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)

General Admission Requirements
– High school graduate or mature student status (British Columbia 19 years or older)

English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English through one of the following: Standardized Test Results (minimum scores):
-IELTS Academic: Overall score of 5.5
-TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 46
-CAEL: Overall score of 40
-CELPIP: Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, Writing 5
-Duolingo English Test: Overall score of 95
-PTE Academic: Overall score of 43
-Cambridge English (FCE/B2): Overall score of 160 or “C”
-Cambridge Linguaskill: Overall B2 level
-LanguageCert Academic: Overall B2 level
-Michigan English Test (MET): Overall B2 level
-iTEP Academic: Overall score of 3.5
-EIKEN: Grade Pre-1

Alternative Measures:
1. Secondary Education – 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 international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.

2. Post-Secondary Education – Evidence of at least 2 years of full-time post-secondary education completed in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages (including recognized international credentials through WES, ICES, or IQAS).

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

3. Accuplacer (Special Circumstances – Mature Domestic Students Only)
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 educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined above.
Requirements:
• 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 3 years of full-time instruction in English* in a country where English is one of the principal languages, and
• Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing, WritePlacer) and achieves minimum scores:
o Reading: 230
o Writing: 230
o WritePlacer: 4

*Language development courses (e.g., ELL/ESL courses) cannot be included in this calculation.
Note: Accuplacer may not be used to demonstrate that a student meets any admission requirement other than language proficiency.

Additional options:
– Other standardized tests may be accepted if they are listed in the current PTIRU Language Proficiency Requirements Guide or with prior approval from the Registrar.