English for Academic Purposes

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

Credential:

Non-Credential

Program length:

1-3 Terms

Area:

English Language Learning

School:

School of Foundational Learning

About

This full-time program is for English language learners who plan to pursue post-secondary studies in Canada. The program provides learners with the strategies and English language skills needed to succeed in academic courses at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

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 four levels to this program. You will write the EAP placement test at Bow Valley College to determine your placement level. We will send you information about testing after you apply.



Upon successful completion of EAP, you will meet 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 test details after you apply)
  • A minimum of high school completion in student’s home country is recommended
  • Minimum language test or course scores:
    • IELTS Academic: 4.0
    • Duolingo: 65
    • *Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) test results or course-assigned CLBs: 5/5/5/4 (4 in any strand)

*Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) tests are available at C-LARC.

Test results are valid for two (2) years from the test date. Results that expire before the program start date cannot be accepted. Official results must be submitted.

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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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To register in an Open Studies course, find the course in the list below and click on the course code. Select the offering of the course that you would like to take, add it to the cart, proceed to checkout, and pay with a credit card.
March for May course start dates
July for September course start dates
November for January course start dates
To register in an Open Studies course, find the course in the list below and click on the course code. Select the offering of the course that you would like to take, add it to the cart, proceed to checkout, and pay with a credit card.

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*All tuition and fees are subject to change. Program tuitions are estimates only.  Your actual tuition and fees are calculated on actual course registrations and can be viewed under "Statement of Account" in MyBVC or by requesting a Statement of Account from Registrar Services.

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ELLA0111Academic English 1: Academic Strategies and Application3
ELLA0112Academic English 2: Academic Strategies and Application3
ELLA0120Transition to Academic English16

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ELLA0121Academic English 116

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ELLA0122Academic English 216

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ELLA0211Academic English 1: Listening and Speaking5
ELLA0212Academic English 2: Advanced Listening and Speaking5
ELLA0311Academic English 1: Reading and Writing8
ELLA0312Academic English 2: Advanced Reading and Writing8

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