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Program Requirements in Canada
Exchange Student
Canada.
Spending an Academic Year or a Semester as an exchange student in
Canada means living with a host
family and attending high school for
10-11 months or 4 to 6 months. In
order to qualify as an exchange student in Canada, you must be
at least 15 years of age and no more than 18 years of age on the date of
your departure (some programs allow for exceptions to be made for 19-year-old
students and some destinations allow students to participate at the age of 14). You must have at least a
2.75 GPA for academic year and semester programs and a 2.50 GPA for summer
programs. Students must also meet any
additional requirements specific to the country they choose, for example a
student may be required to have
studied the language of the
destination country.
Two Worlds United students must
be motivated, flexible, open-minded, curious, adaptable to new situations, and
should have a sense of humor.
Students should also possess good written
and oral communication skills. |
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