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All applicants must have completed appropriate Grade 12 or OAC academic subjects, including an English course, or a French course if graduated from French school.

*Under special circumstances, applicants presenting exceptionally strong grades in three provincially examinable courses (including English 12) plus one appropriate and relevant grade 12 course may be considered.

**Students entering programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science or the Faculty of Fine Arts may be awarded six credits for each OAC course in the humanities or social sciences with a minimum grade of 70%, up to a maximum of 30 credits.

Mature Students
If you are 21 or older but lack the normally required pre-university schooling, it may still be possible for you to work towards a university degree or certificate at Concordia. Normally, mature entrants without any cégep or equivalent must complete at least 18 credits of preparatory or complementary courses, in addition to the regular 90-credit program. These additional credits are intended to help mature entrants to prepare for their subsequent studies. Students with partial cégep or equivalent may be given advanced standing for some of the additional 18 credits. In every other respect, however, you will be considered and treated as a regular undergraduate student.
     To advise and assist both prospective and enrolled students in dealing with academic requirements and other problems, the University maintains a Mature Student Centre. The Centre’s academic advisers help mature students plan individual programs based on their personal goals and interests, and generally help older students adjust to University life.

1. You must have reached the age of 21 by August 1, December 1 or April 1 of a given year, to enter the University in the following September, January or May respectively.
2. Although not meeting the normal academic requirements for admission (Québec Diploma of Collegial Studies or the equivalent), you must satisfy the University that you have the potential to undertake undergraduate courses.
3. You must have been out of school -- that is not engaged in full-time study -- for at least 24 months since attaining the age of 18. If you have been out of school for only 12 months, you may also be admissible provided that you have not had an unfavourable academic record in the previous 24 months.
4. You must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (Landed Immigrant), or Convention Refugee.

Required Documents
You must submit a birth certificate or other acceptable proof of age, together with all scholastic records and any material which may indicate your ability to pursue university studies.

Transfer from Colleges/Universities
Transfer applicants are considered on the basis of both their university and previous studies. If you are transferring from another accredited university, you will be considered for an appropriate level of placement within the undergraduate program at this University. Credit may be awarded for university-level courses that are equivalent to Concordia courses and appropriate to the program to which you are applying. However, the evaluation of transfer credit cannot be made until a formal application and all necessary supporting documents have been received.
     There are, however, some special conditions attached to the granting of transfer credits. The number of credits awarded depends on the character, quality and quantity of the work completed. A minimum of 45 credits must be taken at Concordia University for all Bachelor/Baccalaureate degrees except that of the Bachelor of/Baccalaureate in Engineering, where the minimum is 60 credits. Unless otherwise authorized by the Faculty to which the student has been admitted, these will be the last 45 credits (or the last 60 in the case of the Bachelor of/Baccalaureate in Engineering).

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