Bachelor of St’át’imc Language Fluency

About this programme

Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time UBC international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all eligibility criteria . Visit the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website to learn more about St’át’imc Language Fluency. Achieve an advanced proficiency in the St’át’imc language. This degree is an innovative collaboration between communities, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), En’owkin Centre, and UBC Okanagan to sustain and revitalize language traditions, restore language competence, and protect the knowledge of Indigenous communities. To apply to the Bachelor of St’át’imc Language Fluency at UBC Okanagan, you must first have completed the St’át’imc Language diploma at NVIT. The diploma will be your first two years of study, with the Bachelor of St’át’imc Language Fluency forming the final two. The St’át’imc Language Fluency degree is designed so you reach a profound knowledge of the language. Over the course of the program, you’ll achieve an advanced level of written and oral proficiency through classes that tackle language skills, instructional capacity, Indigenous ways of knowing, and more. As well as becoming a proficient speaker, you’ll learn about multiple ways to contribute to the language’s recovery and revitalization efforts in your communities. The degree begins with a summer transition course to ensure you successfully settle in to UBC Okanagan and the university environment. During this course, you’ll connect with other Indigenous students, learn about the campus pr