BC Adult Graduation Diploma

Program Highlights

North Island College offers the opportunity for students to meet Grade 12 equivalency graduation with an extensive variety of course options and instructional methods including regularly scheduled classes, self-paced, distance and on-line learning.
 

Admission Requirements

1. To be eligible for the BC Adult Graduation diploma, a person must be 19 years or older. A person who is eighteen and has been out of school for at least a year may be admitted to an adult program with approval from the enrolling institution. Graduates must be 19 years or older at the time of completion.

Program Requirements

Five courses selected from the following:

1. ENG-060 or ENG-098 or higher-level English
2. MAT-046 or MAT-053 or MAT-054 or higher-level mathematics
3. Plus, three courses at the provincial level or higher-level course selected from:

• BIO-060 Introducing Biology (College Preparatory Biology II)
• CHE-060 College Preparatory Chemistry II
• ENG-060* Introduction to Literature
• ENG-098* Essay Writing and Critical Reading
• GEO-060 Physical & Human Geography
• HIS-060 Twentieth Century History
• MAT-060 Provincial ABE Mathematics
• MAT-066/067 College Algebra IIA & IIB
• PHY-060 College Preparatory Physics II
• Any Business Administration (BUS) course
• Any Computer Science (CPS) course
• Any Fine Arts (FIN) course
• Any University Studies course
• Any Trades or other program courses where there is a written agreement with the school or if the courses are listed in the college calendar and can be used towards a credential for a certificate, diploma or degree. (The courses must be 100-120 hrs., or bundled to be equal to this time, or 3 credits).

*Students taking either ENG-060 or ENG-098 may take the other to count towards the requirements in number 3 above.

Note: Other courses for credit may also be chosen from other subjects at the Provincial Level or higher as per the current Adult Basic Education Articulation Handbook.

Completion Requirements

In order to receive a BC Adult Graduation diploma, students must:

1. Be granted credit for at least 3 courses as an adult at NIC, through the secondary school system, or through prior learning assessment (PLA).
2. Have completed at least one course through North Island College.
3. Complete all required and elective requirements listed under BC Adult Graduation diploma program overview.
4. Earn at least 20 credits in the secondary system or complete five courses in the post secondary system. Courses and credits can be counted from the British Columbia school system and/or the Adult Basic Education program.