English for Academic Purposes

Improve your academic English. Gain the skills you need to study at a Canadian post-secondary school.

Credential:

Diploma

Program length

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Community Studies

School:

School of Foundational Learning

About

This full-time program is for internationally educated learners whose first language is not English. The program provides learners with the strategies and English language skills needed to succeed in academic courses at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Learn to read, write, listen, and speak at a post-secondary level. This program includes the following activities:

  • interacting and working with others in post-secondary classes
  • using technology to learn
  • setting school and/or career goals
  • learning cross cultural communication skills

There are three levels to this program. You will have to write the EAP placement test at Bow Valley College. We will send you information about testing after you apply.

We'll accept and place you in a level based on your assessment scores.

After this program, you will have the English language requirements for most career programs at Bow Valley College or SAIT. *
Completion of Academic English 2 will be accepted in place of English 30 for most programs at Bow Valley College:

  • A minimum grade of "B" is required for Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant Diploma, Practical Nurse Diploma, and Pharmacy Technician Diploma
  • A minimum grade of "B-" is required for all other programs that require English 30

Admission requirements

  • Successful completion of the EAP entrance test (You will receive exam details after you apply)
  • A minimum of high school completion in student’s home country
  • Minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels: 6,6,6,5

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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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