RRC has established English language requirements to help ensure you have the communication skills required to be successful in your RRC academic program.
You must submit transcripts of your complete academic history within 30 days of applying unless you will be submitting results of an approved English language assessment.
Have you successfully completed three years of secondary (high school) education in Canada, the United States, or the following ELR exempt countries where English was the language of instruction?
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- The United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Anguilla
- Ascension Island
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- US Overseas Territories
- American Samoa
- Bajo Nuevo Bank
- Baker Island
- Guam
- Howland Island
- Jarvis Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Kingman Reef
- Midway Islands
- Navassa Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palmyra Atoll
- Puerto Rico
- Serranilla Bank
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Wake Island
If yes, you meet English language requirements. This will be verified via your secondary (high school) transcripts.
If no, you must meet one of the following English language requirements options within 30 days of applying:
- Submit a transcript indicating graduation with a Manitoba high school diploma, with a minimum of five credits at the grade 12 level including two credits of English 40S. You must have achieved a minimum average grade of 75% for the two English 40S courses.*
or
- Submit a transcript(s) indicating successful completion of a minimum of two years (or the equivalent of two years) full-time post-secondary education from a recognized/accredited or publically funded institution in Canada, the United States, or an ELR exempt country. English must have been the language of instruction and you must have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.0.*
or
- Submit proof of completion of an approved English language assessment at the required levels. Approved assessments and required levels are listed on your program’s English Language Assessment webpage at www.rrc.ca/catalogue. We strongly advise you successfully complete the assessment before submitting your application to ensure you meet language requirements. Your assessment results must be dated within the two years prior to your application date. Submit your assessment results to RRC within 30 days of applying. Do not submit your academic transcript(s) until you receive e-mail confirmation from RRC that you’ve met English language requirements.
If you completed all of your education in Canada, the United States, or one of the ELR exempt countries in English but you did not complete three years of high school, submit your transcripts within 30 days of applying for review.
Important Exceptions
English language requirement options 1 and 2 are not available for the programs listed below. You must meet English language requirements by completing an approved English language assessment as listed in your RRC academic program’s admission requirements at www.rrc.ca/calendar
- Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography - Echocardiography
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Ultrasound
- Health Information Management
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spectroscopy
- Medical Laboratory Sciences Program – this program has very specific English language requirements for all applicants including those educated in Canada or the USA. Please review the detailed admission requirements at www.rrc.ca/mls before applying.
- Medical Radiologic Technology
- Nursing
- Paramedicine – Primary Care Paramedicine
- Paramedicine – Advanced Care Paramedicine
- Railway Conductor
