EAP + Undergraduate Degree Program

EAP + Degree: Gain English Language Proficiency with your Degree Admission 

Are you an academically-qualified international student seeking admission to the University of Calgary but you need to satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirement before your application will be considered?

Are you  a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or permanent resident of Canada who did not complete your high school in Canada and would like to register for a degree program at the University of Calgary but you need to satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirement before you can apply?

• Applications are available online beginning November
  
• Minimum requirement for application to the EAP + Degree Program: TOEFL: (iBT 70; CBT 193; PBT 523) or CAEL 50; or IELTS 5.5 or completion of courses at PREP Tier 2; or any EAP Tier courses by transcript / academic document deadline date.
  
• Students must qualify for minimum placement in EAP Tier 1 courses following EAP language assessment.
  
• Time taken to complete the program may be less than 12 months if the student places higher than EAP Tier 1.
  
  

The length of time you spend in EAP depends upon where you place in the program following language assessment. Each level or "tier" takes one term to complete, or approximately 4 months. There are 3 tiers in the EAP program so you could be in the program for as little as one term (4 months) or as long as 3 terms (1 year).  Time spent in EAP is well invested.

EAP + Undergraduate Degree Chart

Student makes successful online application for EAP + Undergraduate degree program q

Student takes EAP language assessment. Student must place in  EAP Tier 1, 2 or 3 to retain admission to the degree program q

EAP Tier 1 High Intermediate Proficiency q

EAP Tier 2 Low Advanced Proficiency q

EAP Tier 3 Advanced Proficiency q

Student successfully completes all courses in EAP Tier 3. Student achieves proficiency. Student achieves English 30-1 Equivalency. q

BEGIN DEGREE PROGRAM

    The EAP + Undergraduate Degree
    program is designed for prospective
    undergraduate students. The chart shows
    you how the program works.  Students
    must begin the program in Tiers 1, 2 or 3 to
    retain admission to a degree program.

    Where students begin in the program
    depends upon where they place following
    language assessment. Because this
    program is tied to an undergraduate
    degree admission, only applications for fall
    term are accepted. Deadline for application
    to EAP + Undergraduate degree are in
    synch with deadlines for all students
    applying to the U of C for fall term.

    EAP + Undergraduate Degree
    students must apply for admission to a
    degree program by appropriate
    deadlines. Completion of the EAP program
    does not guarantee degree admission.
    Each student's degree admission is also
    dependant upon meeting all admission
    criteria required by the faculty they apply to.
    Achieving English language proficiency is
    only part of the admission criteria required
    by faculties at the University of Calgary.

Students applying to undergraduate degree  programs have to do so by the deadlines established by the Admissions office. For more information about admission to the U of C please visit the Admission's Office home page.