Recognized international language requirements

Language Requirements

• Cambridge English Exams

  Cambridge English Exams

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12	C1 (180+)	valid for 3 years
  English 11/10	B2 (160-180)	valid for 2 years

   

  

   

• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment

  Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)

  Equivalencies	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking	Overall
  English 12 "B" grade	50	60	50	70-80	60
  English 12 "C+" grade	No less than 60				60
  English 12 “pass”	No less than 50				50
  English 11	No less than 50				50
  English 10	No Less than 50				50

• Canadian English Language Test for Canadian immigration

  Canadian English Language Test for Canadian immigration

  Equivalencies	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing
  English 12 any grade	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
  English 11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
  English 10	7	7	7	6

  Note: Academic assessment only. Scores are valid for two years.

• Canadian language benchmark

  Canadian language benchmark (CLB)

  Equivalencies	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing
  English 12 "B" grade	8	8	8	8
  English 12 "Pass" to "C+" grade	8	8	8	7
  English 11	7	7	7	7
  English 10	7	7	7	6

  Canadian language benchmark (CLB) placement test

  Equivalencies	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing
  English 12 any grade	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
  English 11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
  English 10	7	7	7	6

• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

  Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

  Equivalencies	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing
  Entry for all programs	B2 (4 stars)	B2 (4 stars)	B2 (4 stars)	B2 (4 stars)

• Duolingo English Test

  Duolingo English Test 

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12	95
  English less than 12	75

  
  

• Exams and courses for reading, writing, listening and speaking

  Exams and courses for reading, writing, listening and speaking

  Equivalencies	English 12 "B" grade	English 12 "C+" grade	English 12 "Pass" grade	English 11	English 10
  BCIT COMM 0005 or 0015 & COMM 0032 or 0033	80% in both	70% in both	60% in both	50% in both	50% in both
  International Student Entry Program (ISEP)	Level 6 – 70% in each course	Level 6 – 67% in each course	Level 5 – 60% in each course or Level 6 – 50% in each course	Level 5 – 60% in each course or Level 6 – 50% in each course	Level 4 – 50% in each course
  VCC English Language Assessment (ELA)[1]	Listening: 25/30 Speaking: 27/30 Essay: 16/20 Reading: 50/70	Listening: 25/30 Speaking: 27/30 Essay: 16/20 Reading: 50/70	Listening: 25/30 Speaking: 27/30 Essay: 16/20 Reading: 50/70	Listening: 24/30 Speaking: 26/30 Essay: 14/20 Reading: 45/70	Listening: 23/30 Speaking: 25/30 Essay: 14/20 Reading: 40/70
  VCC Communicating Professionally for Health Sciences ELSK 0950and/or [2]Academic Prep for Health Sciences ELSK 0955	Bin both courses	C+in both courses	N/A	N/A	N/A
  VCC English CPE 098 and English CPE 099Provincial level	Bin both Reading CPEN 0996 and Writing CPEN 0995AND 25/30for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment	C+in both Reading CPEN 0996 and Writing CPEN 0995AND 25/30for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment	Cin both Reading CPEN 0996 and Writing CPEN 0995AND 25/30for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment	Completionof both CPEN 0885 and CPEN 0886AND24/30for Listening and 26/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment	Completionof both CPEN 0885 and CPEN 0886AND23/30for Listening and 25/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment
  VCC English CPE 059 Intermediate Level	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C+in both CPEN 0885 and CPEN 0886AND 23/30for Listening and 25/30 for Speaking component of CMTN's ELA Assessment
  VCC English for Professional Advancement (EPA)	B+in ELSK 0824 Writing Level 2B+in ELSK 0823 Reading Level 2Bin ELSK 0921 Listening Level 3Bin ELSK 0922 Speaking Level 3	Bin ELSK 0824 Writing Level 2Bin ELSK 0823 Reading Level 2Bin ELSK 0921 Listening Level 3Bin ELSK 0922 Speaking Level 3	B-in ELSK 0824 Writing Level 2B-in ELSK 0823 Reading Level 2Bin ELSK 0921 Listening Level 3Bin ELSK 0922 Speaking Level 3	B-in ELSK 0724 Writing Level 2B-in ELSK 0723 Reading Level 2Bin ELSK 0821 Listening Level 2Bin ELSK 0822 Speaking Level 2	Bin ELSK 0724 Writing Level 2Bin ELSK 0723 Reading Level 2Bin ELSK 0821 Listening Level 2Bin ELSK 0822 Speaking Level 2
  VCC ENGL 1101	C+& 25/30 for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN’s ELA Assessment	C& 25/30 for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN’s ELA Assessment	Pass& 25/30 for Listening and 27/30 for Speaking component of CMTN’s ELA Assessment	Pass& 24/30 for Listening and 26/30 for Speaking component of CMTN’s ELA Assessment	Pass& 23/30 for Listening and 25/30 for Speaking component of CMTN’s ELA Assessment
  Canadian Second Language Institute (CSLI) Pathway Program	Level 10	Level 10	Level 9	Level 9	Level 9

