How do I Apply?
To apply to most BC Post Secondary Institutions, go to Education Planner BC. This website allows you to research programs and schools, and has links where you can apply directly to post-secondary institutions.
TRANSCRIPTS
If you are graduating this year and you’re applying to a post-secondary institution for the next school year, you can send your school transcript electronically by going online to the Ministry of Education’s Transcripts and Certificates website at: https://www.StudentTranscripts.gov.bc.ca. This web-based service makes secure transcript sharing between students and post-secondary institutions quicker and more convenient. *Failure to submit a transcript on time may delay a student’s admission to post-secondary, so don’t delay!
BC University Second Language Requirements
NEW: As of September 2026, UBC will no longer have a second Language 11 requirement for admission. SFU has also dropped this requirement.
However, some faculties require Language 12 or a 1st year language course to be completed in order to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree (e.g. UBC Vancouver Campus – Faculty of Arts requirement).
Most other universities in Canada also do NOT require a second language. NO colleges require a second language.
POST SECONDARY OPTIONS IN BC
Universities
- Capilano University (North Vancouver/Sechelt)
- Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver/Prince George)
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey/Richmond/Langley)
- Royal Roads University (Victoria)
- Simon Fraser University (Burnaby/Surrey/Vancouver)
- Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops)
- University of British Columbia (Vancouver/Kelowna)
- University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford)
- University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George)
- University of Victoria (Victoria)
- Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo)
Colleges
- Camosun College (Victoria)
- College of New Caledonia (Prince George/Burns Lake/Fort St. James/Mackenzie/Quesnel/Vanderhoof)
- College of the Rockies (Cranbrook)
- Douglas College (New Westminster/Coquitlam)
- Langara College (Vancouver)
- North Island College (Courtenay/Campbell River/Port Alberni/Port Hardy/Ucluelet)
- Northern Lights College (Dawson Creek)
- Northwest Community College (Hazelton/Masset/Queen Charlotte/Prince Rupert/Smithers/Kitimat/Terrace)
- Okanagan College (Penticton/Kelowna/Vernon/Salmon Arm)
- Selkirk College (Castlegar/Nelson/Trail)
- Vancouver Community College (Vancouver/Delta)
Institutes
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (Burnaby/Vancouver/Richmond)
- Justice Institute of British Columbia (New Westminster)
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Vancouver/Merritt)
Private Institutions (offering transfer credits)
- Acsenda School of Management (Vancouver)
- Alexander College (Burnaby/Vancouver)
- Columbia College (Vancouver)
- Coquitlam College (Coquitlam)
- Corpus Christi College (Vancouver)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (Vancouver)
- Fraser International College (Burnaby)
- LaSalle College Vancouver formerly Art Institute (Vancouver)
- Quest University (Squamish)
- Trinity Western University (Langley)
- University Canada West (Vancouver)