Education Programs

Academic (minimum grade needed in bracket)

• a post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• a Red Seal Trades or equivalent certification
• two years of management or leadership work experience (as demonstrated by a resume and two professional references)
• two current professional letters of reference (written and dated within a year of application outlining the applicant’s suitability and readiness for the program)

One of:

• English Studies 12 (B)
• English First Peoples 12 (B)
• ENGL 050 (B)
• ENGL 099 (B)
• University level English course (C)
• appropriate course placement on NLC Writing Assessment 
• equivalent

Admission Advice

1. If your high school was not taught in English, click here for NLC’s general English Language Proficiency requirements. 

2. If you do not meet the above admission requirements, you can gain program entry by successfully completing the appropriate assessments and/or upgrading courses. Feedback on the Assessments will be provided to help you make informed decisions about appropriate selection of upgrading courses. For more details, please contact a NLC academic advisor.  

3. Aside from program entry/admission requirements, there are also specific course registration requirements (called course prerequisites) which are listed within Northern Lights College’s course description. Please make sure you meet the course prerequisites before registering individual courses.

Academic

1. One of:

• high school graduation with one of English 12, English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, Communications 12 or equivalent
• Mature student status with English and Math prerequisites as demonstrated on the Student Readiness Assessment

Admission Advice

1. Aside from program entry/admission requirements, there are also specific course registration requirements (called course prerequisites) which are listed within College of New Caledonia’s course description. Check course prerequisites before registering individual courses. 

2. If you need help meeting course prerequisites, academic upgrading options are available.

BC High School Graduates require the following for entry into the Bachelor of Science Program:

Academic

• English 12 or English First Peoples 12
• three approved Grade 12 courses *
• a fifth Grade 12 course **
• at least a 65% admission average
• Pre-Calculus 12 is recommended to meet course prerequisites

Footnotes:

(*) Approved Grade 12 courses are: Applications of Mathematics, BC First Nations Studies, Biology, Business/Hospitality Management, Calculus, Chemistry, Comparative Civilizations, Economics, English Literature, Français, Français Langue Seconde-Immersion, French, German, Geography, Geology, History, Japanese, Latin, Law, Mandarin, Math Foundations, Middle Earth 12, Physics, Pre-Calculus, Principles of Mathematics, Punjabi, Social Justice, Spanish, Sustainable Resources, Technical and Professional Communications, Writing.

(*) Approved AP and IB (all standard level and higher level) courses can be used in place of any approved Grade 12 Canadian high school course.

(*) Approved Advanced Placement courses are: AP Biology (General), AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A or AB, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French, AP German, AP History of Art, AP Human Geography, AP Latin, AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Physics B and/or Physics C, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP US Government & Politics, AP World History.

(*) Approved International Baccalaureate courses: IB Biology, IB Business Management, IB Chemistry, IB Computer Science, IB Economics, IB English Language A, IB Environmental Systems, IB French Language A and/or French Language B, IB Geography, IB German, IB Greek, IB History, IB History - Asian, IB History - European, IB History and Culture of the Islamic World, IB Latin, IB Mathematics, IB Further Mathematics, IB Music, IB Philosophy, IB Physics, IB Psychology, IB Social and Cultural Anthropology, IB Spanish A and/or Spanish B.

(**) A fifth Grade 12 course = Any other of the approved Grade 12 courses, and also any Grade 12 course taught in the secondary school including locally-developed courses:  e.g. (First Nations Languages), career preparation courses (Construction 12, etc.), or others (Art 12, Band 12, Information Technology 12, Communications 12, CAPP 12, etc.) or any Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses.

Admission Advice

1. Admission Average = for all provinces, the best grade for each required course will be used (either the course mark or the course mark blended with the provincial exam). 

2. Students in other admission categories (eg - Admission from other Post-Secondary Institutions, Mature Student Entry, Special Entry) should refer to the UNBC Admissions page. 

Academic (minimum grade needed in bracket)

1. High school graduation or equivalent 

2. English

One of:

• English 12 (C)
• English Studies 12 (C) 
• English First Peoples 12 (C)
• ENGL 050 (C)
• equivalent

3. Math

One of:

• Foundations of Math 12 (C)
• Pre-Calculus 12 (C)
• Math 050 (C)
• equivalent

4. Biology

One of:

• Biology 12 (C)
• Biology 050 (C)
• equivalent 

5. Chemistry

One of:

• Chemistry 12 (C)
• Chemistry 050 (C)
• equivalent 

Non-Academic

• submit the "Self Report on Suitability" form
• submit the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Career Investigation Report form
• undergo a Criminal Record Search with the BC Ministry of Justice 

Admission Advice

1. Admission to this program is competitive, so meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. 

2. Students accepted into the program will have to supply documents certifying current immunizations, health exams and a current first aid certificate.

3. Self-identified Canadian Aboriginal applicants who meet the admission requirements by the priority deadline will be given priority for 20% of the seats in the program.

4. All students will be selected using the following criteria, and only the short-listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview:

• the cumulative grade point average of the required English, Biology, Chemistry and Math courses (for example, a CGPA of 3.2 = 3.2 points) = up to 4 points 
• completion of at least 30 credits at the post-secondary level (i.e. 1-year equivalency = 2 points, or prorate points for less than 30 credits) = up to 2 points
• Completion of “Medical Laboratory Technology Career Investigation Report” = up to 6 points
• Residing in BC or the Yukon = 1 point
• Certified as a Medical Laboratory Assistant = 1 point

       Total possible points = 14 

5. For details on the program's selection criteria, please visit the program website.