Country Admission Requirements Table

English Language Requirements

• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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Country Admission Requirements Table
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Country	Undergraduate Studies	Graduate Studies
Bangladesh	Higher Secondary Certificate/Intermediate Certificate with a minimum second division standing.	M.A., M.Sc., M. Comm. B.Sc.(Eng.), B.Arch., M.B.B.S., B.Eng., B.Tech. Mid-B Equivalent: First Class
Brazil	Certificado de Conclsao de 2 Grau/Concurso Vestibular	Bacharel, Licentiatura; Licenciado, professional title (Titulo), Mid-B equivalent: 8/10 or 4/5
China	Senior Middle School Diploma and a minimum 65% on the Chinese University Entrance Examination	Bachelor`s Degree - 4 years. Mid-B Equivalent: 80%
Chile		Licenciado or professional title requiring 4 years of study (a mid-B is about a 5.5 on a 7-point scale) For admission to PhD at UNBC: Magister (B+ is about a 5.8 on a 7-point scale)
Denmark	Successful completion of the Bevis for Studentereksamen with a minimum 6/13.	Candidatus. Mid-B Equivalent: 8/13; 10/13 on Bachelor or Diplomingenior
European Union Countries	Transfer students reviewed as per the Bologna process. Secondary School students admitted as per the requirements of the country studied in.	European bachelor’s degree of three years duration are considered on a case by case basis
Finland	Ylioppilastukinoto/Studentexamen with a minimum 6/10.	Kandidaatti/Kandidat. Mid-B Equivalent: 3.4/5; 2/3; cum laude approbatur
Germany	Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General University Maturity) / Abitur examination with grades of 3 or lower (scale of 6-1) on Certificate and 8 or better (scale of 0-15) on Abitur.	Diplom*, Magister Artium, Staatsexamen/Saatsprufung
India	One of: All-India School Certificate; Delhi Senior School Certificate; Higher Secondary School Certificate; Intermediate School Certificate; all in at least the second division	M.A., M.Sc., M.Comm., B.Eng., B.Sc.(Eng.), B.Tech., B.Arch., M.B.B.S., B.Pharm. following: B.Eng., B.Sc.(Eng.), B.Tech., B.Agric., B.Arch
Iran		Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor`s Mid-B Equivalent: 80% or 3.5/4.0 or 15/20
Japan	Upper Secondary School Certificate with a minimum 3/4 standing.	Bachelor`s (Gakushi). Mid-B Equivalent: 3.00/4.00; 80%
Korea	Immungye Kodung Hakkyo (Academic High School Diploma), minimum average of 65%. Require either the Scholastic Achievement Examination for College Entrance or the Academic Aptitude Test.	3/4.00; 80% on Bachelor degree
Kuwait	General Secondary School Certificate - with grades of A, B or C.	4-year Bachelor`s. Mid-B Equivalent: 7/9 or 80/100 or ¾
Mexico	Bachillerato on an academic program with minimum 7/10	Licentiatura/Licenciado or Titulo requiring four years of study. Mid-B Equivalent: 8/10 or Bien
Netherlands	VWO Certificate	Doctoraal/Doctorandus (Drs.), Ingenieur (Ir.), Meester (Mr.) (in Law), Mid-B Equivalent: 7.5/10
Nigeria	Senior School Certificate with WAEC Pin # or Scratch card.	Bachelor`s. Mid-B Equivalent: Upper Second Class; B; 3.00/5.00
Norway	Vitnemål fra den videregående skolen (Certificate from Upper Secondary School) with a minimum standing of 4/5	Candidatus Magisteri, Sivilingenior. Mid-B Equivalent: 2.5 (1.0 is highest mark)
Pakistan		Four year Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Completion of BOTH Bachelor`s degree and Master`s degree in all disciplines except 4 or 5 year technical degree, e.g., B.Pharm., M.B.B.S., B.Tech., B.Eng. or B.Arch.Mid-B Equivalent: First Class or First Division
Philippines	Students coming from the Philippines must have second year standing in academic subjects from a recognized university.  Their /primary/secondary school system is only 10 years in length.
Saudi Arabia	Tawjihiyya (General Secondary Education Certificate - GSEC) - with grades of A, B or C	Bachelor`s. Mid-B Equivalent: Very good, 80%
Sweden	Avgångsbetyg (Matriculation Certificate) with a minimum of 3.5/5	Bachelor’s or filosophie kandidatexamen Magistersexamen with at least 120 credits. Mid-B Equivalent: 3.00/4.50
Taiwan	Senior High School Leaving Certificate with a minimum C (60-69) standing on an academic program.	Bachelor`s degree requiring four years of study from all recognized universities under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan. Mid B Equivalent: 3.3/4.0; 80 % on 4 year Bachelor’s
Turkey	Completion of the Devlet Lise Diplomasi.	Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor`s), Muhendislik Diplomasi (Bachelor of Engineering). Mid-B Equivalent: 3.5/4, 7.0/10
United Arab Emirates	Secondary School Certificate (Tawjihiyya) - with grades of A, B or C.	C. Bachelor’s degree. Mid B Equivalent: 80%
United Kingdom and Commonwealth	The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and The Advanced Level Examinations (U.K. examining boards) OR The Cambridge Overseas School Certificate and The Cambridge Higher School Certificate. Standing must be obtained in at least five subjects of which two must be at the Advanced Level. The remainder may be any combination of AS or O level subjects. One of the five courses must be English. A minimum overall average of C is required on the best two academic A level subjects.	B.A., B.Sc., B.Mus., B.Arch., (In Scotland – M.A., M.Sc., etc., as universities in Scotland use the term Master for their Bachelor degree level)
United States of America	Graduation from a US Secondary School with a minimum average of 65% in English 12, three academic grade 12 courses, and a fifth elective course	Bachelor`s. Mid-B Equivalent: B, 3.00/4.00
Yemen		Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor`s; requires at least 4 years of study Mid-B Equivalent: 78/100

