Program Admission Requirements
*may not be waived by the student or the Institution
1. Basic Requirements
- High School Completion: Applicants must have a high school diploma or an equivalent qualification.
- Age Requirement: Minimum 19 years of age.
- Mature Student Status*: Applicants who have not completed high school and are at least 19 years of age, may apply as a mature student.
*Mature student status may be granted to applicants who are over 19 years old and have not completed high school or equivalent. The applicants will be considered for admission based on the skills and experience they have acquired since leaving school. The applicant is required to provide the most recent transcripts or proof of academic accomplishments, a resume or summary of professional accomplishments, and two letters of recommendation from both their current and previous employers. The applicant may be interviewed by the Registrar’s or Academic office to further assess their suitability for admission to the program of study.
2. English Language Proficiency
2.1 All applicants, regardless of their citizenship status or country of origin, must demonstrate an appropriate level of language proficiency. Prior to acceptance, applicants must meet at least one of the following language proficiency requirements. Accepted standardized language tests and assessments include:
Accepted Language Tests & Minimum Requirements:
2.3 As an option for proof of English language proficiency, applicants may provide:
i) Evidence that 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12), or 2 years if the Grades are 10, 11, or 12 have been successfully completed in English language in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages, with Grade C or higher in the final year’s English Language or English Literacy course. This may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a BC Adult Graduation program or providing International education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.
OR
ii) Evidence that 2 years of post-secondary education has been completed in the English Language in a country where the program’s language of instruction is one of the principal languages. (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, and IQAS). *Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation. The education must be completed in a country where English is one of the principal languages of instruction.
The education must be completed in a country where English is one of the principal languages of instruction.
* Documentation demonstrating this evidence must be provided in English.
The college recognizes education completed in various countries as meeting the English language proficiency requirement which are American Samoa, Dominica, Lesotho, St. Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla, Falkland Islands, Liberia, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji, Malta, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Australia, Gambia, Mauritius, Tanzania, Bahamas, Ghana, Montserrat, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Gibraltar, New Zealand, Turks & Caicos Islands, Belize, Grenada, Nigeria, Uganda, Bermuda, Guam, Seychelles, United Kingdom, Botswana, Guyana, Sierra Leone, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Ireland, Singapore, USA, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, Zambia, Cayman Islands, Kenya, St. Helena, and Zimbabwe.
Accepted Language Tests & Minimum Requirements:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic – Minimum overall score of 5.5.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT – Minimum overall score of 46.
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP): Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5 and Writing 5.
- Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) Overall Score of 40. • Duolingo English Test (DET) – Minimum overall score of 95.
- PTE Academic – Minimum overall Score of 43. • Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First Exam (FCE): Minimum overall score of 160 or a grade C.
- Cambridge Linguaskill – Minimum overall B2 level.
- LanguageCert Academic – Minimum overall B2 level.
- The Michigan English Test (MET) – Minimum overall B2 level.
- iTEP Academic- Minimum overall score of 3.5.
- EIKEN – Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1.
2.3 As an option for proof of English language proficiency, applicants may provide:
i) Evidence that 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12), or 2 years if the Grades are 10, 11, or 12 have been successfully completed in English language in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages, with Grade C or higher in the final year’s English Language or English Literacy course. This may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a BC Adult Graduation program or providing International education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.
OR
ii) Evidence that 2 years of post-secondary education has been completed in the English Language in a country where the program’s language of instruction is one of the principal languages. (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, and IQAS). *Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation. The education must be completed in a country where English is one of the principal languages of instruction.
The education must be completed in a country where English is one of the principal languages of instruction.
* Documentation demonstrating this evidence must be provided in English.
The college recognizes education completed in various countries as meeting the English language proficiency requirement which are American Samoa, Dominica, Lesotho, St. Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla, Falkland Islands, Liberia, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji, Malta, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Australia, Gambia, Mauritius, Tanzania, Bahamas, Ghana, Montserrat, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Gibraltar, New Zealand, Turks & Caicos Islands, Belize, Grenada, Nigeria, Uganda, Bermuda, Guam, Seychelles, United Kingdom, Botswana, Guyana, Sierra Leone, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Ireland, Singapore, USA, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, Zambia, Cayman Islands, Kenya, St. Helena, and Zimbabwe.