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University Transfer – Arts

CREDENTIAL: Certificate
START DATES
May 2025
September 2025

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Start your university arts degree at VCC in a supportive learning environment with attentive instructors. Credits transfer to post-secondary institutions across British Columbia.

Tuition: $2,960*
Credential: Certificate
Length: 1 year
Hours: Full-time
Delivery: Class-based
Program Flyer: Download
Campus: Broadway Broadway
Start Dates: Jan, May, Sep
 

Entrance award

September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

ENTRANCE AWARDS

September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

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What you will learn

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Incorporate critical thinking into systematic inquiry, theoretical reasoning and decision-making.
  • Demonstrate teamwork by working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
  • Demonstrate information literacy skills to determine the nature and extent of information required.
  • Apply the appropriate rhetorical mode and presentation style to produce clear, accurate and effective written, verbal, and visual communication for clients and other professionals regarding issues, information, and knowledge in their discipline.
  • Utilize accepted research process and abilities in all professional inquiries, communication, and scholarship.
  • Apply and incorporate meta-cognitive processes for continued learning.
  • Demonstrate the quantitative and analytical skills for entrance into second year arts courses.

What to expect

The courses are presented using a variety of instructional strategies, resources and activities including guest speakers, case studies, computer instruction and lectures.

Admission requirements

Program-specific

  • Grade 12 graduation, or equivalent 
  • Knowledge of English demonstrated by one of the following: 

    • English 12 with a minimum ‘C+’ grade, or equivalent 
      or

    • English Language Proficiency demonstrated by one of the following: 

      • Successful completion of VCC ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1100, or equivalent 

      • IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) written within the last 24 months with a minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0, or equivalent 
        or 


      • TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test) written within the last 24 months with a minimum score of 82, with minimum scores of 21 in reading and listening and 20 in writing and speaking, or equivalent 

      • Language Proficiency Exam (LPI) written within the last 24 months with a minimum score of 4, 5 minimum in English Usage and a minimum score of 26 in composition, or equivalent. For admission to most courses, a minimum score of 26 on the essay section is required. Applicants who do not meet the requirement will be required to take ENSK 0902 Writing Skills 12 or ENSK 0926 Writing Skills 12 and ENGL 1100 English 1 concurrently 

      • VCC English Language Assessment (ELA) written within the last 12 months, with a minimum score of 145 and a minimum score of 16/20 on the essay portion of the composition section, or equivalent 

      • Langara English Test (LET) written within last 24 months with a minimum score of 4, or equivalent 

Notes 

  • Students are required to have successfully completed prerequisite course(s) or equivalents leading to courses in the Associate degree (for example: prerequisite course Chemistry 12, or equivalent, needs to be successfully completed in order to take CHEM 1121 Chemistry 1). Please see the requirements for each course. 

General

  • This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. See program options for international students at VCC International.
  • Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous are strongly encouraged to connect with VCC’s Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team to learn more about VCC’s Indigenous Enrolment policy, application preparation/completion, program advising, and a range of other individualized services.
  • Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
  • Applicants must submit official transcripts and other documents as required by their course or program. Seats are offered to eligible applicants with completed applications, in order of application completion date (except for programs with competitive admissions). A complete application includes an application form, evidence of educational pre-requisites (e.g. transcripts), any required supporting documents (e.g. language proficiency, audition video), and the required deposit or fee payment. If you do not meet the requirements for the term applied, your application may be cancelled.

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free academic upgrading or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, or discover which university transfer options are right for you.

Recommended Characteristics

  • Demonstrate proficiency in the English language with excellent oral and written communication skill.
  • Motivated and disciplined.
  • Possess analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Some word processing experience required.

Courses *

Full-time students can complete the program in twelve months. Part-time students have three years in which to complete the program.

Prior learning assessment and recognition

Students may request formal recognition of prior learning attained through informal education, work, or other life experience, including Indigenous ways of knowing. Credits may be granted to students who are able to sufficiently demonstrate the learning outcomes of specific courses.   

PLAR is available for the following courses: 

  • MATH 1100 Calculus 1 

  • MATH 1200 Calculus 2 

  • MATH 1111 Introduction to Statistics 

Students may complete up to program credits through PLAR. Tuition and fees may still apply to PLAR candidates.  

Methods of PLAR vary by course, and may include exams, portfolios, interviews, and other evaluations.  

To request PLAR, please contact the department directly. 

See Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition policy for more information. 

Courses listed below may include university-transfer, articulated courses approved for transfer credit at the time of application for the certificate.

Course codeCourse nameCredits
English (minimum of 6 credits)
Select a minimum of 6 credit from the following groups:6
Group 1:
ENGL 1100
& ENGL 1200
English 1
and English 2
Group 2:
ENGL 1101
& ENGL 1001
English
and Integrated Language Support 1
ENGL 1102
& ENGL 1002
English
and Integrated Language Support 2
Humanities/Social Science (minimum of 18 credits)18
PSYC 1100
& PSYC 1200
Psychology 1
and Psychology 2
SOCI 1100
& SOCI 1200
Sociology 1: Intro to Sociology
and Sociology 2: Canadian Society
ECON 1100
& ECON 1200
Microeconomics
and Macroeconomics
Math or Science Electives (minimum of 6 credits)6
MATH 1020
& MATH 1111
Precalculus
and Introduction to Statistics
MATH 1100
& MATH 1200
Calculus 1
and Calculus 2
BIOL 1100
& BIOL 1200
Biology 1
and Biology 2
CHEM 1121
& CHEM 1223
Chemistry 1
and Chemistry 2
PHYS 1100
& PHYS 1200
Physics 1
and Physics 2
BIOL 1120
& BIOL 1220
Human Anatomy & Physiology 1
and Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
Total Credits30

This guide is intended as a general guideline only. The College reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.

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Fees and other costs *

Fee descriptionFee AmountNotes
Application fee$36
Tuition Tuition $2,960
Student union$128
College initiative$86
Campus resource$119
Medical and Dental $275
U-PASS $310
Graduation$45
Total $3,959

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First-Year University Transfer Arts
January 2025
(Winter term)
February 01, 2024
May 2025
(Spring/Summer term)
June 01, 2024
September 2025
(Fall term)
September 20, 2024
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Entrance award

September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

ENTRANCE AWARDS

September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

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