Admissions: Requirements
Application Deadline: April 30
Applicants who meet the application deadline and who submit all remaining documentation by June 15 will have their application fees (Faculty of Education Application and Language Proficiency Index) paid by NITEP.
Final Document Deadline: July 31
The applicant is responsible for paying the application fees.
Students are admitted to NITEP under
one of five categories:
- Applicants directly from Grade 12, BC Secondary Schools
- Applicants from Adult Basic Education (ABE) - British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma (BCAGD) Provincial Diploma
- Applicants seeking admission as Mature Students
- Applicants transferring from a College or University in BC
- General Educational Development (GED)
Ready to Apply?
1. Applicants directly from Grade 12, BC Secondary Schools
The minimum academic qualifications for admission is secondary school graduation, including the following Grade 11 and 12 courses (please refer to the UBC Calendar for details):
Grade 11:
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English 11
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Principles of Mathematics 11
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Civic or Social Studies 11 (OR First Nations Studies 12)
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At least one approved Science 11
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An approved Language 11 (a beginner's Language 11 does not satisfy this requirement)
Approved Grade 11 Science Courses:
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Earth Science
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Physics
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Applied Physics 11 and 12 (together these courses meet both the Grade 11 Science requirement
and the Physics 11 requirement)
Approved Grade 11 Language Courses:
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American Sign Language (ASL) 11
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Arabic 11
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Athapaskan 11 (with Athapaskan 12)
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Chilcotin 11
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Français 11 (Communication et Littérature)
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Français 11(Langue)
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French 11
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German 11
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Gitksan 11
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Hebrew 11 (if taken at King David High School or at the Pacific Torah Institute)
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Italian 11
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Japanese 11
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Korean 11
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Latin 11
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Mandarin Chinese 11
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Musqueam (Taught through the UBC FNLG 100B course)
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Nisga'a Language 11
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Nuxalk Language and Culture 11
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Punjabi 11
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Russian 11
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Shuswap 11
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Sechelt 11
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Sm'algyax 11
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Spanish 11
Grade 12:
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English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
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Three additional examinable Grade 12 courses
Examinable Grade 12 Courses:
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BC First Nations Studies 12
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Biology 12
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Chemistry 12
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English 12
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English Literature 12
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Français Langue 12 or French 12
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Geography 12
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Geology 12
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German 12
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History 12
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Japanese 12
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Mandarin 12
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Principles of Mathematics 12
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Physics 12
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Punjabi 12
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Spanish 12
Approved courses offered in French will also be accepted (Note: Français 12 is not acceptable in place of English 12).
The admission average will be calculated based on English 12, or English 12 First Peoples, and the three additional approved examinable Grade 12 courses or the equivalent.
A minimum average of 67% is required for admission. However, due to a limited enrolment, a higher average is required in most programs.
Note: Applicants who cannot present the courses required because of administrative difficulties in their school or because they have a physical, sensory, or specific learning disability may be excused a specific course requirement. Supporting documentation sent by the principal of your school is required.
All courses must be completed by June of an enrolling year. Summer school courses or grades obtained in supplemental examinations will not be considered.
Beginning in 2009, applicants will only be required to write the final examinations offered by the BC Ministry of Education (BC Provincial Examinations) that are required for graduation. For admission decisions, BC Provincial Examination results will be used if the examination result increases the applicant's admission average.
2. Applicants from Adult Basic Education (ABE) - British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma (BCAGD) Provincial Diploma
The University recognizes the ABE Provincial Diploma for admission to the first year of an undergraduate program.
*ABE Advanced Level or Grade 11 courses
four subjects at the ABE Provincial Level or Grade 12 including English and 3 additional subjects
* a minimum average of C+ or 67% based on the 4 ABE Provincial or Grade 12 courses presented which must be graded. Grade 12 course results must include the provincial exam component of the course.
Please refer to the UBC calendar for more specific information.
3. Applicants transferring from a College or University in BC
Applicants with prior credit from a recognized university or college will be admitted on satisfaction of the appropriate admission requirements as outlined in the UBC calendar. Applicants with an unsatisfactory standing at a college or another university will not be admitted. The minimum standing required is a “C” average (60% where 50% is a passing grade) or grade point average of 2.0 calculated on a 4-point scale. Academic standing is based on the average on all college or university courses attempted, including failures and repeated courses. Please refer to the UBC calendar for specific information.
Click for the BEd Course Guide.
4. Applicants seeking admission as Mature Students
An applicant classified as "mature" is one who is a resident of BC whose formal education has been interrupted and who does not meet the normal requirements for admission but has pursued interests and activities that have contributed to an intellectual maturity that would permit acceptance to the university.
The University reserves that right to determine whether or not a student can be classified as mature;
the determination will not be made on the sole criterion of chronological age.
Each applicant is considered on an individual basis.
5. General Educational Development (GED)
Applicants may be admitted to NITEP by writing the GED exam, which is referred to as the "grade 12 equivalency certificate."
The GED tests:
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Writing Skills
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Social Studies
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Science
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Reading Skills
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Mathematics
The minimum score is 500.
Information on preparing for and writing the GED is available from any Community College or University-College.
Application Deadline: April 30
Final Document Deadline: July 31
Preparing For NITEP:
We suggest to all applicants who have not graduated from high school or have not taken university transfer courses at a college or university college that they write the GED exam or complete Adult Basic Education (ABE).
