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undergraduate

Degree

Liberal Arts Diploma - Creative Writing

undergraduate

Degree

Liberal Arts Diploma - Creative Writing

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $12,400 CAD

  • Application fee

    $100 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2-3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 31-August-2023 2023-08-31
Winter-January 31-December-2023 2023-12-31
Spring-May 30-April-2024 2024-04-30
Fall-September 31-August-2024 2024-08-31

Overview

Liberal Arts Diploma - Creative Writing

Whether you’re interested in taking individual courses or pursuing a creative writing diploma/degree, Selkirk College welcomes you. 

Join Renée Jackson-Harper and Leesa Dean, the program’s core faculty, as well as guest speakers and visiting writers who will take you on an exciting journey designed to immerse you in creative processes and help you find your voice. 

What defines this creative writing program is a community of writers composed of small class sizes and intimate workshops. 

Gain confidence in communicating your ideas in a truly magical setting. 

Imagine sitting by the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers to draft a poem, or walking along the Castlegar campus trails - a significant gathering place for Indigenous peoples - to conjure the final scene in your short story. 

In Nelson, classes are held at the Tenth Street campus, also home to Selkirk's renowned Music and Digital Art programs.

Situated in one of the most beautiful regions on earth, Selkirk College offers a safe, peaceful and vibrant sense of place for writers to explore their imaginations in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. 

The creative writing classes are fully transferable to universities across Canada. 

Take your first two years with us and you’ll be set for success to complete your third and fourth year of a degree program elsewhere.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$17,620

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $6,792
Accommodation 1 bed room $5,220
Tuition 1 person $12,400

Hourly wage

Min wage

16.75 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

80
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

PTE

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
Eligible to apply without language certificate
  • Duolingo English Test: 110

Applicants who lack the specific English admission requirements may still gain admission to the program with the understanding that they will successfully complete ENGL 66 Essential English course in the first year of their program. 

This course must be completed to advance beyond 30 program credits.

The Academic English program allows students to build their English language skills and earn credits that can be used to transfer into a Selkirk College diploma or university transfer program. 

No minimum TOEFL or IELTS score is needed for entry into the English Language Program. 

FundamentalIntermediateAdvancedUniversity/College Preparation
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  • 4 Core classes in Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Communications.
  • 2 Seminar Classes
  • 22 hours per Week

Business English (advanced)

Includes 1-3 approved college classes

Each ELP level takes approximately 4 months. (1 semester) to complete.

Each semester has 2 modules (7-8 weeks)


Academic background and requirement

  • Have graduated from a BC Senior Secondary School or equivalent, or
  • Be 19 years of age or over at the time of application, or
  • Be under 19 years of age but have a written recommendation from your Secondary School Principal
  • A minimum grade of 60% in English 12 or English 12 First Peoples or equivalent.

Note: First-time applicants may be required to take the College Readiness Tool (CRT). 

 

Academic Upgrading & Development:

  • Students that don't meet the requirements can enrol on the tuition-free academic upgrading program and earn high school credits.

Career opportunities

  • Publisher
  • Journalist
  • Poet
  • Novelist
  • Screenwriter
  • Political Activist
  • Citizen Journalist

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