Applicants wishing to be accepted to Briercrest College as a full or part-time student must:

• Have earned a high school diploma with a minimum average of 60 percent in four academic grade 12 courses including at least one academic English course.
• Be a professing and practicing Christian
• Commit to live by the standards set out the Briercrest College and Seminary (found here)

Mature Students

• Students wishing to enrol at Briercrest College as a mature student must be 23 years of age or older. 
• If a student does not have access to a high school transcript they may submit a GED with a minimum score of 500, with no less than 450 in any of the five individual tests.

Home Schooled Students

• Students will be considered on an individual basis.
• Home Schooled students applying without a Provincial high school transcript must submit an SAT or ACT, with a minimum score of 1590 or 22 respectively.
• Student must submit either  Provincial transcripts or Home Schooled transcripts along with their SAT/ACT score
• All applying students must have completed the required grade 12 academic courses outlined in the general admissions requirements in order to be considered for admissions.
• Home Schooled applicants may be offered a conditional acceptance if:
• • They apply without a provincially accredited high school transcript and less than 4 completed academic grade 12 courses
  • They apply without a provincially accredited high school transcript and achieving below the benchmark scores in the SAT (min. score of 1590) or ACT (min. score of 22).
• Additional information may be required for those who have not completed a provincially accredited home schooling program.

Re-entry Students

• Any student who has graduated or has completed their term of study and wishes to return to Briercrest College and has been out of the school for 4 or less semesters can return without going through the admissions department. 
• The student should contact academic services to re-enter.  Academic Services can be contacted through email at academicservices@briercrest.ca or you can call them toll free at 1-800-645-2275.
• If a student wishes to return after 4 or more semester since their last on campus course they should go here to fill out the Form A. After that an admissions adiviser will contact you and inform you of the remaining steps.

Transfer Students

• Transfer students are those with a minimum of 24 credit hours completed from another post-secondary institution. A formal transfer analysis must be completed by the Registrar's office to determine the official number of transfers. Transfer students will be considered from:
• • Unaccredited Christian post-secondary schools (including YWAM and Capenwray programs)
  • Accredited Christian post-secondary institutions
  • Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Universities

Québec Students:

Applicants from the province of Quebec must complete a minimum of 12 courses (excluding physical education) of CEGEP to be eligible for admission in addition to their high school courses.

CEGEP students who would like to have courses considered for transfer credit must submit official transcripts and an institutional calendar that includes descriptions of the courses taken. Transfer credit will be considered up to a maximum of 30 credit hours for either two or three-year programs. No transfer credit will be considered for students who complete only one year of CEGEP or the minimum 12 courses required for admission.

Conditional Acceptance

In cases where a student applies to Briercrest College and doesn't meet the general admissions requirements the student may, in certain cases, offer a conditional acceptance.

A conditional acceptance will consist of the following:

• Student will be allowed to register for a maximum of 4 courses in the first semester with one of the required courses being ENG 100 Literature and Composition I.
• Student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester. Failure to maintain a first semester GPA of 2.0 will result in mandatory academic coaching and a corresponding $200 coaching fee.

in addition, conditionally accepted students are not eligble to recieve any scholarship or bursaries from Briercrest College. 

For all applications there may be circumstances that require additional information (educational assessments, references, etc) before an acceptance decisions can be made. The Admissions Office reserves the right to request further information at any point during the application process.

Several of Briercrest College's programs required additional applications steps. These include the Applied Linguistics: TESOL degree, Kaléo certificate, IMPRINT certficate and any of the Concurrent (Education, Social Work, Communication Disorders or Addictions Studies) degrees.  Please read the section below that is relevant to you:

Applied Linguistics: TESOL

In addition to the regular application process the applicant is required to successfully complete:

• The Language Awareness Test (LAT)
• The Applied Linguistics:TESOL application essay
• An invertivew with the program coordinator of the Applied Linguistics: TESOL program.

This portion of the application will take place after the regular application process. Your admissions adviser will notify you when the program specific application can be started.

The Kaléo Program at Camp Qwanoes

In addition to the regular application process the applicant is required to successfully complete:

• An additional character reference (which can be found here)
• An invertivew with the program coordinator of the Kaléo Program.

The interview will be conducted upon completion of the regular application process and the additional reference form.

you can go here to find our more about the Kaléo program and what it has to offer Briercrest Students.

The IMPRINT Program at Muskoka Woods

In addition to the regular application process the applicant is required to successfully complete:

• an additional write up on the role of the Fine Arts in the applicant's life.
• An interview with the program coordinator of the IMPRINT program.

Concurrent Degree Program: Education

In addition to the regular application process the applicant is required to successfully complete:

• A criminal record check
• Minot State University application form (can be found here)

There will also be a second level of review for Education program applicants.  This review is performed by the program coordinator for the Education program.

For acceptance into the Education program a minimum grade of 70% is required in Grade 12 English.

