Admissions: Requirements
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15
Applicants who submit their complete application by March 15 will have their Faculty of Education Application fee paid by NITEP.
FINAL DOCUMENT DEADLINE: JULY 31
The applicant is responsible for paying the application fee.
Students are admitted to NITEP under one of four categories:
- Applicants directly from Grade 12, BC Secondary Schools
- Applicants from Adult Basic Education (ABE) — British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma (BCAGD) Provincial Diploma
- Applicants transferring from a College or University in BC
- Applicants seeking admission as Mature Students
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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:
Grade 11:
- English 11
- Mathematics 11 (Principles of Mathematics 11, Pre-Calculus 11, or Foundations of Mathematics 12)
- Civic or Social Studies 11 (OR First Nations Studies 12)
- At least one approved Science 11:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Physics
- Applied Physics 11 and 12 (together Applied Physics 11 and 12 meet both the Grade 11 Science requirement and the Physics 11 requirement)
- An approved Language 11 (a beginner's Language 11 does not satisfy this requirement):
- Athapaskan (with Athapaskan 12)
- American Sign Language (ASL)
- Arabic
- Chilcotin
- Français (Communication et Litterature)
- Français (Langue)
- French
- German
- Gitksan
- Halq'eméylem
- Hebrew (King David High School or Pacific Torah Institute)
- Heiltsuk
- Hul'q'umi'num'
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Kwak'wala
- Latin
- Liqwala/Kwakwala
- Mandarin Chinese
- Musqueam (taught through UBC courses FNLG 101 and 102)
- Nisga'a
- nsíylxcən
- Nte?kepmxcin
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Nuxhalk
- Punjabi
- Russian
- Sechelt
- Secwepemctsin (Shuswap Language)
- Shashishalhem (Sechelt Language)
- Sim'algaxhl Nisga'a
- Sm'algyax
- Spanish
- Tsek'ene
- Upper St'at'imcet
Grade 12:
- English 12 or English 12 First Peoples (including provincial exam)
- Three additional examinable Grade 12 courses:
- BC First Nations Studies 12
- Biology 12
- Chemistry 12
- English 12
- English Literature 12
- Français Langue 12 or French 12
- Geography 12
- Geology 12
- German 12
- History 12
- Japanese 12
- Mandarin 12
- Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus 12
- Physics 12
- Punjabi 12
- Spanish 12
- Minimum GPA requirement of 70% based on English 12, or English 12 First Peoples (including provincial exam), and the 3 additional approved examinable Grade 12 courses
Notes:
Minimum final grade of 70% in either English 11 or 12, or English 12 First Peoples, including provincial examination, is required.
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.
For admission decisions, BC Provincial Examination results will be used if the examination result increases the applicant's admission average.
Please refer to the UBC Calendar for specific information.
2. Applicants from Adult Basic Education (ABE) – British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma (BCAGD) Provincial Diploma
The University recognizes the BCAGD Provincial Diploma for admission to the first year of an undergraduate degree. Applicants who have completed the BCAGD must be at least 19-years of age and meet the following admission requirements:
- Four ABE Advanced Level or Grade 11 courses, including English; Algebraic Mathematics (ABE) or Principles of Mathematics 11; one Science 11; and one of Social Science (ABE), Social Studies 11, Civic Studies 11, Language 11, or First Nations 12
- Four subjects at the ABE Provincial Level or Grade 12 including English and three additional subjects, including English, or English 12 First Peoples, and three additional subjects chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (ABE) or Principles of Mathematics 12, Computer Science (ABE), Geology, Geography, History, English Literature, and Languages
- Minimum GPA requirement of 70% based on 4 ABE Provincial or Grade 12 courses including English 12, or English 12 First Peoples
Notes:
Minimum requirement of 70% in either English 11 or 12, including provincial examination.
For applicants who complete ABE Provincial Level courses, but do not complete the BC Adult Graduation Diploma (BCAGD), the admission average will be calculated on ABE Provincial Level English, or English 12, or English 12 First Peoples, and three other ABE Provincial Level or Grade 12 courses, each of which must be graded.
Please refer to the UBC Calendar for more specific information.
3. Applicants transferring from a College or University in BC
Minimum GPA requirement of "C" average (60% where 50% is a passing grade) or grade point average of 2.0 calculated on a 4–point scale based on 24 credits of university-transferrable courses completed, including all failures and repeated courses. Applicants presenting fewer than 24 credits are evaluated on the basis of both final secondary school grades and the partial post-secondary studies completed. For applicants presenting more than 24 transferable credits, the admission average is based on the average of the most recently completed transferable credits (to a maximum of 30 credits) of college or university courses attempted, including failures and repeated courses.
Please refer to the UBC Calendar for more specific information.
4. Applicants seeking admission as Mature Students
In seeking to admit the best and brightest students, the University recognizes evidence of academic potential in a range of achievements and life experiences. It recognizes that those who have achieved excellence, pursued interests and activities with dedication, determination and discipline, or overcome significant hardships may have the intellectual maturity required to contribute to and benefit from degree and diploma studies at the University.
Individuals who see themselves in the above statement and who have been outside of full-time formal education for at least four years are encouraged to submit an application and supporting documents for consideration.
The University reserves the right to determine whether or not an applicant can be classified as mature. Applicants to programs with pre-requisite subjects are normally required to complete these prior to admission to the program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15
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 complete Adult Basic Education (ABE).
