Entrance Requirements
Our most successful students come from all kinds of backgrounds, but they share a positive attitude and love of learning. They have an aptitude for working independently, but they enjoy a busy classroom or clinic.
Each application is considered individually, and we only accept students that we feel will thrive at the school and in the profession. Our decisions are never based on race, ethnicity, religious belief, gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Academic prerequisites
There are four application categories. We are required by our licencing and accreditation to admit only students who meet ONE of these prerequisites:
- A high school diploma, having earned 50% or higher in Grade 12 English and a
Grade 12 Science course (or non-Alberta equivalent), OR
- A high school General Equivalency Diploma (GED), with scores of 50% or higher in English and Science (or non-Alberta equivalent), OR
- 50 credits towards a high school diploma, including 50% or higher in Grade 10 English and Grade 10 Math, and have been out of high school for at least two years, OR
- Successful completion of an aptitude test administered by the school and have been out of high school for at least two years.
These categories are the minimum technical requirements for acceptance into the program. Meeting one of these standards does not guarantee admission.
English-language skills
Our program is delivered in English. All students must have the ability to:
- Speak and communicate in English
- Listen and understand in English
- Read and write in English
If you have completed a high school, college, or university program delivered in English, we will accept your official transcripts from that program as evidence of your English skills.
If you have not completed the required English-language education, we will also accept a wide range of English proficiency exams as proof of fluency. The following is a list of the English tests we recognize, along with the minimum scores we will accept:
- TOEFL iBT: overall score of 95; including minimum of 20 in each four components
- TOEFL CBT: overall score of 240; including minimum essay score of 4.5
- CLB: Listening 8; Reading 8; Speaking 8; Writing 7
- IELTS Academic: 6 or higher
- MELAB: 80 or higher
Police information check
All applicants must provide a recent police information check that includes a vulnerable sector check. The document must show that you have no criminal record as an adult, and that you have not received a record suspension or a pardon for a sex-crimes related offence or have had any police involvement that would result in you being a risk to vulnerable persons, as defined by the issuing law-enforcement agency. The document must be issued by the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where you live. It must be received by the school prior to your first day of on-campus classes and must be dated no earlier than six months before the first day of on-campus instruction. The school will provide you with the necessary documentation to request the vulnerable sector check.
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