Location
Start Dates
Program Delivery
- Home Study
- Any-time Online
Register and start any time.
Program Description
In this online program, you can develop your English skills while maintaining your work and family commitments. LINC Home Study is offered from Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels 3 to 8. This program is open to southern Alberta residents (outside of Calgary) who are unable to attend LINC classes in person.
Students in LINC Home Study:
- Meet with a teacher online for 30 minutes once a week
- Do 5-7 hours of independent study every week
- Need a computer with high-speed internet, camera, and microphone
Funded by:
Welcome Centre
South Campus
345 - 6 Avenue SE
403-410-1402
Toll-free: 1-866-428-2669
info@bowvalleycollege.ca
Admission Requirements
- Be a minimum of 18 years old.
- Open to permanent residents and Convention refugees.
- CLB placement test results or LINC certificate from a LINC program.
- Minimum CLB levels: 3, 3, 2, 2
LINC applicants must first take a CLB test at the Calgary Language Assessment & Referral Centre (CLARC). The telephone number for CLARC is 403-262-2656.
Welcome Centre
South Campus
345 - 6 Avenue SE
403-410-1402
Toll-free: 1-866-428-2669
info@bowvalleycollege.ca
Program FAQs
No. This program is open to Permanent Residents or Convention Refugees only.
For information about funding please visit https://bowvalleycollege.ca/student-resources/financial-services/alberta-works
You will need your own computer with high-speed internet, up-to-date operating system and software, and a microphone.
You need CLB 3 in Listening/Speaking and CLB 2 in Reading/Writing to start. When you achieve Benchmark 8 in all skills, you will graduate from LINC Home Study.
All LINC students must take a CLB placement test at the Calgary Language Assessment & Referral Centre (CLARC). The telephone number for CLARC is 403-262-2656.
When you have your placement test results, you can register for LINC Home Study. This program runs all year. We will match you with a teacher as soon as possible.
No. The Bow Valley College LINC Home Study program serves southern Alberta residents (outside of Calgary) who are unable to attend LINC classes in person. If you live in Calgary, but cannot attend regular LINC classes, please contact The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) about their LINC Home Study program.
Please send an email to regionallinc@bowvalleycollege.ca for more information on our LINC Home Study program.
