Do you need FRA4U for university in Ontario?
FRA4U is Français, a Grade 12 languages course.
313 of the 1,578 Ontario university programs whose prerequisites we could read require Français — 20%. The other 1,265 do not.
Require it
313
Share of programs
20%
Campuses
7
What you can still apply to without it
1,265 programs do not ask for FRA4U, with published ranges starting at 65%. Biggest subject areas among them:
- 160 Business Studies82% of that subject
- 109 Computer Science82% of that subject
- 102 Environmental Studies89% of that subject
- 92 Education Studies87% of that subject
- 90 Psychology86% of that subject
- 83 Law & Criminology86% of that subject
- 80 Others in Subjects Related to Medicine89% of that subject
- 77 Biological Sciences86% of that subject
- 75 General or Integrated Engineering72% of that subject
- 75 Economics80% of that subject
- 73 Chemistry85% of that subject
- 73 Media and Communication Studies76% of that subject
Where it is required
The subjects that ask for FRA4U most often, and how much of each one does.
- 117Interdisciplinary Studies63%
- 44Politics49%
- 35Business Studies18%
- 30Human Biology35%
- 29General or Integrated Engineering28%
- 24Computer Science18%
- 23Management Studies37%
- 23Social Policy31%
- 23Media and Communication Studies24%
- 21Others in Business & Administrative Studies27%
By university
How much of each campus’s catalogue asks for it. Sorted by share, not raw count — a small campus where most programs need it matters more than a large one where few do.
- Ottawa247 of 248100%
- Saint Paul24 of 24100%
- UOF10 of 10100%
- Hearst4 of 4100%
- York (Glendon)16 of 1794%
- Laurentian9 of 6414%
- York3 of 1043%
Lowest ranges that require FRA4U
If you have the course but not the marks, these publish the lowest ranges of anything that asks for it.
- 70%LaurentianÉducation concurrente et Administration des affaires – moyen/intermédiare
- 70%Saint PaulÉthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (certificat, temps partiel seulement) (1 an)
- 70%OttawaÉthique et philosophie politique (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaÉtudes autochtones (4 ans- majeur)
- 70%Saint PaulÉtudes de Conflits (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaÉtudes de l'environnement (4 ans) (Programme bilingue)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes de l'environnement (4 ans) (Programme en français)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes des conflits et droit humains (4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre (4 ans – majeure)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes féministes et de genre et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaÉtudes internationales et langues modernes (4 ans)
- 70%OttawaActing (3 years)
- 70%HearstAdministration des affaires (4 ans)
- 70–80%OttawaAdministration publique (4 ans)
Other languages courses
The calculator knows which of your six targets need FRA4U, and builds your average the way universities do — required courses first, whether or not they are your best marks.
Counted across the 1,578 programs whose published prerequisite text names at least one Grade 12 course. 40 listings describe their requirements in prose we do not parse into codes and are left out of every number on this page rather than assumed either way. Always confirm a prerequisite with the university before you drop a course.