Prerequisites

LET Level LPI Equivalent
LET 0 LPI 0 
LET 1LPI Less than 24 on the essay
LET 2LPI 24 or 25 on the essay
LET N02No LPI Equivalent
LET 3

LPI 26 on the essay with one of the following:

  • 5/10 or higher in sentence structure; or
  • 5/10 or higher in English usage; or
  • 10/20 or higher in reading comprehension.
LET 4

LPI 26 on the essay with minimum:

  • 5/10 in sentence structure; and
  • 5/10 in English usage; and
  • 10/20 in reading comprehension.
LET 5

 LPI 30 on the essay with minimum:

  • 5/10 in sentence structure; and
  • 5/10 in English usage; and
  • 10/20 in reading comprehension

Diagnostic Tests

  • Students planning to enrol in a first-semester communications course must take the Langara English Test (LET) or Language Proficiency Index Test (LPI) prior to the semester in which they want to register.
  • Students who have English First Peoples 12, English Studies 12, Literary Studies 12, or equivalent with an 80% are not required to write the LET or LPI.

Langara English Test 

 

Note

The following courses are designed for students in Langara’s career programs.