Do you need SBI4U for university in Ontario?
SBI4U is Biology, a Grade 12 science course.
369 of the 1,578 Ontario university programs whose prerequisites we could read require Biology — 23%. The other 1,209 do not.
Require it
369
Share of programs
23%
Campuses
26
What you can still apply to without it
1,209 programs do not ask for SBI4U, with published ranges starting at 65%. Biggest subject areas among them:
- 187 Business Studies96% of that subject
- 150 Interdisciplinary Studies81% of that subject
- 113 Computer Science85% of that subject
- 94 Media and Communication Studies98% of that subject
- 91 Law & Criminology94% of that subject
- 86 General or Integrated Engineering83% of that subject
- 86 Education Studies81% of that subject
- 86 Politics96% of that subject
- 85 Economics90% of that subject
- 74 Others in Business & Administrative Studies94% of that subject
- 71 Psychology68% of that subject
- 68 Mathematics75% of that subject
Where it is required
The subjects that ask for SBI4U most often, and how much of each one does.
- 81Biological Sciences90%
- 78Human Biology92%
- 73Others in Subjects Related to Medicine81%
- 62Chemistry72%
- 53Environmental Studies46%
- 48Sport & Exercise Science84%
- 43Molecular Biology, Biochemistry91%
- 36Interdisciplinary Studies19%
- 36Physical Geography55%
- 34Psychology32%
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.
- Lakehead23 of 4353%
- McMaster21 of 4745%
- U of T (Scarborough)8 of 1844%
- Western8 of 1844%
- U of T (Mississauga)5 of 1242%
- RMC2 of 540%
- Brock29 of 8634%
- Nipissing11 of 3333%
- York (Markham)3 of 933%
- Queen's8 of 2631%
- Ottawa75 of 24830%
- Ontario Tech44 of 15329%
- Guelph13 of 4827%
- Waterloo12 of 4726%
- TMU16 of 6425%
- Laurentian15 of 6423%
- Laurier (Waterloo)7 of 3222%
- U of T (St. George)5 of 2619%
- York19 of 10418%
- Carleton8 of 4518%
- Windsor11 of 6617%
- Laurier (Brantford)2 of 1217%
- Guelph-Humber1 of 714%
- Trent19 of 15912%
- York (Glendon)1 of 176%
- Algoma3 of 665%
Lowest ranges that require SBI4U
If you have the course but not the marks, these publish the lowest ranges of anything that asks for it.
- 65%AlgomaEnvironmental Science (BSc 4 Year)
- 65–70%GuelphTurfgrass Management (Associate Diploma)
- 70%LakeheadAnthropology (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70–73%Ontario TechApplied Biotechnology
- 70–73%Ontario TechApplied Biotechnology (Co-op)
- 70–75%LakeheadApplied Life Sciences (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
- 70–73%Ontario TechAstrophysics
- 70–73%Ontario TechAstrophysics (Co-op)
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Community Planning
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Physical and Health Education
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Science
- 70%WindsorBachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health Studies or Bachelor of Sport Management and Leadership
- 70–87%NipissingBachelor of Science in Nursing
- 70%NipissingBachelor of Science/Bachelor of Commerce
- 70%WindsorBehaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience
Other science courses
The calculator knows which of your six targets need SBI4U, 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.