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Bahamas Admission Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Bahamas National High School Diploma (BHSD).
- Six academic subjects are required for admission.
- Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) with senior level courses
- Six academic subjects are required for admission:
- At least three AP, Advanced Level, IB or other senior level courses, and
- Three BGCSE courses.
- BGCSE alone are not enough for admission,
- Only English prerequisite can be met with a BGCSE grade. All other prerequisites must be senior courses such as Advance level, IB or AP,
- If after your BGCSE you completed an associate degree, you will be assessed as a transfer student,
- Six academic subjects are required for admission:
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Detailed program information, including required courses, can be found on our program pages.
| Ontario Required Courses | BHSD Curriculum | BGCSE Curriculum |
| English 12 (ENG4U) | BHSD Senior English | BGCSE English |
| Advanced Function 12 (MHF4U) | BHSD Senior Mathematics | N/A* |
| Calculus & Vectors 12 (MCV4U) | AP Calculus or senior mathematics course including calculus | N/A* |
| Data Management 12 (MDM4U) | BHSD Senior Mathematics | N/A* |
| Biology 12 (SBI4U) | BHSD Senior Biology | N/A* |
| Chemistry 12 (SCH4U) | BHSD Senior Chemistry | N/A* |
| Physics 12 (SPH4U) | BHSD Senior Physics | N/A* |
*BGCSE subject cannot be used to meet these pre-req’s, senior courses such as Advance level, IB or AP are required.
BHSD Grade Scale
| Ontario Percentage | Range | BHSD | GPA |
| 95.8% | 90 - 100% | A | 4 |
| 87.5% | 85 - 89% | A- | 3.75 |
| 82% | 80 - 84% | B+ | 3.5 |
| 77.5% | 75 - 79% | B | 2.75 |
| 72% | 70 - 74% | B- | 2.75 |
| 67.5% | 65 - 69% | C+ | 2.5 |
| 62% | 60 - 64% | C | 2 |
| 57.5% | 55 - 59% | C- | 1.75 |
| 52% | 50 - 54% | D | 1 |
| 0 | 0 - 49% | F | 0 |
BGCSE Grade Scale
| Ontario Percentage | BGCSE |
| 93.1% | A |
| 85% | B |
| 83% | C |
| 80% | D |
| 75% | E |
| 66% | F |
| 50% | G |
| 0 - 49% | U |
See cross-regional curriculums for requirements for:
- Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
- American Curriculum
- British Patterned Education: General Certificate of Education (GCE)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)