Columbia College

INTENSIVE ENGLISH Our Intensive English Program is one of the best English as a Second Language programs in all of Canada. Our students succeed in English. Many of our students go on to our Academic Program and then enter Canadian and American universities where they compete successfully with native speakers of English. Of course, they got the high TOEFL scores needed for these universities. Students in the Intensive English Program go to classes from Monday to Friday for a total of 25 hours of classes a week. Students can register for our intensive English program every month The English Language Centre offers 5 levels, from basic to advanced. Students can usually complete each level in 4 months. New students must take our English placement test when they arrive. Then they are put in the Program Level which is best for their needs and abilities. PROGRAM LEVELS Students attend an Integrated Skills class for 2 hours every morning. In this class students learn grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing. ELECTIVE CLASSES Students choose 10 hours a week of other classes to complete their 25-hour program. The choices of Elective Classes may be different at each level. We generally have most of the following elective classes: Pronunciation Reading Writing Conversation Discussion Listening Vocabulary English for Business North American Studies English Through Video News and Media English Through Drama Cultural Studies Study Skills TOEFL Preparation TOEIC Preparation Preparation for Cambridge Examinations

The University Transfer Program will be of interest to students who seek transfer to a degree program at a Canadian or American university. Most students elect to transfer after completing 30 credits (first year) at Columbia College. Thus, while a full range of second year courses is accredited for transfer, individual courses will be offered only if there is sufficient demand. Most first year arts and Social Science courses are introductory and require no pre-requisite in the subject area. All Science courses have secondary level science pre-requisites. University courses earn three or six credits, and a full semester course load will involve 12 or 15 credits. A minimum of two semesters will be required to be eligible to transfer to the second year of an undergraduate degree program at a Canadian or American university. SAMPLE PROGRAMS ARTS MAJOR BUSINESS MAJOR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR SCIENCE MAJOR

Students intending to study Engineering at a Canadian university may study a set of courses at the first-year level at Columbia College that will allow them to apply to second year at UBC and other Canadian universities. At least 27 credits must normally be completed before the end of April. Deadline for application to UBC is March 31st.

Students intending to major in business at either Simon Fraser University or the University of British Columbia can take thirty credits of university level courses at Columbia College and then apply for admission to second year at university. The courses taken in either case should include first year English (3 or 6 credits), first year Economics (6 credits) and first year Mathematics (6 credits).

Columbia College offers a Senior Secondary Program \"The Graduation Years\", a combined Grades 11 and 12 program that fully conforms to the B.C. Ministry of Education requirements. The College\'s semester system allows for some decrease in the time normally required to complete \"The Graduation Years\". Full Grade 11 and 12 requirements may be completed in 4 semesters (16 months). Students receiving transfer standing credit for classes taken prior to attending Columbia College can expect to finish in 2 to 3 semesters. New students may be required to write an English Placement test. Students who place below the English 11 level should expect to take a minimum of 4 semesters to complete the full Senior Secondary Program. This time may be reduced if transfer standing credit is granted. A British Columbia Graduation Diploma, the Dogwood Diploma, is awarded upon successful completion of the graduation requirements. Students receiving the Dogwood Diploma are eligible to apply to post secondary institutions such as Simon Fraser University or the University of British Columbia, or they may continue at Columbia College in the University Transfer Program.