Adult Basic Education

Prepare for further education or work by building your reading, writing, numeracy, and digital skills.

Credential:

Upgrading

Program length

Area:

Academic Upgrading

School:

School of Foundational Learning

About

Start on your pathway to further education or work. Our Adult Basic Education Program gives you foundational reading, writing, math, computer, and science skills. This program prepares students for high school courses.

Delivery

Face-to-Face (FS)

Students attend scheduled in-person classes Monday to Friday, either in a classroom, lecture theatre or another learning environment such as a lab. Assessments are completed during class time.

The following courses are offered in a Face-to Face format in the Spring 2025 term:

  • Math Foundations 1, 2, and 3
  • Prep Math 10
  • Reading 4 and Writing 4
  • Reading 5 and Writing 5
  • Science Preparation
     

Minimum Technology Requirements:

All learners must have regular access to technology. A desktop computer or laptop with the following capabilities is required:

  • Have reliable internet access.
  • Have a camera and microphone.
  • Support MS Teams and Desire to Learn (D2L)
  • Allow access to email through a myBVC account.
  • Allow access to PDF and Word documents.
  • Have a keyboard to create text documents of 500 words or more.

Admission requirements

  • Where possible, applicants may provide an official transcript or statement of marks

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English Language Proficiency Requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, please review English language proficiency requirements.

Academic upgrading

Enhance your previous education to meet the missing admissions requirements for one of the BVC programs.

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