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NOTE:
From now on, Norquest College will follow new guidelines for assessing English Language Proficiency (ELP) and English academic requirements based on the credentials issued in India. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are acknowledged to be the only boards that operate entirely in an English-medium system. Therefore, ELP can be waived if marks for the English course in senior school examination certificates issued by CBSE, CISCE, or NIOS boards were at least 75% when converted to the Alberta grade scale or if higher education was completed. If applicants completed senior school through any other boards, they won’t be eligible for an ELP waiver, and the admissions decision will be taken based on their IELTS scores.

And secondly, same as before, ELP can be waived if the applicant has completed at least three full-time consecutive years of higher education in India in a recognized institution where English was 50 % of instruction and which included successful completion of an English course.

Moving forward, English academic requirements will be accepted only from the CBSE, CISCE, or NIOS examination boards. English courses from
all other boards are considered ESL courses and are not accepted for admission purposes. Postsecondary/degree-level English courses will be accepted depending on the number of credits or hours students took. As for the Math requirement, there have been no changes. Same as before, we are accepting Mathematics (10th Class) + Business Studies/Org. of Comm. (12th Class) + Accountancy/Elements of Acct. (12th Class) in lieu of Mathematics 30-2 for Business programs.

ELP minimum acceptable scores will be increased for the following programs: Practical Nurse, Social Work, Early Learning and Child Care. New ELP admission requirements have been posted on the website (program pages) https://www.norquest.ca/cal/current/programs/

The Edmonton Advantages:

• Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, it’s a friendly & Multicultural city.
• Fastest-growing economy in Canada
• The only province in Canada that does not have sales tax
• Low-cost living compared to other cities in Canada
• One of the lowest unemployment rates in the country

The International Education Office is committed to serving the unique needs of our international students, and we offer services related to:

• International student advising
• Immigration support - AINP
• Health insurance
• Social activities
• Cross-cultural counselling
• International student orientation program
• Opportunities to meet other students

Important Information:

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. International students must meet the admission require¬ments for the program to which they are applying before admission will be granted. It is important that international students obtain health insurance when they travel to Canada and during their stay in Canada.

Very Important Note

Once a student receives offer letter,they are required to pay $a 1000 offer confirmation fee to confirm their seat in the program. There is no deadline mentioned in the offer letter to pay $1000 and confirm the seat. It is first come first-served policy. Every student who receives offer letterneedsd to pay $1000 seat confirmation fees quickly after receiving offer letter, else their admission may get cancel if their program get full/closed or wait listed before they make payment. As per the new policy, college will be able to refund $500 in case applicants cancel their enrolment at least 30 days prior to the start date of their program. If an application is cancelled less than 30 days before the program start, the entire amount of the tuition deposit will be forfeited. The same as before, tuition deposits are applied towards the first term’s tuition and they are not deferrable to the next terms.

• The NorQuest Bridging to Post Secondary provides a unique opportunity to domestic and international students who need additional English language or academic upgrading courses in order to meet admission requirements and enter a post-secondary program.
• The NorQuest Bridging to Post Secondary program offers students a blend of Academic Upgrading, English as a Second Language (ESL)/English for Academic Purposes (EAP), skill development, and post-secondary courses.
• Students will be conditionally admitted to their postsecondary program of choice and will have one to two years to meet the conditions of their admission. A designated advisor will work closely with students to design individualized education plans based on their academic background and academic goals.

Tuition fees : - Tuition for this program varies, as it will be based on courses that students will need to take whether in ESL, Academic Upgrading, and/or post-secondary programs.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS :-

• Applicants must be 18 year old or older If not then require Guardianship.

International Students : -

• High school diploma or equivalent

Bridging students will be fully admitted to one of the following postsecondary programs at NorQuest in 2021 – 2022:

• Business Administration
• Administrative Professional
• Accounting Technician
• Environmental Protection Technology
• Early Learning and Child Care
• Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant
• Disability Studies
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Settlement Studies

Important Reminder: Co-op Work Permit Requirement

• As per Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada regulations, international students are required to have a co-op work permit if their program of study includes a work-integrated learning placement as an integral part of their studies (i.e., practicum, co-op, field placement, internship, etc.).
• If student have a practicum, co-op, field placement, or internship, student must apply for a co-op work permit as soon as possible.
• We highly recommend students to apply for their co-op work permit in their initial study visa application.
• If student don’t have their co-op work permit at time of their work-integrated learning placement they cannot continue with the placement which can derail their academic pathway in the program.
• If student have not yet received the Co-op Work Permit Supporting Letter from the International Students’ Office, with which to apply for their co-op work permit, contact us at [email protected].
• The Co-op Work Permit Supporting Letter verifies that the study program includes a work-integrated learning placement (i.e., practicum, co-op, field placement, internship, etc.), which is an integral part of your studies.

Please note that student that apply for Co-op work permit from within Canada will need to couple this Co-op Work Permit Supporting Letter with an Enrolment Verification letter, which student can pull from their MyQuest account using the following steps:

• Log in to MyQuest
• Go to Student Centre (under Self Service)
• In the Academics section choose “My Academics”
• Select “Request enrollment verification”
• Once student have chosen the options they need, hit “Submit”
  • Please apply for a co-op work permit using the guidelines from the attached guidelines. You can check current co-op work permit applications processing timelines on the IRCC website.
  • If student have not yet registered for the fall 2019 term and Enrolment Verification letter does not reflect the future fall term courses, you are encouraged to complete self-enrolment as soon as possible. Please visit the How to Register for Classes page for further guidance on self-enrolment.

Post-Graduation Work Permit

Students who graduate from a full-time Norquest College program (degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, and some certificates) that is a minimum of 8 months long are eligible to apply for a postgraduation work permit.

Further post-graduation work permit eligibility requirements can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/studycanada/work/after-graduation/eligibility.html

12th Grade & English Requirement

• All State Board Application Acceptable for Admissions. It Applied to All Programs Except Social Work Diploma.
• Two Language courses in 12th Grade mandatory for admissions. (One Is native Language and Second is English).

Conditional admission is possible for students currently enrolled in Grade 12 But IELTS should be ready.

Academic Gap and Number of Backlogs are no bar for Post Baccalaureate and certificate programs.

Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL)

• Government of Alberta has launched the Provincial Attestation Letter process as of March 1st. • Our focus for now is for the Spring 2024, then followed by Fall 2024, Winter 2025, & for the future intakes. • This is a very manual process right now; we do request your patience as we go through this. Anticipated plans by the Government of Alberta are to automate this process in future. • We do recommend that students check their college’s email, as our Admission will be sending them an Attestation letter once we receive a copy from the Government of Alberta. • If you are submitting an outside Canada study permit application, you will also need to enclose a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) in your application, as per the new IRCC policy announced on January 22, 2024. We will be issuing PALs based on your responses provided in the Visa Status Webform.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION			AGENT CHANGE			ACCEPTANCE FOR OPEN SCHOOLING
Conditional	Academic	English Language	Change of Agent	After Rejection	Appointment of Agent	NIOS	IGNOU	All Open Schooling	Private Certificate
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ACADEMIC GAP ACCEPTANCE			BACKLOGS ACCEPTANCE			ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST ACCEPTED
UG Programs	PG Programs	Masters Programs	UG Programs	PG Programs	Masters Programs	IELTS	TOEFL (iBT)	PTE	DUOLINGO
-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes

• 30-1 - CBSE/ICSE board
• 30-2 - Any state board