To demonstrate language proficiency, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Option 1: Secondary Education Evidence that three years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12) have been successfully completed in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages. This includes successful completion of a BC Adult Graduation program. The student needs to have a minimum of English 10 or higher with a minimum Grade C or higher.
Option 2: Post-Secondary Education Evidence that two years of full-time post-secondary education have been completed in the program’s language of instruction at an accredited institution in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages. Language development (ELL) courses cannot be included.
Option 3: Evidence that a language standard defined and accepted by third-party regulator ( Transport Canada ) has been met.
Option 4: Standardized Language Test Achievement of minimum scores on a recognized standardized language test. Test Results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program.
Recognized Standardized Language Tests
Name of English language assessment/test |
Minimum score(s)/level(s) |
---|---|
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 Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) |
Minimum overall score of 40 |
Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) |
Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5. |
Duolingo English Test (DET) |
Minimum overall score of 95 |
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic |
Minimum overall score of 43 |
Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE) |
Minimum overall score of |
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 |
The following countries are recognized for education completed in English:
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 |
Zimbabwe |
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