Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Domestic Applicants: BC Grade 12 Graduation (or equivalent) or 19 years of age or older
International Applicants: BC Grade 12 Graduation (or equivalent)
English Language Requirement
Additional Requirements
- Volunteer or paid work experience
- Two letters of reference
- Criminal Record Check
- Interview with a program faculty member
Applicant Notes
- Recent volunteer or work experience in the school system with students with disabilities is required. Preference will be given to applicants who have 100 hours of recent volunteer experience with children with disabilities in school or related settings.
- A minimum of two recent letters are required certifying that the volunteer experience was successful and that 100 hours were completed. Please note, letters from relatives or friends are not acceptable.
- Demonstrated emotional maturity, independence, and an affinity for working with people is required. Assessed through a combination of consideration of the reference letters and the admission interview.
- Admission is competitive; meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
- All students in the Education Assistant program must complete a Criminal Records Check prior to the first practicum. Practicum placement facilities require evidence of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check in order for program students to work with children/adolescents in the school system.
- Admission to a program at Langara College does not guarantee registration in required courses.
- Students admitted to this program may need to take one or more additional English courses in order to meet the prerequisite requirements of the English courses required in this program.
- Preference may be given to applicants with post-secondary studies with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Please refer to the program application dates in the Application Information section.
Academic Requirements
Domestic Applicants: BC Grade 12 Graduation (or equivalent) or 19 years of age or older
International Applicants: BC Grade 12 Graduation (or equivalent)
English Language Requirement
Additional Requirements
- Volunteer or work experience
- Two letters of reference
- Criminal record check
- Interview with a program faculty member
Applicant Notes
- Recent volunteer or work experience in the school system with students with disabilities is required. Preference will be given to applicants who have 100 hours of recent volunteer experience with children with disabilities in school or related settings.
- A minimum of two recent letters is required certifying that the volunteer experience was successful and that 100 hours were completed. Please note, letters from relatives or friends are not acceptable.
- Demonstrated emotional maturity, independence, and an affinity for working with people is required. Assessed through a combination of consideration of the reference letters and the admission interview.
- Admission is competitive; meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
- All students in the Education Assistant program must complete a Criminal Records Check prior to the first practicum. Practicum placement facilities require evidence of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check in order for program students to work with children/adolescents in the school system.
- Admission to a program at Langara College does not guarantee registration in required courses.
- Students admitted to this program may need to take one or more additional English courses in order to meet the prerequisite requirements of the English courses required in this program.
- Preference may be given to applicants with post-secondary studies with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Please refer to the program application dates in the Application Information section.