Pacific Coast Community College (PCCC)

All programs offered by Pacific Coast Community College have the following requirements:

Grade 12 or mature student Status (19 years of age or older).

English Language Proficiency (see details below)

International students must provide a criminal record check from their country of origin prior to admission

TB Screening that is less than 6 months old + updated immunizations required before commencing practicum

Acceptable criminal records check as required by the Criminal Records Review Act less than 6 months old before commencing practicum

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

1. Applicants who have been educated in an  English-speaking environment  for a minimum of seven years or have been educated in an English-speaking environment  for three consecutive years at the secondary or post-secondary level, are to submit evidence of one of the following:

Successful completion of Grade 10 English;

OR Language Proficiency Index (LPI) with a total score of at least 20 and an essay level of 4 with a score of 24/40.

2. Applicants who have not been educated in an English-speaking environment for a minimum of seven (7) years or four years at the secondary or post-secondary level, are to submit evidence of one of the following:

Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT) — test must be within the last six months: Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6 and Writing 6.

OR Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) — test must be within the last two years. IBT only: Overall score of 76 with no score lower than 20 in Speaking and Listening and no score lower than 18 in Reading and Writing.

OR International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic or General — test must be within the last two years: Overall score of 6 with a minimum of 6 in Speaking and Listening and no score lower than 5.5 in Reading and Writing.

OR Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP – General) — test must be within the last two years: Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6 and Writing 6.

OR Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) — Overall Score of 60, with no section less than 50.