Mathematics 30 Pure

BC/YK — Principles of Math 12; Math 12 (Algebra); LD Geometry 12
MB — Mathematics 40S; Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S
NB — Mathematics 121; Mathematics 122; Advanced Mathematics 120
NL — Mathematics 3200; Mathematics 3201; Mathematics 3204; Academic Mathematics 3203
NT/NU — Mathematics 30 Pure
NS — Mathematics 12; Advanced Mathematics 12; Pre- Calculus Mathematics 12; Mathematics 441 or 442
ON — MHF4U – Advanced Functions; MGA4U – Geometry and Discrete Math; OAC Algebra and Geometry or average of Math12 (4A) and OAC Finite Math
PE — Mathematics (Algebra) 621
QC — Mathematics 201 (Excluding Statistics)
SK — Mathematics B30 and C30

Mathematics 30 Applied

BC/YK — Applications of Math 12
MB — Applied Mathematics 40S
NB — No Equivalency
NL — No Equivalency
NT/NU — Mathematics 30 Applied
NS — No Equivalency
ON — MDM4U – Mathematics of Data Management
PE — No Equivalency
QC — No Equivalency
SK — No Equivalency

Mathematics 31 Calculus

BC/YK — Calculus 12
MB — Calculus 45A and Advanced Mathematics 45A; Calculus 40S
NB — Mathematics 120; Calculus 120
NL — Calculus 4225
NT/NU — Mathematics 31 (Calculus)
NS — Calculus 12; Mathematics 541
ON — MCV4U – Calculus and Vectors; MCB4U – Advanced Functions and Intro Calculus; OAC Calculus
PE — Mathematics 611
QC — Mathematics 201 (Excluding Statistics)
SK — Calculus 30

Biology 30

BC/YK — Biology 12
MB — Biology 40S
NB — Biology 120; Biology 121; Biology 122
NL — Biology 3201
NT/NU — Biology 30
NS — Biology 12; Advanced Biology 12; Biology 441; Biology 541
ON — SBI4U – Biology; OAC Biology
PE — Biology 611; Biology 621
QC — Biology 101
SK — Biology 30

Chemistry 30

BC/YK — Chemistry 12
MB — Chemistry 40S
NB — Chemistry 120; Chemistry 121; Chemistry 122
NL — Chemistry 3202
NT/NU — Chemistry 30
NS — Chemistry 12; Advanced Chemistry 12; Chemistry 441; Chemistry 541
ON — SCH4U – Chemistry; OAC Chemistry
PEI — Chemistry 611; Chemistry 621
QC — Chemistry 202
SK — Chemistry 30

Physics 30

BC/YK — Physics 12
MB — Physics 40S
NB — Physics 120; Physics 121; Physics 122
NL — Physics 3204
NWT — Physics 30
NT/NU — Physics 12; Advanced Physics 12; Physics 441; Physics 541
ON — SPH4U – Physics; OAC Physics
PE — Physics 611; Physics 621
QC — Physics 203
SK — Physics 30

30-Level Language other than English

BC/YK — 12 or 12A Level Language
MB — Language 40S
NB — Language 120; Language 121; Language 122
NL — 3200 – Level Language (including 3201 or 3212)
NT/NU — 30-Level Language other than English
NS — Language 12; 441 Level Language
ON — Language at the 4U-level other than English; OAC Language other than English
PE — 621 – Level Language
QC — Language at the 601 or 602 Series
SK — 30 – Level Language