 

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English Language Requirements:

Undergraduate
English is the primary language of instruction and communication at UNBC. Consequently, it is expected that an applicant be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency in the use of English in order to receive and participate in classroom instruction and discussion as well as to complete written assignments.

Applicants whose first language is not English, regardless of citizenship or country of origin, must submit evidence of English Language Proficiency prior to admission. French-speaking Canadians and Canadian First Nation language speakers are exempted from this requirement. Students who completed five consecutive years of instruction and examination entirely in the English language immediately before admission are exempted from this requirement.

Acceptable evidence of English Language proficiency may be any one of the following:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet based test, with not less than 20 in any of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components; or equivalent other TOEFL score. UNBC’s institutional TOEFL code is 0320.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
- LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
- Comparable results in any other internationally recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.
- A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2.
- A final grade of 70% or better in English 12 from the British Columbia secondary system.
- A final grade of 75% (B) or better in a University Transferable English course.
In order to be considered valid, these scores must be sent directly from the testing agency/institution to the Office of the Registrar.

Graduate
English is the primary language of instruction and communication at UNBC. Consequently, it is expected that an applicant be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency in the use of English in order to receive and participate in classroom instruction and discussion as well as to complete written assignments.

Applicants whose first language is not English, regardless of citizenship or country of origin, must submit evidence of English language proficiency prior to admission. French-speaking Canadians and Canadian First Nations language speakers are exempted from this requirement. Students who completed their undergraduate degree program entirely in the English language are exempted from this requirement.

Acceptable evidence of English language proficiency may be any one of the following:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in any of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components; or equivalent other TOEFL score. UNBC's institutional TOEFL code is 0320.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
- LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
- Comparable results in any other internationally recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.
- A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2, obtained prior to application for Graduate admission.
In order to be considered valid, these scores must be sent directly from the testing agency/institution to the Office of the Registrar.