Admission process in Capilano University

Students at CapU write assignments, follow class lectures and take part in class discussions in English.

If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English you must take one of the following English language assessment tests:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Required minimum marks:
online test (TOEFL iBT®): 83
paper-delivered test: 560
Capilano University TOEFL code: 0505

• ELA (English Language Assessment Test)

Required minimum mark: 145

• Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

Required minimum mark: 6.5 overall, with no single score below 6

• CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment Test)

Required minimum mark: 70

• PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English – Academic)

Required minimum mark: 56

Other ways to meet the English language requirement

• six credits of post-secondary English that transfer to Capilano University; or

• English 12 or English 12 First Peoples with a final mark (including provincial exam) of C+ or higher and two years of high school in Canada, or

• Advanced Placement English Language/Composition or English Literature/Composition with a minimum mark of 4, or

• International Baccalaureate English Language A Higher Level with a minimum mark of 5, or

• Language Proficiency Index Level 4 with an essay mark of at least 26, or

• Capilano University EAP 100 and 101 with a minimum mark of B+ (77%) in each course, or

• four or more consecutive years of full-time education in English in Canada, or in a country other than Canada where English is the principle language, or

• four or more years at an eligible international high school that uses English as the language of instruction but operates in a country where the primary language is not English, or

• graduation from a recognized degree program at an accredited university at which English is the primary language of instruction in a country where English is the principal language.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

• 2D Animation & Visual Development
• 3D Animation for Film and Games
• Academic Studies
• Accounting Assistant
• Acting for Stage and Screen
• Advanced Arts & Entertainment Management
• Advanced Business Administration
• Arts
• Early Childhood Care and Education
• Education Assistant
• Engineering
• Health Care Assistant
• Hotel and Resort Management
• Music
• Science
• Tourism Management

IELTS ELIGIBILITY FOR CAPILANO UNIVERSITY

IELTS: 6.5