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Pathway Programs

A pathway program is a prerequisite program that prepares international students for their aimed study program in Canada.

Pathway programs can often be a language course which student can take to meet the requirements of the main program instead of taking a language test. While pathway programs are divided into two stages, they are often referred to as Language course in the first stage and the college program or bachelor’s degree as Main Study program in the second stage,

Types of Pathway Program

After receiving the Letter of Acceptance from a Designated Learning Institution in Canada, in some cases, it requires the students to prove their language ability in French or English. The international students may attend a language course under the pathway and then transition to the main study programs after they complete the language course.

Standard

The standard pathway program includes the language courses conducting the classes and sessions for students to prepare them for language tests like IELTS or TOEFL.

Seamless

The seamless pathway program is when the schools accept the students after the course without the need of any test scores.

The letter of acceptance is conditional based on the international student completing the academic upgrade course. This may happen in case the student did not comply with the prerequisite of his main course or the secondary school in the student’s native country is not at par with the Canadian Secondary school. The student must upgrade their academic path as a pathway program to be eligible to transfer to the main program.

Several universities have a tie-up with the recognized language schools in which they undertake the smooth transfer of the students from the pathway to the main study program. Usually, the pathway program and main study program are at different institutions; occasionally, they may be at the same too.

Pathway Programs and Study Permits

If the duration of the pathway program exceeds six months, the student has to apply for a Canadian study permit. And after completion of such a program, he/she has to re-apply for the permit for the main study program. Even if the study duration of the pathway course is lesser than six months, the study permit is required for the main program. Irrespective of the length of the pathway program, a student has to apply for a TRV or an eTA as an essential requirement.