Coast Mountain College offers Foundation in Pre-Health Care Pathway, a foundation in Health Sciences programme in Terrace, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Health Sciences
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This academic upgrading pathway prepares students for entry into several Coast Mountain College health-care programmes, with course requirements varying by target credential. The shortest route, toward Health Care Assistant, requires English 11; the route into Access to Practical Nursing requires English 12 plus biology and math courses; and the most demanding route, toward the Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program, requires English 12, Chemistry 11, Biology 12, and Math 11. The college also describes the pathway as usable for other health-related programmes at external institutions with similar science and math prerequisites. It is delivered as individual upgrading courses matched to a student's chosen destination and current academic level, rather than as one fixed programme, and specific campus and term details are arranged through advising rather than set in advance. Students apply through EducationPlannerBC and then work with an Educational Advisor to assess goals, funding, and appropriate course placement. The pathway suits prospective health-care students at a range of starting points, from those needing only English 11 for Health Care Assistant through to those preparing for baccalaureate nursing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Coast Mountain College's Health Care Pathway page sets separate prerequisites per destination program: Health Care Assistant asks ENGL 040 (English 11); Access to Practical Nursing asks ENGL 050 (English 12), Biology 12, and Math 11; and the Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing program asks ENGL 050 (English 12), Chemistry 11, Biology 12, and Math 11. Full requirements for each destination are held on that program's own page. The pathway page states no language-test score of its own. English proficiency is required of every applicant regardless of citizenship. International applicants who have not completed senior secondary education, including a pass in English 12, in a designated English-speaking country must present an approved test score, with minimums tiered by program: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (bands 5.0-6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 72-80, PTE Academic overall 52-57, CAEL overall 50-60, or Duolingo English Test overall 105-115.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Coast Mountain College runs one common application calendar across its campuses rather than a single date per programme. Domestic applicants: for the 2026-27 academic year, applications opened 1 October 2026; the final day to apply is 24 December 2026 for Winter (January 2027) entry, 23 April 2027 for Spring/Summer 2027, and 30 August 2027 for Fall 2027. International applicants share the same opening date but face earlier cut-offs: 1 October 2026 for Winter, 1 February 2027 for Spring/Summer, and 1 June 2027 for Fall, and some high-demand programmes may close sooner. Trades and other varying-start programmes are judged against their own start dates (international due three months, domestic one week, before start), and continuous-intake programmes accept applications year-round. No single closing date exists beyond these cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
