Admission Requirements for Students from an International High School
China
Graduation Certificate - Academic Senior Middle School
English Language Requirements
English is the primary language of instruction and communication at UNBC. Consequently, it is expected that an applicant be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency in the use of English in order to receive and participate in classroom instruction and discussion as well as to complete written assignments.
Applicants whose first language is not English, regardless of citizenship or country of origin, must submit evidence of English language proficiency prior to admission. French-speaking Canadians and Canadian First Nations language speakers are exempted from this requirement. Students who completed five consecutive years of instruction and examination entirely in the English language immediately before admission are exempted from this requirement.
Acceptable evidence of English language proficiency may be any one of the following:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components. Score of at least 230 in the computer-based test or at least 570 in the paper-based test. UNBC's institutional TOEFL code is 0320.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2.
A final grade of 70% or better in English 12 from the British Columbia secondary system.
A final grade of 75% (B) or better in a University Transferable English course.
A final grade of 4 or better in Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition.
A final grade of 5 or better in International Baccalaureate (IB) English A1 or A2 (higher or subsidiary level).
CELPIP Academic Test score of 4H or higher in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking components.
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) Assessment score of at least 70.
University of Cambridge ESOL grade B on the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).
Comparable results in any other internationally-recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.
For the Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program (NCBNP), the following are required for admission:
• fulfillment of the BC Secondary School English 12 requirement (67%), or equivalent, and
• either an IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or a CELBAN (Canadian English Language Assessment for Nurses) with current, valid results and scores as set by CRNBC for the year of admission.
In order to be considered valid, these scores must be sent directly from the testing agency/institution to the Office of the Registrar.