  [1] Scores valid for one year.
  [2] Meet with an English academic advisor to determine if you need one or both of these courses.

• IELTS

  IELTS (academic module)

  Equivalencies	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking	Overall
  English 12 "B" grade	6.0	6.5	6.0	7.0	6.5
  English 12 "C+" grade	No less than 6.0				6.5
  English 12 “pass”	No less than 5.5				6.0
  English 11	No less than 5.5				5.5
  English 10	No Less than 5.0				5.5

• International Language Academy of Canada

  International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC)

  International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC)

  Equivalencies	Minimum Overall Score
  English 12"pass"	ILAC PW Level 3.1

  
  

• International Test of English Proficiency

  International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)

  Equivalencies	Minimum Overall Score
  English 12"C" Grade	3.7

  
  

• LanguageCert ESOL

  LanguageCert ESOL 

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  Linguaskill to the English 12	C1 Expert in Listening and Writing
  Linguaskill to the English 10	B2 High Pass in Listening and Writing

  
  

• Learning Resource Network - IELCA

  Learning Resource Network - IELCA

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12 requirements	A score of 40 with no band less that 35
  English 10 requirements	a score of 30 with no band less than 25BC

   

• Linguaskill English

  Linguaskill English

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12	180+	valid for 3 years
  English 10	160-180	valid for 2 years

   

  

  
  

• Oxford Placement Test

  Oxford Placement Test

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12 "C+"	C1 (82)
  English 12 "C"	B2 (78)
  English 12 "Pass"	B2 (72)
  English 11/10	B2 (62)

• Oxford Tutorial College Certificate

  Oxford Tutorial College Certificate

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12 pass	C1 (180+)
  English 10	B2 (160-180)

  

   

• Pearson's Exam

  Pearson's Exam (PTE-A)

  Equivalencies	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking	Overall
  English 12 "B" grade	54	54	54	64	58
  English 12 "C+" grade	No less than 50				58
  English 12 “pass”	No less than 42				50
  English 11	No less than 42				42
  English 10	No Less than 36				42

• Tamwood EAP

  Tamwood EAP

  Equivalencies	Overall Score
  English 12 requirements	Level 5 – High Intermediate	Tamwood EAP 193
  English requirements below English 12	Level 4 – Intermediate	Tamwood EAP 192

   

• TOEFL

  Equivalencies	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Listening	Overall
  English 12 "B" grade	22	23	23	22	90
  English 12 "C+" grade	22	23	23	22	90
  English 12 “pass”	20	20	20	20	80
  English 11	18	18	18	16	70
  English 10	-	-	-	-	68

  [1] Scores are valid for two years

• Universal Learning Institute

  Universal Learning Institute (ULI)

  English 11 or less	EAP 202
  ENG 12 w/Pass	EAP 301

  Students entering the Access to PN program would still require an IELTS score ta S (7), L (7.5), R (6.5), W (7.0) overall (7.0)