Admission Types
Open Admission
An open admission program is a program for which the program admission requirements are the same as the general university admission requirements. Qualified applicants are admitted to these programs based on meeting these requirements. Kwantlen is committed to accepting all qualified applicants who apply on or before the application closing date. At times, the number of courses desired by qualified applicants can exceed the number of spaces available. Therefore, acceptance to Kwantlen is not a guarantee of registration in any or all of the courses or course sections an applicant may desire.
Selective Entry Admission
Selective entry programs have program-specific admission requirements in addition to Kwantlen's general university admission requirements. Applicants are deemed ‘qualified’ once they have met all program-specific admission requirements. Offers of admission are then based upon meeting the admission requirements. Qualified applicants may be wait-listed and seats in each program will be offered to applicants on the wait-list in order of application date.
Fixed Term Admission
A fixed term program is a program that has a limited number of seats (limited enrolment registration) and begins and ends on dates that are usually different from Kwantlen’s regular semester dates. Admission to most fixed term programs requires a selection process based on specific program admission requirements. Qualified applicants may be wait-listed by date of application and seats in each program will be offered to applicants on the wait-list in order of application date.
Continuous Intake Admission
A continuous-intake program is a program in which there are a limited number of seats (limited enrolment registration) that are continuously filled from a wait-list as space becomes available. There are no fixed start and end dates for the program. Instead, each student starts and ends the program on an individual basis. Admission to most continuous-intake programs requires a selection process based on specific program admission requirements. Qualified applicants may be wait-listed by date of qualification and seats in each program will be offered to applicants on the wait-list in order of qualification date.