How high school ‘university’ courses matter for all post-secondary access — more than the name implies

By Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, Assistant Professor of Law and Society, Wilfrid Laurier University
Carl E. James, Professor, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University, Canada
Christine Corso, PhD Candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Toronto
Gillian Parekh, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Inclusion, Disability and Education, York University, Canada
Robert S. Brown, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education and in Critical Disability Studies, York University, Canada

All students who apply to university need ‘U’ courses, but Toronto-area research reveals few students with zero Grade 12 ‘U’ courses apply for any post-secondary education at all.

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