Admissions Requirements

Applicants who completed high school in British Columbia must meet the following requirements:

• High school graduation
• Minimum 60% average in four Grade 12 academic courses
• Minimum 60% in English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12

Math Placement Test (MPT):

Students who have completed BC Pre-Calculus 12 with a grade of 60% or higher are exempt from taking Columbia College's Math Placement Test (MPT).

Students who have not completed BC Pre-Calculus 12, or who received a grade below 60%, are required to take the MPT.

High school graduation with satisfactory marks (equivalent to British Columbia 60% average or better) on four academic Grade 12 subjects.

Five GCE O-level/GCSE/IGCSE/SPM passes with minimum average ‘C’ plus three subjects at the Advanced level with a minimum score of D (or four subjects at the Advanced Subsidiary level).

High school graduation with a minimum average of 4 on academic subjects in the final year.

Completed IB diploma or IB certificates to equivalent of North American high school graduation.

Students should have a minimum of 75% average on their best four academic grade 12 courses (State Boards and National Open School) or 70% average (CBSE and ISCE) and have completed their grade 12 no more than two years before applying to the College.

Students applying on the strength of a Polytechnic Diploma should have a 75% average on all coursework.

Students applying for SDS from India WITHOUT AN AGENT please contact admissions@columbiacollege.ca for information on how to apply.

Equivalent of British Columbia Grade 12 graduation with satisfactory (minimum C) average on academic Grade 12 courses (or first-year university subjects for students in 10- or 11-year education system other than listed above).