Citation in Masonry at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Twenty-one-week programme preparing students for employment as a Mason (Bricklayer) apprentice; completers receive credit for Masonry Level 1 and 400 work-based hours. Intakes are currently postponed.

Faculty: Faculty of Trades & Technology | Duration: 21 weeks (16 credits) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Reading blueprints, building codes, safety and handling of hazardous materials; outdoor projects building walls in brick, concrete, glass block, terra cotta and stone.

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Application information

Entry requirements

English Studies 12 with a minimum grade of C (or equivalent) or the Vocational Trades English Reading Assessment with a minimum score of 75%; Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11, Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 with a minimum grade of C, or the Vocational Trades Mathematics Assessment with a minimum threshold of 31%.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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