Country: Canada
Duration: 2 Years
Program Level: Bachelors
Country: Canada
Duration: 2 Years
Program Level: Bachelors
The Associate of Arts (AA) degree prepares students for life as an educated person and lays a solid foundation for further study.
This two-year, 60-credit (20 courses) undergraduate program is equivalent to the first two years of a four-year degree in the Arts. It prepares students to transfer to research or teaching universities to complete a bachelor’s degree or serves as a credential to enter the labour market. The AA degree is accepted for transfer into bachelor degree programs at University Canada West (UCW) and all British Columbia degree-granting institutions, provided other admission requirements are met.
Graduates of the AA program will be able to:
Courses are provided in face-to-face learning environments.
With the completion of 30 credits in the Associate of Arts degree, a student may transfer to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication or Bachelor of Commerce degree seamlessly. Alternatively, the student may continue in the Associate of Arts degree and complete the program with an additional 30 credit hours of study as per provincial Associate of Arts degree guidelines. Please refer to the Course Descriptions section for detailed information on the actual courses.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
If you have completed your education in an English-speaking country, then you may be able to provide your transcripts/reports as proof of your academic English-language proficiency.
UCW accepts the following achievements as meeting the requirements for admission (without the requirement to take UAP).
However, the admissions department may request further proof of English-language proficiency from applicants if it is noticed that there are English-language errors in your application.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
If you have completed your education in a non-English-speaking country, then you may choose to provide proof of successful completion of a standardized English-language proficiency test.
UCW accepts the following tests with the stated scores as meeting the requirements for direct admission to a degree program (without the requirement to take UAP).
| TEST | MINIMUM OVERALL SCORE | MINIMUM WRITING SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS – Academic* | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| CAEL | 70 | 60** |
| CAEL Online | 70 | 60** |
| CAE*** | 176 | N/A |
| Duolingo – Undergraduate Programs | 110 | 100**** |
| Duolingo – Graduate Programs | 115 | 105**** |
| Password | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| PTE or PTE Online – Academic | 61 | 60 |
| TOEFL – iBT | 88 | 20** |
*UCW now accepts IELTS One Skill Retake which allows test takers to sit just one of the four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing, or Speaking) from their IELTS test again.
**The minimum writing score is also applicable to all assessed components of the test.
***May be either of the following three tests; Cambridge B2 First; Cambridge C1 Advanced; or Cambridge C2 Proficiency
****Writing is assessed as the average score for achievement in both Literacy and Production.
However, the Admissions Department may request further proof of English-language proficiency from applicants if the test date is more than two years before the first day of your program start date.
You can complete the English pathway courses (University Access Program) in order to meet the English proficiency requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce program.
CAD40,360.00 Approx.
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| Living Costs | $11,800 - $15,750/Year |
| Application Fee | $100 - $200 |
| IELTS Requirement | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Work Opportunities | Yes; Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (up to 3 years) |
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