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.

 

Online option Preparatory course
Online course Preparatory course Credits
CMNS B Commun Eng 0.0
CMNS 1107 Writing and Professional Communication I 3.0
CMNS 1114 Professional Communications in a Canadian Context 3.0
CMNS 1115 Interpersonal Communications 3.0
CMNS 1118 Written Communications 3.0
CMNS 1122 Communications for Creative Professionals 3.0
CMNS 2228 Advanced Written Communications 3.0
CMNS 4800 Communications for Technical Professions 3.0
CMNS 4810 Communications for Data Professions 3.0