Health Sciences

Health Care Assistant

Students who are applying to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Health Care Assistant program must meet specific English language requirements, . 

1. Applicants who provide evidence of three years of full-time instruction in English* must also provide evidence of one of the following:

  1. Completion of Grade 10 English with a minimum 'C' grade, or
  2. Completion of college courses at a Grade 10 English level or higher, with a minimum 'C' grade, or
  3. NG Accuplacer with the following scores:
    • Reading: 230
    • Writing: 230
    • WritePlacer: 4

2. Applicants who do not have evidence of three years of full-time instruction in English must provide evidence of one of the following:

  1. (CLBPT) or CLBPT Remote taken within the last 1 year with the following scores. Note: ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ must verify your results with your assessment centre. Only verified results will be accepted.
    • Listening: 7
    • Speaking: 7
    • Reading: 6
    • Writing: 6
  2. (CLB) dated within the last 1 year indicating completion of the following levels and recommended class placement levels. Note: ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ must verify your results with your report card provider. Only verified results will be accepted.
    • Listening: Completed - 7; Recommended class placement - 8
    • Speaking: Completed - 7; Recommended class placement - 8
    • Reading: Completed - 7; Recommended class placement - 8
    • Writing: Completed - 7; Recommended class placement - 8
  3. (CELPIP General or CELPIP Online) taken within the last 2 years with the following scores:
    • Listening: 7
    • Speaking: 7
    • Reading: 6
    • Writing: 6
  4. (IELTS Academic, IELTS General, IELTS Academic Online, IELTS One Skill Retake (if using IELTS One Skill Retake, you must also submit the original score report) taken within the last 2 years with the following scores:
    • Listening: 6.0
    • Speaking: 6.0
    • Reading: 5.5
    • Writing: 5.5
    • Overall: 6.0
  5. (CAEL or CAEL Online) taken within the last 2 years with the following scores:
    • Listening: 50
    • Speaking: 50
    • Reading: 50
    • Writing: 50
    • Overall: 60
  6. (TOEFL iBT, or TOEFL iBT Home Edition) taken within the last 2 years with the following scores:
    • For tests taken prior to Jan. 21, 2026: 
      • Listening: 20
      • Speaking: 20
      • Reading: 18
      • Writing: 18
      • Overall: 76
    • For tests taken on or after Jan. 21, 2026
      • Listening: 4
      • Speaking: 4
      • Reading: 3.5
      • Writing: 3.5
      • Overall: 4

  7. (OET, computer-based exam. OET@home and paper are not accepted) taken within the last 2 years with the following scores:

    • Listening: 280 (C)
    • Speaking: 280 (C)
    • Reading: 250 (C)
    • Writing: 250 (C)

*Applicants must provide a transcript(s) or a BC personal education record as evidence to confirm completion of a minimum of three years of full-time instruction in English. To meet this threshold, the Registry looks to confirm that applicants have studied over a period of three years and completed a minimum of two semesters of studies within each year. In addition, it is expected that the student will be taking full time studies (30 credits per academic year to a minimum of 18 credits per academic year [60% course load]). In this way, it is typically a minimum of six semesters with total credits between 54 – 90 credits, completed over the three-year timeframe.