The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program is for students who want to study at Acsenda but do not yet meet the English proficiency requirement. The EAP Program helps students improve their academic English skills—including reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
The program consists of 2 two levels; EAP 3 and EAPP 100. EAPP 100 is a 3 credit course. Each level is offered over 12 weeks per term; four academic terms per year.
If you are admitted to an Acsenda program with a condition to complete EAP 3, EAPP 100, or both levels, you must achieve the required grades to continue your degree or diploma program.
English Pathways
Acsenda has several pathway programs with English language schools including:
- Cloud Nine College
- CSLI
- Eurocentres Canada
- GEOS Languages Plus
- ILSC Education Group
- International House
- LSI (Language Studies International)
- SEC (Study English Canada- Vancouver)
- Sprott Shaw Language College
- VGC International College
Please check with our Admission Coordinator for additional information.
Common Questions
What will I study?
Your studies will focus on improving your academic English skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
In addition to English, you’ll also learn skills that will help you succeed in your diploma or degree. These include critical and creative thinking, problem solving, setting and achieving goals, time management, computer basics and library orientation and information literacy and coping with stress.
How many hours a week will I study?
This academic English program is full-time. Depending on the level, this program requires between 13.5 to 23.5 hours of class time per week, which includes a lecture and a lab component. Students must study outside of the classroom for at least two hours for every hour of class time.
How long is the program?
The EAP program has two levels: EAP 3 and EAPP 100. You will be assigned to a level based on your English skill level.
If you need to do both levels, the program takes six months. If you need to do only 1 level, the program takes 3 months.
What are the admission requirements to the EAP program?
You must meet one of the following English requirements:
| Course | Acsenda’s English Placement Test | IELTS | PBT TOEFL | iBT TOEFL | Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAP 3 | 60-69% | 5.5 (no Band less than 5) | 520-539 | 56-68 | 43-50 |
| EAPP 100 | 70-79% | 6 (no Band less than 5.5) | 540-559 | 69-83 | 51-59 |
You must also meet either the domestic or international general admission requirements for all programs.
EAP 3 (12 Weeks)
EAPP 096 – Reading and Writing: This course component helps students develop skills in note-taking, paraphrasing and summarizing, using adapted and authentic readings. Students recognize “evidence” or supporting ideas in academic texts, and demonstrate textual and critical understanding through comprehension tests. Students write a variety of short essays related to the course themes, and understand the purpose of a clear thesis statement and effective introduction and conclusion. Writing exercises provide the forum to apply discipline-specific and general academic vocabulary suitable for academic purposes.
EAPP 097 – Listening and Speaking: Individually and in pairs, students deliver oral presentations, using computer presentation formats and/or other graphic forms, on topics related to unit themes in a text that follows a sustained-content approach. Students choose a course-related topic through which to create, conduct, and present the results of a survey, learning the fundamentals of primary research, from question-formation to analysis of participant response. Students discuss, expand on, and critique college-level lectures and demonstrate their listening comprehension through in-class content quizzes.
EAPS 097 – Seminar/Lab: A seminar and lab which provides students an environment to practice and implement what they have learned throughout the Reading/Writing & Listening/Speaking components of EAP 3.
Academic Courses: Students are eligible to complete 1 academic course while completing EAP 3.
| TOEFL PBT | TOEFL iBT | IELTS Academic | PTE Academic | Acsenda English Placement Test | CLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510-529 | 56-68 | 5.5 (No band lower than 5.0) | 42-49 | 60% - 69% | 6-7 |
Exit Requirements
Minimum of a C average (60%-63%) on the two components with no component lower than a C- (55%-59%).
EAPP 100 (12 Weeks)
EAPP 100 is an academic bridge course through which students ensure that their receptive and productive ability is at a standard necessary for successful university degree level studies, and that they understand the level of professional proficiency that will be required of them in the business environment (post-graduation). EAP 100 is more than a finishing course for competency in English; it also develops and expects productive ability in researched essay writing, critical thinking in responding to texts and lectures, and sound, reasoned delivery in public speaking (presentations).
Academic Courses: Students are eligible to enrol in up to 2 academic courses while completing EAPP 100.
| TOEFL PBT | TOEFL iBT | IELTS Academic | PTE Academic | Acsenda English Placement Test | CLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530-549 | 69-83 | 6.0 (No band lower than 5.5) | 50-57 | 70% - 79% | 7-8 |
Exit Requirements
Minimum of a C+ (64%-67%) to be awarded academic credit for EAPP 100.
