English Language Proficiency Requirements

• English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum “C” grade), or equivalent 

• Student Readiness Assessment (SRA): For domestic applicants only: Reading score of 250, Writing score of 250, WritePlacer score of 5 
• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEl): Overall of 60+ with no subtest below 60 
• Canadian English Language Proficiency Indes Program (CELPIP) General: No section less than a 7 
• Duolingo English Test: Overall score of 115 
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6 
• Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic): Overall score of 59 with no section less than 55 
• The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT): Overall score of 4.0 with no section less than 4.0; or equivalent.  

• English Language Program: Level IV – English for Academic Purposes from a BC Institution or completion of the English Language EAP 3 Level at CNC.  
• A 3-credit post-secondary-level English, Communications, Creative Writing, or Literature courses with a minimum “C” grade, taken at a post-secondary institution located on the approved English-speaking country list.  
• Successful completion of an Adult Upgrading English Course taken at the Provincial Level. 
• GCSE/IGCSE English courses: Minimum final grade of “C” in GCE/IGCSE Ordinary Level English.  

• Provide evidence of three years of full-time English instruction in an approved English-speaking country, along with proof of completion of Grade 12 English (or higher) with a minimum “C” grade. 
• Completion of a minimum 2-year credential from a post-secondary institution listed on the approved English-speaking country list.  

Approved English-Speaking Countries

• America Samoa
• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Botswana
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada (incl. Quebec)
• Cayman Islands
• Dominica
• Falkland Islands
• Fiji
• Gambie, The
• Ghana Gibraltar
• Grenada
• Guam
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Malta
• Malawi
• Montserrat
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Sait Helena
• Saint Kitts & Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Tanzania
• Turks & Caicos Island
• Uganda
• United Kingdon
• United States
• US Virgin Islands
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe