Do you need PSK4U for university in Ontario?
PSK4U is Introductory Kinesiology, a Grade 12 health and phys ed course.
34 of the 1,578 Ontario university programs whose prerequisites we could read require Introductory Kinesiology — 2%. The other 1,544 do not.
Require it
34
Share of programs
2%
Campuses
11
What you can still apply to without it
1,544 programs do not ask for PSK4U, with published ranges starting at 65%. Biggest subject areas among them:
- 194 Business Studies99% of that subject
- 186 Interdisciplinary Studies100% of that subject
- 133 Computer Science100% of that subject
- 115 Environmental Studies100% of that subject
- 104 Psychology99% of that subject
- 103 General or Integrated Engineering99% of that subject
- 98 Education Studies92% of that subject
- 97 Law & Criminology100% of that subject
- 96 Media and Communication Studies100% of that subject
- 94 Economics100% of that subject
- 91 Mathematics100% of that subject
- 90 Politics100% of that subject
Where it is required
The subjects that ask for PSK4U most often, and how much of each one does.
- 24Sport & Exercise Science42%
- 19Human Biology22%
- 10Others in Subjects Related to Medicine11%
- 8Education Studies8%
- 7Biological Sciences8%
- 7Hospitality, Recreation and Leisure29%
- 2Social Policy3%
- 1Others in Physical Sciences2%
- 1Business Studies1%
- 1Complementary Medicines and Therapies8%
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.
- Nipissing4 of 3312%
- Brock9 of 8610%
- Lakehead3 of 437%
- Western1 of 186%
- U of T (St. George)1 of 264%
- Ottawa8 of 2483%
- Laurentian2 of 643%
- Windsor2 of 663%
- McMaster1 of 472%
- TMU1 of 642%
- Trent2 of 1591%
Lowest ranges that require PSK4U
If you have the course but not the marks, these publish the lowest ranges of anything that asks for it.
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Physical and Health Education
- 70%WindsorBachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health Studies or Bachelor of Sport Management and Leadership
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Physical and Health Education/Bachelor of Education Intermediate/Senior
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Physical and Health Education/Bachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate
- 70%NipissingConcurrent Bachelor of Physical and Health Education/Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior
- 70%LakeheadConcurrent Education (Intermediate/Senior – Teach Grades 7 to 12) (Thunder Bay)
- 70%LakeheadConcurrent Education (Primary/Junior) (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70–75%TMUEarly Childhood Studies
- 70%LakeheadKinesiology (co-op available) (Thunder Bay)
- 70%WindsorNursing
- 73–80%OttawaActivité physique – (B.A.P.) (4 ans)
- 73–80%OttawaActivité physique (B.A.P.) – Éducation et coaching (4 ans)
- 73–80%OttawaActivité physique (B.A.P.) – Gestion du sport et des loisirs (4 ans)
- 73–77%BrockCommunity Health
- 73–77%BrockMedical Sciences
Other health and phys ed courses
The calculator knows which of your six targets need PSK4U, 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.