Admission Requirements
ADMISSIONS
New students are accepted into the Multimedia Production program for the Fall (September) term. Qualified applicants may be admitted into programs outside of normal intakes. Interested applicants are considered on an individual basis for acceptance into a program in an alternative or modified format.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have a minimum 60 percent in English Language Arts (ELA) 30-1 or 70 percent in English Language Arts (ELA) 30-2 or equivalent and Social Studies 30 or 33 or equivalent. Applicants are required to have a 50 percent in Math 20A (Applied) or Math 20P (Pure).
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Applicants completing the new Alberta high school math curriculum will require a minimum grade of 50 percent in Math 20-2 or a higher level math. Applicants completing the new Alberta high school social studies curriculum will require a minimum grade of 50 percent in Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2.
Applicants lacking the English requirements must achieve a minimum Total Right Score of 86 in the Reading section and 92 in the Sentence Skills section of placement testing. Applicants lacking the Math requirements must achieve a minimum Total Right Score of 65 in the Arithmetic section and 60 in the Algebra section of placement testing.
Alternate admission applicants are assessed on past education and work experience. Alternate admission applicants who lack the English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2 requirement but have received credit for a minimum of 60 credits towards a degree may forgo placement testing.
Notes: Multimedia Production assumes professional standards for research and writing. All program assignments must be typed. Lack of keyboarding skills could inhibit achievement.
Applicants who enter and complete the Multimedia Production program without an Alberta High School Diploma, or equivalent may not be eligible for advanced placement in college and university diploma and degree programs under current and future transfer agreements.
Applicants who lack the required academic admission requirements can apply to the College and University Preparatory Program to upgrade for your program.
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
If you have experience working in this field of study, you may be eligible for Prior Learning Assessment.
