Environmental Technician

• Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 50% in English Language Arts 30-1
  • 60% in English Language Arts 30-2
  • 50% in ESLG 1860
  • 60% in ESLG 1898
• Mathematics – this requirement can be met with the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 50% in Mathematics 30-2
• Biology – this requirement can be met with the following, or an equivalent course:
  • 50% in Biology 30

Applicants with degrees

Applicants who have previously completed a Bachelor of Science, Technology, or Engineering degree will be considered to have met the academic admission requirements as long as the English Language Arts requirement is met.

Note: Academic admission requirements are different from English language proficiency requirements. NorQuest College English for Academic Purposes courses may be used to meet both requirements. See below for details.

If English is your second language, you must provide proof of English language proficiency before admission. These results must be no more than two years old when you start your program.

Test scores we accept:

• IELTS Academic overall score of 6.5, with no section scores below 6.0
• TOEFL iBT overall score of 84, with no section score below 21
• Cambridge English Language Assessment: 180; no section score below 165
• CAEL overall score of 70, with no section score below 70
• PTE Academic: 59; no section score below 56
• Duolingo: 115
• minimum of:
  • 80% in ESLS 8000 or ESLS 8100, and 80% in ESLW 8000 or ESLW 8100; or
  • 50% in ESLG 1898 and ESLG 1899
  • 50% in ESLG 1860 and ESLG 1861

If you are missing requirements for this program, you may be eligible to apply for the NorQuest Bridging to Post-Secondary program.