All instruction at Western British Columbia Polytechnic College is delivered in English. To support student success and ensure the ability to complete the selected program, all applicants are required to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency prior to admission. Language proficiency requirements are admission requirements and may not be waived by either the institution or the student.
Provide verified results for one of the English language proficiency tests listed below. Test results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program.
IELTS Academic
Minimum overall score of 5.5, with a minimum score of 5 in each section
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)
Minimum overall score of 6, with a minimum score of 6 in each section
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 160 or "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
Secondary/Post-secondary Education
3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12) or 2 years of full-time post-secondary education* have been successfully completed in English in the countries listed below**. This may include successful completion of a BC Adult Graduation program.
*Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation.
**Please refer to the following countries as counting toward an assessment of prior education in English.
Countries as counting toward an assessment of prior education in English
American Samoa Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda Australia
Bahamas Barbados
Belize Bermuda
Botswana British Virgin Islands
Canada Cayman Islands
Dominica Falkland Islands
Fiji Gambia
Ghana Gibraltar
Grenada Guam
Guyana Ireland Jamaica
Kenya Lesotho
Liberia Malta
Mauritius Montserrat
New Zealand Nigeria
Seychelles Sierra Leone
Singapore South Africa
St. Helena St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Tanzania Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands US Virgin Islands
USA Uganda
United Kingdom Zambia
Zimbabwe
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