English (BA Hons)

• Completed, appropriate secondary qualifications from other countries will be considered for High School admission, and study at recognized universities and colleges will be considered for Transfer admission.

English Language Requirements:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components. Score of at least 230 in the computer-based test or at least 570 in the paper-based test. 
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
• LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
• A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2.
• A final grade of 70% or better in English 12 from the British Columbia secondary system.
• A final grade of 75% (B) or better in a University Transferable English course.
• A final grade of 4 or better in Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition.
• A final grade of 5 or better in International Baccalaureate (IB) English A1 or A2 (higher or subsidiary level).
• CELPIP Academic Test score of 4H or higher in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking components.
• CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) Assessment score of at least 70.
• University of Cambridge ESOL grade B on the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).
• Comparable results in any other internationally-recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.

The minimum requirements for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English is 120 credit hours.

One of:

• Introduction to Literary Structures
• Introduction to Poetry
• Introduction to Fiction
• Introduction to Drama and/or Film

Both of:

• Survey of English Literature I
• Survey of English Literature II

One of:

• Gender and Literary Theory
• Theory
• Contemporary Theory

Two of:

• Introduction to Television Studies
• Women and Literature: A Survey
• An Introduction to Canadian Literature
• Shakespeare
• Introduction to Renaissance Literature
• Introduction to Restoration and 18th Century Literature
• Introduction to Romantic Literature
• Introduction to Victorian Literature
• Modern British Literature

Two of:

• Intermediate Studies in Film or Television
• First Nations Literature
• Genres in Canadian Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• Comparative Literature
• Renaissance Literature
• Restoration and 18th Century Literature
• Romantic Literature
• Victorian Literature
• 19th Century Literature in the United States
• Contemporary Women's Literature
• Special Topics in First Nations Literature
• Special Topics in Canadian Literature
• Special Topics in Postcolonial Literature
• Special Topics in Comparative Literature
• Special Topics in Romantic Literature
• Special Topics in Victorian Literature
• Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Literature in the United States
• Special Topics in Renaissance Literature