Individuals applying for admission to the Rural Pre-Medicine program should apply during the application period. Exact dates are posted on the Rural Pre-Medicine page on the College website. Applicants must have graduated from secondary school (or equivalent) and completed the following BC Provincial Curriculum courses (or their equivalents) with a minimum of 67% in each course:

English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 or IELTS (minimum 6.5)
Pre-calculus 12
Two other approved Grade 12 courses, one of which must be: Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Geography 12, Geology 12, or Physics 12
Chemistry 11
Physics 11


Biology 12 and Chemistry 12 are strongly recommended. Students interested in the program who do not have the prerequisites should consult with the UAS School Chair to discuss possible pathways.
Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who have received their primary education in a
language other than English, are required to provide proof of English language proficiency in one of the
following ways:
(a) completion of BC English 12 with a minimum final grade of C+ at an English curriculum secondary
school where English is the primary language
(b) completion of International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language A (Higher level) with a minimum
grade of 3 or C
(c) completion of the Advanced 4 and 5 (or equivalent) of the Selkirk College English Language
Program with a minimum of ''C+'' (60%)average in core subjects and provincial level English 51,
with at least a C+grade
(d) submission of an Official TOEFL score of 213 (CBT), or TOEFL (IBT) score of 79‐80, or TOEFL (PBT)
score of 550, or better,
(e) submission of an IELTS score of at least 6.0 overall with no band score less than 5.5