General Admission Requirements

– High school graduate or mature student status (British Columbia 19 years or older) Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English through one of the following:

Standardized Test Results (minimum scores)

Alternative Measures:

1. 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 the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages. This may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a BC Adult Graduation program or providing or providing international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.
2. Evidence that 2 years of full-time post-secondary education have been completed in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES And IQAS)
3. Accuplacer: **Important note: this option may only be applied when:

English is the program’s language of instruction, and

the applicant is a mature domestic student facing barriers, and

the applicant cannot access their educational records or cannot provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined in this policy

Accuplacer:

Applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and

Applicant provides attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English* in a country where the English is one of the principal languages, and

Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing and WritePlacer) and achieves the following minimum scores:

Reading: 230, and
Writing: 230, and
WritePlacer: 4

*Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation.

Accuplacer may not be used to demonstrate that a student meets an admission requirement other than language proficiency. For example, Accuplacer may not be used to demonstrate that a student meets a Math 11 admission requirement.

Additional options:
– Other comparable standardized tests may be accepted with prior approval from the Registrar.