English at the grade 10 level with a minimum of 67% (any two (2) approved English 10 courses as required by the BC K-12 2018 curriculum) or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
Applicants are required to complete the College Readiness Tool (CRT) in reading, writing and mathematics.
Three personal references and an applicant information questionnaire serve to provide evidence of the personal characteristics required by the program. Such references should be supplied by counsellors, employers, instructors or supervisors. References from friends and relatives are not acceptable for this purpose.
Applicants must complete a Criminal Record Check (CRC) through the Ministry of Justice. The School will not seek practice placements for students whose CRC is adjudicated and deemed unacceptable for working with vulnerable clients.
Individuals entering the HCA program are advised that they must meet the requirements for immunization established for health care workers by the B.C. Ministry of Health prior to entering clinical practice settings.
Students require basic computer skills including knowledge of the internet, accessing online information, email, and word processing.
Applicants are required to have current certification in CPR - Basic Life Support (BLS), and FoodSafe.
Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who have received their primary education in a
language other than English, are required to provide proof of English language proficiency in one of the
following ways:
(a) completion of BC English 12 with a minimum final grade of C+ at an English curriculum secondary
school where English is the primary language
(b) completion of International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language A (Higher level) with a minimum
grade of 3 or C
(c) completion of the Advanced 4 and 5 (or equivalent) of the Selkirk College English Language
Program with a minimum of ''C+'' (60%)average in core subjects and provincial level English 51,
with at least a C+grade
(d) submission of an Official TOEFL score of 213 (CBT), or TOEFL (IBT) score of 79‐80, or TOEFL (PBT)
score of 550, or better,
(e) submission of an IELTS score of at least 6.0 overall with no band score less than 5.5