English as a Second Language

Enhance your English skills for academic success at Okanagan College. Join our English as a Second Language program today and prepare for college!

Program Description Okanagan College offers students an opportunity to improve their English for college and university. The English for Academic Purposes Program (EAP) is a three-level program whose goal is to prepare students for academic studies. Each level of the Certificate has four courses: English for Academic Purposes Discussion (EAPD), English for Academic Purposes Reading (EAPR), English for Academic Purposes Writing (EAPW), and English for Academic Purposes Scholarship (EAPS) which is a combined EAPR and EAPW course. EAPD is 10 hours per week, EAPR is 5 hours per week, EAPW is 5 hours per week and EAPS is 10 hours per week. In addition to their EAP Certificate courses, students at EAP level 2 may take one academic course and at EAP level 3 up to two academic courses provided students meet course prerequisites. The addition of academic courses must be approved by the academic course instructor and appropriate academic dean. Successful completion of EAPD 030, EAPR 030, and EAPW 030 meets the English 12 requirement for many Okanagan College programs.