Intercultural Studies and Practice (Diploma)

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Intercultural Studies and Practice (Diploma) cost?

  CAD 33,335 total programme cost.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.5 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  8+ months, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Program admission is non-competitive. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no component less than 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 overall with no section less than 20, or an overall score of 4.5 with no section less than 4.0 on the new TOEFL scale; PTE Academic 65 with no skill less than 60; Duolingo English Test (DET) 120 with no subscore below 110; CAEL 70 with no section less than 60; MET (4-skill only) 64; Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 180 with no skill less than 170. Tests taken more than two years before application are not accepted. (Source: UVic Admissions, English language requirement.) · English: IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 88; PTE Academic 65; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: Requirement already met by: four years of full-time secondary and/or post-secondary study in English in Canada or a recognized English-speaking country; four years at a recognized international-curriculum secondary school taught in English; three years of such study including a minimum grade of B in grade 11 English; a completed degree taught in English from an accredited university in a recognized English-speaking country; Grade 12 English in Canada with 86%+ within the last three years; 1.5+ units of transfer credit for university-level English; AP English Language and Composition 4+; AP English Language and Literature 4+; IB Higher Level English A 4+; O-Level English grade B (6) or AS/A-Level English grade C (O-Level English as an Additional/Second Language is not accepted). UVic English Language Centre programs (University Admission Preparation with 80%+ English and 60%+ Canadian Studies, or the University Pathway Program) are also accepted. Conditional admission is available to Business, Engineering and Computer Science, Fine Arts, Art History and Visual Studies, Music (BA), Humanities, Science and Social Sciences with IELTS 6.0 (no component below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 79 (no section below 17) or 4.0 (no section below 3.5), PTE 54, DET 110, CAEL 60 or MET 58. · Application fee: CAD 184.00 if any transcripts come from institutions outside Canada; CAD 89.50 if all transcripts come from institutions within Canada (paid to EducationPlannerBC). Source: UVic undergraduate How to apply.

• Is there a scholarship?

  UVic Continuing Studies publishes an awards page for this diploma: 'In addition to financial aid, there are a number of awards and scholarships that may be available to Intercultural Studies and Practice program students.' UVic Continuing Studies Bursary: the Division of Continuing Studies offers bursaries totalling CAD 1,000 each term to learners who can display evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning and who can demonstrate financial need; application deadlines 31 August for the September term and 15 January for the January term. General Bursaries: UVic states an ISP student 'may be eligible for more than 50 general bursaries through UVic Student Awards and Financial Aid', but that to be eligible 'you must be receiving maximum government student loans and still have unmet financial need' - a condition an international student normally cannot meet. Named scholarships on that page: Allan and Elizabeth McKinnon Scholarship; Allardice Lancaster Scholarship (a student entering the fourth year of an Honours program in the Faculty of Humanities); David Flaherty Undergraduate Student Library Scholarship. Emergency funding stated to be open regardless of citizenship: Daniel Jacob Memorial Bursary ('open to all undergraduate students, regardless of citizenship'); Students' Society Student Crisis Fund ('available to all undergraduate students, including international students'); Christopher E. Wilks Bursary Fund. Non-UVic awards listed: The Mary Cone Barrie Scholarship (any non-traditional learner enrolled through the continuing education division of a Canadian or American accredited college or university) and the CFUW Comox Valley Bursary (two bursaries of $1,000, restricted to Comox Valley secondary graduates). No automatic entrance scholarship is published for this programme. Polled 18 September 2026 View scholarship page