If your prior learning or English language skills do not meet program requirements, your higher education institution may require you to take academic upgrading courses.
Overview
Your higher education institution may ask you to take academic upgrading courses to help you succeed in your preferred program of study, or because your prior learning does not meet admission criteria. These courses are offered at several higher education institutions throughout the province, and can be taken in a classroom environment or online.
Eligibility for Canadian Study Permit
High school academic upgrading courses may be eligible for a Canadian study permit application if the courses are not provided online. When you are applying for your visa, you may be asked to explain why you have chosen academic upgrading as your study option.
Participating Higher Education Institutions
Institutions offering academic upgrading or English language programming include:
- Athabasca University's academic or language upgrading information page
- Bow Valley College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Concordia University of Edmonton's academic or language upgrading information page
- Keyano College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Lethbridge College's academic or language upgrading information page
- MacEwan University's academic or language upgrading information page
- Medicine Hat College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Mount Royal University's academic or language upgrading information page
- NorQuest College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)'s academic or language upgrading information page
- Northern Lakes College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Northwestern Polytechnic's academic or language upgrading information page
- Portage College's academic or language upgrading information page
- Red Deer Polytechnic's academic or language upgrading information page
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)'s academic or language upgrading information page
- University of Alberta's academic or language upgrading information page
- University of Calgary's academic or language upgrading information page