English Courses
Langara English Test and Language Proficiency Index
Students planning to enrol in a first-semester English 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 a minimum 70% grade in English First Peoples 12, English Studies 12, Literary Studies 12, or equivalent are not required to write the LET or LPI.
Prerequisites
| LET Level | LPI Equivalent |
| LET 0 | LPI 1 |
| LET 1 | LPI Less than 24 on the essay |
| LET 2 | LPI 24 or 25 on the essay |
| LET N02 | No LPI Equivalent |
| LET 3 | LPI 26 on the essay with one of the following:
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| LET 4 | LPI 26 on the essay with minimum:
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| LET 5 | LPI 30 on the essay with minimum:
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Repeating a course
Students may take a first-semester English course a maximum of two times. (For the purpose of this rule, ENGL 1123, 1127, and 1128 are regarded as the same course.) The Chair of the Humanities Division or the Department Chair of English may waive this rule in exceptional cases, particularly if the student can provide evidence of upgrading.
First Year English Courses
Note
- Students will receive credit for only one of ENGL 1123, 1127, or 1128.
- Students will receive credit for only one of ENGL 1129 or 1130.
- ENGL 1125, 1135, 1181, and 1191 may be taken in any order.