Earn British Columbia (BC) credits towards high school graduation before you arrive in BC as an international student. The Challenge Exam process provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate they have satisfied the learning outcomes of a course in the BC graduation program and earn credits without taking the course. Challenge Exams can be written in your own country, credit is provided when you register with a BC certified school.
Purchase Challenge Exam Package and Register!
Login and complete the supplementary application
How the Challenge Exam process works
The following are the general procedures for applying to write a Challenge exam:
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Check the Challenge Exam schedule to find out when we
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Purchase a Challenge Exam Package, login and complete the supplementary application.
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Use our online study tools like Success Checker, Streaming Video, and Practice Exams* to help prepare for the Challenge Exam.
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Take the Challenge Exam on the date
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A BC Teacher will mark your exam, and if you pass, you wiill receive documentation indicating your successful challenge and your mark on the exam.
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Once you have enrolled in a BC school and have received a Provincial Education Number (PEN), you should notify the designated school district authority that provided the certificate of completion that you received when you successfully completed the Challenge Exam.
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When the notification is received, the mark you achieved will be added to your graduation transcript.
*Practice Exams available for Mandarin Challenge Exam only
Courses available for challenge
We offer challenge exam packages in the following subjects:
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Challenge Exam Schedule
See when we will be administering challenge exams in your home country
| Country | City | Month | Date | Day | Time |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| China | Shanghai | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| China | Beijing | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| China | Hong Kong | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| China | Guangzhou | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Germany | Berlin | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Japan | Tokyo | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Mexico | Mexico City | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| South Korea | Seoul | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Taiwan | Taipei | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Thailand | Bangkok | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Vietnam | Saigon | April '12 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
