English Language Proficiency Requirements

The language of instruction at LaSalle College Vancouver is English. Applicants can demonstrate their English language
competency in one of the following ways:

Degree Applicants

  1. Achieve minimum scores on tests of English proficiency as described in the English Language Proficiency table below.
  2. For degree applicants, achieve a grade of 68 percent in any one of: BC English 12, English Literature 12, English 12 First Peoples, Communications 12 or Technical and Professional Communications 12 or equivalent in another high school system. Equivalencies can only be determined by the Registrar or Chief Academic Officer.
  3. Advanced Placement (AP) English Language or English Literature, minimum grade of 3 or 68 percent.
  4. International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language A1 or A2 (Higher or Standard level), minimum grade of 5 or better.
  5. Proof of undergraduate or higher degree conferral from a recognized post-secondary
    institution where English is the language of instruction.
  6. Achieve 68 percent or higher in 100-level English language course at a recognized post-secondary institution.
  7. Successful completion of a minimum of two consecutive full-time academic terms of post-secondary course work at an equivalent credential level, with a minimum overall score of 68% or equivalent at a recognized Canadian college or university in which English is the language of instruction.

Successful completion is defined as passing all courses for which the student was registered during the two terms.