Selkirk College offers Cert in English Language Program, a certificate in English Language Studies programme in Castlegar, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,935 per semester (CAD 2,200 per semester for local students).
The English Language Program gives you the opportunity to build your English language skills and earn credits that can be used to transfer into a Selkirk College diploma or university transfer programs. The core English Language Program includes instruction in all English skill areas at fundamental, intermediate, and advanced stages. Students at all levels have a choice of oral communication seminars as well as additional elective courses. Advanced students may choose courses with either a communicative, business or an academic focus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is Selkirk College's own English Language Program, so it explicitly is not subject to the college's general admission requirements: the page states 'no academic requirements for English Language' and no high-school transcript is required, and no external English-test score (IELTS, TOEFL, etc.) is asked for since the course itself teaches English. The program is intended for adults 18 years of age or over, though 16- or 17-year-olds may be considered in some circumstances. On arrival, students are interviewed, tested and placed into the appropriate level, with progress tracked by ongoing assessment. Applicants must submit a completed application form at least two months in advance together with any available transcripts; international students on a study permit must also hold a current student visa, provide evidence of medical insurance coverage, and pay fees in full each semester, and must study full-time under visa conditions (part-time study is open only to Canadian students). Students must maintain a minimum of 60% at each level to progress, and must complete the Advanced 5 level plus ENGL 60 or EASL 067 before being considered to meet Selkirk's general college entrance requirements for regular programming.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Selkirk College's general programmes admit on a rolling, first-qualified-first-admitted basis: applications for Fall 2027 open 1 October 2026, Winter 2028 applications open 1 February 2027, and Spring 2028 applications open 1 June 2027, with no fixed closing date. Both domestic and international applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, or international applicants may instead apply directly to Selkirk with a $100 application package; admission stays rolling until seats fill. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry with its own published timeline for the 2027/28 intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
