Admission Requirements

Selkirk College's Admission Requirements:

• Have graduated from a BC Senior Secondary School or equivalent, or
• Be 19 years of age or over at the time of application, or
• Be under 19 years of age but have a written recommendation from your Secondary School Principal
• Read more about admission requirements according to Policy 8611

First-time applicants may be required to take the College Readiness Tool (CRT). Please refer to your acceptance letter to determine if you need to take the CRT. 

Creative Writing Academic Admission Requirements

• Minimum grade of 60% in English 12 or English 12 First Peoples or equivalent. Students who do not meet this requirement must write the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) test and achieve a minimum of level 4 to attain equivalency.

Additional Requirements

• Students whose first language is not English must fulfill the College’s English language proficiency requirement. See Policy 8611: Admissions.
• Mature students must meet the English 12 requirement.

Not quite there yet?

Applicants who lack the admission requirements for a particular program may, depending on the program, still be able to gain admission to the program through a multi-level entry system which allows students to take a combination of college level and Academic Upgrading courses. This mode of entry may extend the length of the program. Learn more... 

International Students

International Students (students who are applying to Selkirk College from locations outside of Canada) should follow the application steps required by Selkirk International.