Publishing

Admission Requirements

Please refer to the information regarding general requirements for Admission and Application to Langara College programs.

Academic Requirements

• Completion of BC Grade 12 or equivalent, or be 19 years of age or older
• One of the following three English requirements:
  1. Minimum level 5 on the LET or LPI;
  2. Qualification for an exemption from the LET or LPI by having a C+ or higher average in a first-year university- transferable English or Communications course;
  3. Applicants with a minimum level 4 on the LPI or LET may be considered if they meet one of the Program Preferences outlined below. This must be coupled with an above-average portfolio presentation.

     (Some portfolio content examples: fine arts, photography, photos of ceramics, graphic design, evidence of expertise in computer graphics or new media software.)

Program Requirements

• Letter of intent, citing the student's goals in joining the Publishing Program.
• If students are not currently in Grade 12, they must provide a résumé indicating their work and/or post-secondary educational experience.

Program Preferences

• Committed, creative applicants with developed skills in compatible areas, e.g., those who have successfully completed either at Langara College or elsewhere, programs (or their equivalents) such as Journalism, Professional Photo-Imaging, Library and Information Technology, Display+Design, Design Formation, Fine Arts, Marketing Management, Business Management, or second-year Arts and Sciences.
• Applicants with compatible work experience in the publishing industry or those who have set up, or are planning to set up, their own electronic publishing business or print publishing operation. A summary of the applicant's business plans may be required.
• Applicants with developed electronic publishing or computer-graphic skills (either Macintosh or PC). A practical test may be required to assess the skill level the applicant has achieved.
• Applicants with a strong background in fine arts who present a professional-level portfolio.

Documents Required for Application Consideration

(Applications will not be considered until all documents have been received.)

• Completed application for admission form.
• Official transcript(s).
• LET or LPI scores (if applicable).
• Résumé (if applicable) and letter of intent.

Please refer to the program application dates in the Application Information section.

Program Notes

Advanced placement may be available to those who possess approved writing, editing, design, and computer skills, and those who have worked, or are working in the publishing or printing and related industries or in corporate communications.