Associate of Science Degree

Admission Requirements: Admission requires a C in English 12 or equivalent, a successful English assessment, an IELTS Academic score of 6.0, or completion of ENG 104. Students taking Biology courses need a C in Chemistry 11 (or CHE 051) plus a C in one of Life Sciences 11, Biology 11, Anatomy and Physiology 12, Biology 12, BIO 060, or BIO 110; those taking Math, Physics, or Chemistry courses need a C+ in Pre-Calculus 12 or equivalent or a successful Math assessment, with Chemistry or Physics students additionally needing a C+ in Chemistry 12 or Physics 12 respectively. Prerequisite upgrading may be completed before or after admission. To graduate, students need an overall C average (cumulative GPA of 2.00) across the 60-credit degree, completed within 5 years with at least 50% of credits taken at North Island College, in courses that transfer to UBC, UVic, SFU, or UNBC.