Program Highlights
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in partnership with the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program offers the Early Childhood Care and Education Pathway for international students.
Gain the skills to start working in early childhood education settings, helping children learn, grow and succeed.
The Pathway allows you to begin getting credit for an ECCE credential while you are improving your English.
Please note, the program is for highly motivated students who are studying at the EAP 090 and EAP 100/101 levels (the top two levels of the EAP program).
Upon successful completion of the early childhood education Pathway Program, you will have earned 9 transfer credits you can apply toward your ECCE credential.
Admission Requirements
English language requirements
English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English Language prior to admission.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, students must produce evidence of their English Language Proficiency:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): paper=520, internet=67, or
- English Language Assessment (ELA)=114, or
- International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS)=5.5 overall, and no one score less than 5.0, or
- Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)=50, or
- Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)=50, or
- Capilano University EAP 080 with a minimum B grade.
Basic requirements
- High school graduation
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 30.00
Program Notes
The Early Childhood Care and Education Pathway will consist of 8 months (two semesters), combining English for Academic Purposes with ECCE and one other 100-level course. Students in the program must successfully complete EAP 090 with a minimum B grade to continue into the second term. Students who successfully complete EAP 100 and EAP 101 with a minimum B+ grade in both courses will continue with the ECCE Certificate, Diploma or Degree program coursework until they are eligible for their ECCE credential.