Final and/or in-progress secondary school transcripts / records. Only certified copies of original documents or original documents are accepted. Applicants must include secondary school documents even if they have completed a higher level of education.
All required documents as outlined in your application.
Submit a letter of intent
TOEFL: The minimum accepted score is 61 for Internet based, 175 for Computer based or 500 for Paper based.
The minimum accepted score is 6.0 on the IELTS 9-band scale.
Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES), including:
Secondary V Language of Instruction
Secondary V Second Language
Secondary IV Science
Secondary IV Mathematics
Secondary IV History
or academic background judged equivalent to the DES.
(Students with a DES missing any of the above subjects may be admitted, space permitting, but may be required to complete remedial courses.)
Secondary V Language of Instruction
Secondary V Second Language
Secondary IV Science
Secondary IV Mathematics
Secondary IV History
or Academic background judged equivalent to the DES.

(Students with a DES missing any of the above subjects may be admitted, space permitting, but may be required to complete remedial courses.)
Conditional admission to Dawson's Developmental Science program requires that a student's passing grades are too low for direct admission to a regular pre-university science or technical program in the following science prerequisites*:

Sec V Mathematics – Technical & Scientific option or
Science option 564-506 or 565-506
Sec V Chemistry 551-504
Sec V Physics 553-504
*For students graduating before June 2010 or from an Adult Education Centre, the pre-requisites are Mathematics 536, Chemistry 534, and Physics 534

Conditional admission is based on Secondary IV final and Secondary V mid-term grades. Final admission into the Developmental Science program is contingent on obtaining a DES which includes the pre-requisite courses with appropriate grades.

This program is open exclusively to students who are completing or have completed a secondary school diploma AND who have no post-secondary studies.