Admission of Students who are not Graduates from Programs Accredited by a Province or Territory – Policy BRD(23) 1-2

Please see www.cariboo.bc.ca/policy/index.html for the latest policy and regulations.

Policy

The University College of the Cariboo (UCC) wishes to recognize that students may arrive at UCC from a variety of educational experiences. However, UCC also recognizes the need to establish realistic entrance criteria. Therefore, UCC will admit students based on objective measures of performance where the student is not a graduate of a program accredited by British Columbia or one of the other provinces.

Policy BRD(23) 1-1 on Mature Student Admissions provides that students less than twenty years of age will not be admitted under the mature student policy, but outlines a commitment to individual assessment for those who have been out of school for one year.

This policy outlines a procedure for students of normal school-leaving age who are not graduates of provincially-accredited programs.

Regulations

Students of normal school-leaving age who request admission to UCC and who do not qualify under mature student status and who do not possess certification from a provincially-accredited program may be required to:

1. Demonstrate Grade 12 equivalency by writing a general admission test, e.g. SAT, TABE.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in specific program or course prerequisites by:
   1. Writing Grade 12 B.C. Provincial exams in required courses. (The mark obtained will represent 100% of the grade); or
   2. Completion of equivalent UCC courses; or
   3. Successful challenge of an equivalent UCC course (note: not all prerequisite courses can be challenged).
3. Perform at the appropriate prerequisite level on the Canadian Achievement Test for vocational programs.
4. Write the Language Proficiency Index or Nelson Denny Standardized Test and perform at a level specified by the program.

Underage students will normally be referred to their local secondary school for high school completion and certification.