Pathway Program

BCIT Pathways provide a number of streams to help students to continue their education at BCIT—including English language and academic preparation, and progression pathways.

Pathways and progression options

English language preparation pathways

BCIT has pathway agreements with select private English language schools. These pathways allow applicants to meet BCIT’s English language requirement for preparatory, undergraduate, and skilled trades programs without additional English language proficiency assessment—provided all conditions are met.

To be eligible, applicants must successfully complete the approved English pathway program and achieve the minimum level required for the applicable BCIT English Studies category.

Applicants applying for graduate studies through an English pathway may be eligible for alternate admissions consideration or be required to submit additional English language proficiency assessment.

Partner English language schools

ILSC level completion	BCIT English entrance equivalency
Intermediate 1 — Average 70%	TAE 3
Intermediate 2 — Average 70%	TAE 4 — English 11 (50%)
Intermediate 3 — Average 70%	TAE 5 — English 11 (67%)
Intermediate 4 — Average 70%	Category 3 — English Studies 12 (50%)
A1 — Average 70%	Category 2 — English Studies 12 (67%)
A2 — Average 70%	Category 1 — English Studies 12 (73%)

Royal Bridge College ESL	BCIT English entrance equivalency
Lower-Intermediate Level 3	TAE 4 — English 11 (50%)
Intermediate Level 4	TAE 5 — English 11 (67%)
Lower-Advanced Level 5 (RBC passing score 75%)	Category 3 — English Studies 12 (50%)
Advanced Level 6 (RBC passing score 65%)	Category 2 — English Studies 12 (67%)
Advanced Level 6 (RBC passing score 75%)	Category 1 — English Studies 12 (73%)

VGC level completion	BCIT English entrance equivalency
B2 — Upper Intermediate UP: 70%	English 11 (50%) — ISEP 500
B2 — Lower Advanced UP: 80%	English 11 (67%) — ISEP 600
C1 — Lower Advanced UP: 70%	Category 3 — English Studies 12 (50%)
C1 — Lower Advanced UP: 75%	Category 2 — English Studies 12 (67%)
C1 — Upper Advanced UP: 80%	Category 1 — English Studies 12 (73%)

BCIT academic preparation pathways

Business Fundamentals

The full-time Business Fundamentals Associate Certificate provides an academic path for international students to study and meet the English requirements while taking business courses. Once completed, students can enter a number of full-time diploma programs at an advanced level in the School of Business + Media at BCIT.

Technology Entry

The Technology Entry (TE) program allows students to upgrade or refresh their academic knowledge to prepare to enter a BCIT Technology program. Students can improve their skills in core areas such as communication, mathematics, chemistry, and physics in order to meet program prerequisites.

Transfer agreements, advanced placement, and progression pathways

Advanced placement

Advanced placement exempts students from completing part of a BCIT program based on previously completed coursework. There are two types of advanced placement at BCIT:

Direct entry: Students who are new to a program but have completed an equivalent part of it at BCIT or another institution may apply to an advanced level.
Re-admission: Students who previously completed part of a BCIT program may re-enter the program at an advanced level.

Advanced placement applications are considered based on length of time since last enrolment, application status, competitive entry, program approval, and/or seat availability.

Advanced Diplomas in Business Management

The BCIT Advanced Diploma in Business Management provides students with fundamental business knowledge to complement expertise and education in other disciplines.

BCIT has also partnered with a number of private career colleges to create BCIT Pathways: cross-institutional agreements enabling career college graduates to enter into BCIT’s School of Business + Media.

Students may complete and earn a BCIT Business Management Advanced Diploma as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

Diploma to bachelor degree completion

BCIT’s education model provides students with the option to complete a two-year diploma and immediately continue to complete their bachelor degree, or seek employment and return later to complete the degree. There are also specific pathways from diploma programs to bachelor degree programs in other universities.