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Preparation for Graduate School Application (PGSA)

The PGSA program is a unique program provided by Dorset College. This program provides students with an opportunity to improve their English skills while preparing students for entrance into a graduate program.


Upon successful completion of this program (8 courses) with sufficient GPA and other requirements, it will be eligible to enter the MBA program.

Learn about Dorset College – Edwards School of Business, Saskatchewan.


Please note: This program is not eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) offered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Students enrolled in this program will not qualify for a PGWP upon completion.

For more information on PGWP eligibility, visit:
🔗 IRCC – Work After Graduation


All applicants must 

1) British Columbia High School Diploma or equivalent qualification

2) In addition, student must have one of the following: 

  • Completion of 2 years of secondary education (including Grade 9-11 with a minimum of grade of C (from a country with principal language as English). 
  • Completion of 2 years at a post-secondary level accredited institution, English as mode of instruction.
  • Completion of graduation from language program with a minimum grade/level from a Language Canada accredited institution with an established pathway/articulation agreement direct entry to a diploma or degree program at public institution in Canada.
  • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) with overall score of a minimum score of 40. 
  • IELTS: minimum score of 5.5 and no portion under 5.0 
  • TOEFL: 46/120 iBT, PBT 457/677 
  • Duolingo English Test – Minimum score of 95 
  • PTE Academic – Minimum score of 43 
  • Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First Exam (FCE) - Minimum overall score of 160 or C 
  • Cambridge Linguaskill – Minimum overall B2 level 
  • LANGUAGECERT Academic – Minimum overall B2 level 
  • The Michigan English Test (MET) - Minimum overall B2 level 
  • ITEP Academic – Minimum overall score of 3.5 
  • EIKEN – Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1 
  • A language standard (CLB or Accuplacer, etc.) may be used if the test is accepted by a third-party regulator or program funder.


    Mature Students Applicants:
  •  Applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is Canadian citizen or permanent resident who cannot access is their educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined above:.
  • Applicant provides attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English in a country where the English is one of the principal languages, and 
  • Applicant completes Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing, and Writeplacer)- with minimum score
        Reading - 235
        Writing - 235
        WritePlacer - 4 

Term 1

ENGL 100 University English Skills III

ACCT 200 Financial Accounting

CMNS 100 Oral Communication I

CABS 100 Canadian Business

Term 2

ENGL 150 Writing & Research I

GMAT 100 GMAT Preparation

CMNS 150 Oral Communication / Presentation II

SBMG 100 Entrepreneurship/ Small Business Management

8-9 Months