How to Apply

To qualify for full-time training in Vancouver Acting School’s Screenwriting Program: applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Submit (a) a synopsis of an original film or TV show concept (600 – 1,000 words); and (b) a comparison/contrast summary of two or more other films or television series that are similar in tone or structure, identifying elements in common with the applicant’s concept (600 – 1,000 words).
• Graduated from Grade 12 or equivalent (BC high school diploma, BC Adult Graduation Diploma, General Educational Development (GED)), or equivalent completion of a secondary school from another jurisdiction; or have mature student status (age 19 prior to the start of classes) and demonstrated competence at the appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, comprehension and/or written skills to enable success in the program.
• The admission criteria cannot be waived by either the school or the applicant.

English Language Requirements

Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge. If necessary, we may also require a telephone or in-person interview.

• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1

To qualify for full-time training in Vancouver Acting School’s Acting Conservatory Program: applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Successfully pass a scheduled audition measured on: quality of performance, preparation and a personal interview.
• Complete, or be enrolled in, Vancouver Acting School’s 6-month Acting: Film, TV, & Voice-Over Diploma Program or a comparable program of study so deemed by the senior educational administrator. (Qualifying “comparable programs of study” must consist of a minimum of 6 months of full-time study in the areas of acting, voice, movement or dance. Proof of study includes certificate, diploma or degree.)
• Graduated from Grade 12 or equivalent (BC high school diploma, BC Adult Graduation Diploma, General Educational Development (GED)), or equivalent completion of a secondary school from another jurisdiction; or have mature student status (age 19 prior to the start of classes) and demonstrated competence at the appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, comprehension and/or written skills to enable success in the program.
• The admission criteria cannot be waived by either the school or the applicant.

English Language Requirements

Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge. If necessary, we may also require a telephone or in-person interview.

• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1

To qualify for full-time training in Vancouver Acting School’s Comedy Conservatory Program: applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Successfully pass a scheduled audition measured on: quality of performance, preparation and a personal interview.
  
• Complete, or be enrolled in, Vancouver Acting School’s 6-month Acting: Film, TV, & Voice-Over Diploma Program or a comparable program of study so deemed by the senior educational administrator. (Qualifying “comparable programs of study” must consist of a minimum of 6 months of full-time study in the areas of acting, voice, movement or dance. Proof of study includes certificate, diploma or degree.)
• Graduated from Grade 12 or equivalent (BC high school diploma, BC Adult Graduation Diploma, General Educational Development (GED)), or equivalent completion of a secondary school from another jurisdiction; or have mature student status (age 19 prior to the start of classes) and demonstrated competence at the appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, comprehension and/or written skills to enable success in the program.
• The admission criteria cannot be waived by either the school or the applicant.

English Language Requirements

Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge. If necessary, we may also require a telephone or in-person interview.

• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1

To qualify for full-time training in Vancouver Acting School’s Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over Program: applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Successfully pass a scheduled audition measured on: work ethic, willingness, and ability to receive and respond to direction.
• Graduated from Grade 12 or equivalent (BC high school diploma, BC Adult Graduation Diploma, General Educational Development (GED)), or equivalent completion of a secondary school from another jurisdiction; or have mature student status (age 19 prior to the start of classes) and demonstrated competence at the appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, comprehension and/or written skills to enable success in the program.
• The admission criteria cannot be waived by either the school or the applicant.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge. If necessary, we may also require a telephone or in-person interview.

• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1