At College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada, Foundation in Access Upgrading is offered as a foundation in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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This upgrading pathway offers courses that count as prerequisites toward further college coursework, or toward Adult Basic Education certificates at fundamental, intermediate or advanced levels. Successful study can also culminate in the provincial adult graduation diploma once known as the Adult Dogwood.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to Access Upgrading requires completion of English 11 (or equivalent) and Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10 with a minimum grade of B, or equivalent; applicants who do not meet these may need to complete an Academic Upgrading Assessment first, and are encouraged to consult a CNC academic advisor to choose the right courses. The programme page defers to CNC's general admission-requirements page and its English Language Proficiency Requirements page for full institutional conditions. The programme page does not set its own English-language proficiency scores; non-native English speakers must meet CNC's institution-wide requirement, published on its admission-requirements page: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 80 (no section below 17), PTE Academic overall 59 (no section below 55), CAEL overall 60+ (no subtest below 60), CELPIP General with no section below 7, or Duolingo English Test overall 110, scores valid two years.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Spring
Application Deadline:College of New Caledonia runs first-qualified, first-accepted admissions with no single deadline for most programmes. Domestic and international applicants use the same process, though international students also go through CNC's international application page: applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 entry are open now, and applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 entry open on 1 October 2026. Seats are assessed on a rolling basis and close once a programme fills or the term begins; CNC advises applying as soon as applications open, and international applicants typically get an offer letter within four to six weeks. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program) and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma are exceptions, each carrying a fixed 1 March application-and-documentation deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