Concurrent Degree Program: Social Work, Communication Disorders, Addictions Studies 

In addition to the regular application process the applicant is required to successfully complete:

• A criminal record check
• Minot State University application form (can be found here)

After these forms have been submitted the student's application will be reviewed by their admissions adviser and an application decision will be communicated to the applicant throught Enrolment Services office.

Early admission is offered to qualified high school students before final grades are available. It provides students with peace of mind and allows individuals to begin making final plans with the surety that a spot is waiting for them in a post-secondary institution as long as they fulfill the regualr admissions requirements upon graduation from Grade 12.

Process:

• Students start the process by submitting their application for admission to Briercrest and their program of choice.
• For students wishing to be considered for early admission, we asks that students provide their final grade 11 grades (and any completed grade 12 courses) along with a list of the grades obtained in those courses.
• Students must also submit a list of their current courses that they are now registered in upon application.
• Conditional offers of acceptance will be issued starting in September for the following fall intake.
• Students must send final high school transcripts to Briercrest before July 31^st for the fall intake to have the "conditional" removed from the admission offer.

Requirements for early admission:

• Students applying for early admission must complete their high school diploma and all program pre-requisite courses.
• Students must have a minimum 70% average in grade 11 to be considered for early admission.
• Ultimately the student must fulfill all admission requirements as are in force at Briercrest at the time of enrolment.

International Students are those who:

• Are neither citizens nor permanent residents of Canada must apply for and obtain a study permit if they wish to study in Canada.
•  The following criteria are applicable for prospective students who fit this category and are requesting admission to Briercrest College and Seminary. 

Application Requirements

• Applicants must submit an application portfolio (see above) 
• International students must provide a $100 non-refundable application fee (payment must be made in Canadian funds). 

NOTE: We recommend that prospective international students submit their applications at least six months prior to beginning studies. The application package must be completed (including transcripts, financial guarantees, etc.) at least 60 days before the planned date of arrival to allow time for the student to receive visa application papers.

Financial Requirements (not applicable for U.S. students)

International students requiring a study permit to attend Briercrest College and Seminary will be considered for admission only if they can meet the requirements of a financial guarantee for themselves and all dependents that will be accompanying them to Canada. This will be done by depositing sufficient funds to cover tuition, living expenses, and other school fees for the student and family for the first year of studies in the applicant's Briercrest College and Seminary student account. This information is required for the student permit application.

NOTE: These amounts will be held on deposit at the college until they are needed for their intended purpose. Payment should be made in Canadian funds and is payable only by wire transfer, certified cheque, MasterCard, or VISA.

Academic Requirements
 

• Students must submit official copies of transcripts from all previously attended: 
• • high schools 
  • language schools 
  • colleges and/or universities 
• Where transcripts are in an original language other than French or English, certified English translations of the transcripts must also be provided.
• Transcripts will be evaluated based on the academic requirements for students who are canadian citizens.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A letter of acceptance for the purpose of obtaining a study permit cannot be released until the application portfolio is complete and reviewed and sufficient funds have been deposited into the applicant's student account.

English Proficiency

If English is not your first language, you must complete one of the following Standardized Tests, for a list of accepted results, please see the table below:

 Completion of an English competency test is not required if the applicant has: 

• Completed Grades 11 and 12 English, in sequence, as part of two full academic years, in a high school using a provincially- or state-accredited Canadian or U.S. curriculum; OR
• Achieved a grade of 80% or better in a Grade 12 provincially-examined English course, as part of one full term of study; OR
• Completed at least three years of formal education in an approved English language school (mature and Adult 12 applicants only); OR
• Successfully completed English as a Second Language (ESL) 050 or achieved a minimum average score of 55 on the ESL placement exam; OR
• Successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in an approved English-language post-secondary institution, including at least 6 credit hours in humanities or social science subjects and with a grade point average of 60% (or equivalent).  

The following course divisions are accepted as an academic course, Please take note that the following list is not exhaustive but only serves to give a general guideline for what is required.  Other courses will be when they are brought to the attentions of an applicants admissions adviser:

• Aboriginal Studies
• Mathematics
• Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space)
• Geography
• History/Social Studies
• Classical and International Languages (eg. Japanese, Greek, Spanish, etc.)
• English
• French
• Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology)
• Philosophy
• Advanced Placement Courses
• Business/Computer Science (Accounting, Management Systems, etc.)
• Christian Ethics

Along with all the general admissions requirements (see the above tab), Students must graduate from High School with a minimum GPA of 2.0 and your high school diploma must include the following:  

• Four years of English Language Arts
• Three years of mathematics
• Two years of Social Science/Humanities (grade 12 included)
• Two years of Science (grade 12 included)
• Two years of additional academic courses- SAT Reasoning or ACT scores, with a minimum score of 1590 or 22. Tests are available online here:
• • SAT- www.collegeboard.org
  • SAT scores must be mailed to: 

               Briercrest Admissions
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