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West Africa Admission Requirements
Prerequisite Equivalencies
1. Review the program pages or international viewbook.
2. Find your program(s) of choice.
3. Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
4. Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
| Required Courses | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Curriculum |
| Senior or grade 12 English | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO English |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics |
| Senior or grade 12 Biology | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Biology |
| Senior or grade 12 Chemistry | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Chemistry |
| Senior or grade 12 Physics | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Physics |
Minimum Requirements
- Admission will be based on West African Examination Council (WAEC)/West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)/National Examinations Council (NECO) result or in-progress SS3 grades.
- Your average will be calculated using five academic subjects including English.
- 34+ courses are not accepted, including Christian/religious knowledge, civic education, trade/entrepreneurship, home management, IGBO, Hausa, and Yoruba
- Agricultural sciences is accepted.
- To clear conditions final official WAEC/ WASSCE/ NECO exam certificate issued by the exam boards will be required. A copy of the exam results can be sent to Admissions to verify results online:
- WAEC and WASSCE applicants must provide unused ~Scratch Card details.
- NECO applicants must provide login details including the Token number and Registration number.
West African Grade Scale
| Canadian Equivalent | WAEC / WASSCE / NECO |
| 95% | A1 |
| 85% | B2 |
| 75% | B3 |
| 70% | C4 |
| 65% | C5 |
| 60% | C6 |