One of the following:
B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent.
Mature student status (19 years or older).
One of the following:
Completion of any Mathematics 10 (or higher grade) or equivalent (including Foundations of Mathematics, Pre-calculus, Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics, MATH 072, or MATH 076) with a grade of C or better.
Successful completion of a UFV trades math entrance exam.
Note: Students who have not been in any schooling for more than three years are strongly advised to take the recommended mathematics assessment test to determine level of preparedness. The assessment test may identify areas that require strengthening to optimize the opportunities for program success. In most cases, upgrading can be taken simultaneously with the program.

One of the following:
Completion of English Studies 12 or English First Nations 12 (see Note) with a grade of C or better.
Note: Students may also present Communications 12, English 12, English Literature 12, English 12 First Peoples, AP English, IB English A (standard level or higher level), or out-of-province equivalent.

UFV Accuplacer Reading comprehension score of 80 or better, together with Accuplacer WritePlacer score of 5 or better on the 8-point scale.
UFV CPT (Composition Placement Test) score of 41 or higher.
TOEFL iBT score of 80 with no section below 19.
Completion of any other test score or course grade listed in the Entry-level post-secondary English language proficiency standards.
Attend a personal interview, during which suitability for (and interest in) the cooking industry will be discussed.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) IBT score of 88 with no section below 20, or paper-based score of 570 with a TWE (essay) score of 4.5 or higher.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic format score of at least 6.5., with no band score less than 6.0.
MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) score of at least 85.
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) score of at least 70.