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Prospective students for all programs must submit proof of English proficiency equivalent to Canadian Grade 12 English.  

The English 12 requirement can be met in several ways, which are outlined below:  

High School Coursework Pathway:

An Official Transcript indicating successful completion of Canadian Grade 12 English or equivalent course. Equivalent Canadian courses include: 

  • BC: English Studies 12; English 12; English First Peoples 12; English Literature 12; or Communications 12;  

  • AB/NWT/NU: English Language Arts 30-1; or English Language Arts 30-2;  

  • SK: English Language Arts A30 and English Arts B30;  

  • MB: English Language Arts: Comprehensive Focus 40S; English Language Arts: Literacy Focus 40S; or English Language Arts: Transitional Focus;  

  • ON: English ENG4U; or English ENG4C;  

  • QC: English 603 series;  

  • NL: English 3201;  

  • NB: English 121; or English 122;  

  • NS: English 12; or Advanced English 12;  

  • PEI: English 621A; or Advanced English 611. 

Post Secondary Coursework Pathway:

An Official Transcript indicating successful completion of 2 years of full-time post-secondary education at an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction. The program must include a course considered equivalent to Canadian Grade 12 English. 

Examination Pathway:

The English requirement may also be challenged with satisfactory scores from one of the following tests. You must achieve these minimum scores in a single sitting/attempt of the test (test scores across multiple instances of an exam cannot be used to satisfy minimum component requirements). Tests will be accepted within ten years from the original examination date with the following minimum scores: 

  • Powell English Test (PET): Overall Assessment: 75 (no individual score may be lower than 60%) 

  • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): Overall score: 60, Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Writing: 60, and Speaking: 60  

  • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) online or on-site: Reading: 7, Writing: 7, Listening: 7, and Speaking: 7  

  • Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum overall score: 105

  • International English Language Testing System - General or Academic (IELTS): Overall score: 6.0 with no band less than 6.0  

  • International Test of English Proficiency - Academic (iTEP): Overall Assessment: Level 4.0, Grammar: 4.0, Listening: 4.0, Reading: 4.0, Writing: 4.0, Speaking: 4.0  

  • Pearson Test of English (Academic), Overall score: 65 Reading: 60 Listening: 60 Writing: 60 Speaking: 60 

  • TOEFL Internet-based test: Overall score: 80, Reading: 20, Listening: 20, Writing: 20, and Speaking: 20  

All assessments will be at the expense of the prospective student. Students should consider that some exam fees are advertised by their companies in US Dollars.

Examination Pathway resources: 

  • For English-speaking students who require upgrading  

    • Complete classroom or online-based course(s) that will satisfy PRECI’s English requirement. Information regarding Adult Upgrading can be found at, http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/adult-education/adult-upgrading.  

  • For ESL Students  

    • Complete classroom or online-based course(s) that will satisfy PRECI’s English requirement. Information regarding learning English can be found at, http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/adult-education/adult-upgrading-learn-english. 

Exempt Country Pathway:

Successfully completed with passing grades three years of full-time education in English at secondary (high school) or post-secondary (university or college), including a course considered equivalent to English 12 in one of the following exempt countries: 

  • A – American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Australia  
  • B – Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Botswana 
  • C – Canada, Cayman Islands
  • D – Dominica 
  • F – Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands 
  • G – Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana 
  • I – Ireland 
  • J – Jamaica 
  • K – Kenya 
  • L – Lesotho, Liberia 
  • M – Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat 
  • N – Nigeria 
  • S – Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines 
  • T – Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands 
  • U – Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America 
  • V – Virgin Islands (U.K. and U.S.A) 
  • Z – Zimbabwe, Zambia

Coursework must include an English course considered equivalent to grade 12 English. A transcript must be submitted to Pacific Rim Early Childhood Institute, stating the language of instruction and must show an English course equivalent to grade 12 English.