About Liberal Arts Diploma in Selkirk College

You can choose from over 100 fully transferable university courses in arts and sciences to match your interests and degree path. 

You can take one course at a time or select a full two years’ worth of credits to transfer directly into three- and four-year university degree programs within BC, Canada and abroad.

Selkirk College awards a Liberal Arts Diploma to a student who completes at least sixty (60) credits of University Arts and Science courses with a “P” grade or better in each course, achieves a minimum GPA of 2.00, and whose course selection meets the following criteria:

• English 110 (minimum grade of C required) and English 111
• Six courses in first-year UAS
• Six courses in second-year UAS. Some second-year courses may have prerequisite requirments
• Up to a maximum of six courses may be from other subjects, as long as they are at the 100-level or higher and are transferable as per the BC Transfer Guide.

Print off a Liberal Arts diploma worksheet for assistance in planning your studies to meet the academic requirements for a Liberal Arts credential. Have a Selkirk College counsellor check over your associate worksheet with you after you have filled it out.

Successful course and/or program completion allows you to transfer into university degree programs such as the bachelor of arts (BA), bachelor of fine arts (BFA) and bachelor of science (BSc), including engineering. 

If the 60 credits you earn meet the flexible pre-major agreement in either anthropology, English, psychology or sociology, then you can transfer seamlessly into a third year major's program at any BC university, provided that all other entrance requirements are met.

You might also be interested in one of the following specialized Liberal Arts Diplomas:

Liberal Arts - Law and Justice Studies

Liberal Arts - Peace and Justice Studies

Liberal Arts - Creative Writing

Academic qualification equivalents

• Completion of All India or State Board HSC (XII): 55% or higher in relevant subjects.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:Must have an IELTS score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0. 

  Post Graduate Diploma programs and a few other programs have a higher English Language Proficiency requirement (6.5 IELTS).

• TOEFL: TOEFL score of IBT 80 or better

Selkirk College Highlights

Selkirk College Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The payment of the semester must be made by the students before the first day of academic term.
• For payment methods cash, cheque, money order, bank draft, credit as well as debit cards are accepted
• The annual fees of courses vary with each other. Below mentioned is the estimated cost of living in Canada when enrolled at the institute: