About the Program
This innovative program allows students to do the majority of their coursework as well as their clinical preceptorships (practicum) in their local communities. Theory is instructor-led in a guided online learning platform. Online learning combined with local clinical preceptorships allow you to pursue your education in your home community. The program also includes five and a half weeks of in-person labs, located across Canada in Surrey, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Halifax.
Our Cardiology Technologist program is recognized by the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists (CSCT). It prepares graduates to write the CSCT National Exam and enjoy a long, successful, and meaningful career providing essential patient care.
Admission Requirements
Please note, Stenberg College offers a variety of upgrading courses and challenge exams to help students meet these admission pre-requisites. Please contact a Program Advisor to discuss your academic options.
Admission is granted to candidates on a first-qualified basis in the next available cohort in all regions/provinces except for the BC Lower Mainland region.
Admission to the Cardiology Technician program within the BC Lower Mainland region is highly competitive. Complete applications with evidence of meeting all entrance requirements are accepted annually until the deadline of July 31st. These are evaluated and ranked based on a multitude of factors, including prior post-secondary education, work/volunteer experience in the healthcare industry, and average GPA/entrance test scores. Depending on the available number of seats in the region, seats are awarded accordingly. Meeting the minimum pre-requisite requirements does not guarantee a seat and applicants may be waitlisted. For details regarding your specific region, please speak to a Program Registrar, as the intake status of a region can change.
Pre-requisites:
- Grade 12 graduation or Mature Student Status (19 years of age or older)
- Grade 12-level English course or higher (minimum grade C+), or one of the following:
- Acceptable score in one of the approved LPR tests as noted above.
- Accuplacer: Reading 240, Writing 240 and WritePlacer 4
- CLBPT: No component less than 7
- Communications 12 (minimum grade B+)
- English challenge exam (minimum 70%)
- Grade 12 Biology or Grade 12 Anatomy & Physiology (minimum grade C+)
- Grade 11 Math or higher (Principles, Foundations, Applications or Pre/Calculus) (minimum grade C+)
- Grade 11 Science or higher – Chemistry OR Physics (minimum grade C+)*
- Successful completion of a short-written essay (minimum 70%)
- Successful completion of the online Computer Skills Entrance Test (minimum 70%)
- Completion of Stenberg College informational interview as part of the admissions procedure
- Completion of a Criminal Record Consent Form under the Criminal Record Review Act as part of the admissions procedure
Stenberg College Cardiology Technologist program applicants may write challenge exams or take upgrading courses to meet academic admission requirements for English 12, Bio/A&P 12, Math 11, and Chemistry 11, which must be passed with the above-noted minimum grades. Any post-secondary level English, Math, Anatomy & Physiology, and Chemistry courses are also acceptable.
* Admissions Access: Licensed / Regulated Healthcare Professionals (who have completed Grade 12 and a post-secondary healthcare program) in Canada are exempt from the noted pre-requisite courses.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT
English is the language of instruction at Stenberg College. Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate an adequate level of English proficiency to ensure success in any program and courses by meeting one of the following minimum requirements:
- Evidence of completion of 3 years of full-time Secondary if Grades 8-12, or 2 years of Secondary if Grades 10-12, or 2 years of Post-Secondary education in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages. (Language courses cannot be included in this calculation)
OR
- Submit the results of one of the accepted English language proficiency tests at the score level specific to the program as listed in the admission requirements below.
- IELTS Academic – Overall band score of 6.5 with no component less than 6.0
- Duolingo – Overall score of 115 with no component less than 95
- CELPIP – Overall score of 8 with no component less than 7
- TOEFL – Minimum overall score of 79
- CAEL – Minimum overall score of 60
- Pearson PTE Academic – Minimum overall score of 55
OR
- Mature students who are 19 years of age or older at the start of the program and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who cannot access their educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined above can:
- Complete an English Language Attestation to confirm completion of 3 years of full-time instruction in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages, AND
- Complete an Accuplacer Next Generation English Assessment with minimum scores of:
Reading 240, Writing 240 and WritePlacer 4
Evidence may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a provincial Adult Graduation program, permanent student record, GED, or by providing international education credentials confirming medium of instruction in English as recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS. Alternatively, where 2 years of post-secondary education are being determined based on credits, it is expected that the student has taken studies with a minimum of 18 credits per academic year and/or indicates completion of a minimum of 36 credits in total.
For regulated programs, language proficiency requirements, including permitted tests and scores dictated by the regulatory body, will supersede all else.
Please note that this program is not eligible for the post-graduate work permit program.
