Important
Notices for Students
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UBC's LPI and CELPIP English Language Tests Now Provided by Paragon Testing Enterprise:
For more detalied information, please see the press release here.
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01/26/2010 - New LPI Cheque Policy:
As of January 26, 2010, the LPI Office will no longer accept cheques of any kind for the payment of any services. This change in policy is due to a number of incidences with NSF (Non-sufficient funds) cheques received at the LPI Office. All payment for services must now be made using credit card (online, mail, or fax), money order (mail), debit card( in person), or cash (in person).
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LPI Workbook is Now Available
The book consists of eight practice tests at the same level of difficulty as the test forms used for all official LPI sittings. To order online, click here.
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Cell Phones:
As of January 1, 2006 examinees will no longer be
allowed to use cell phones to keep track of time during
the test.
Cell phones must be turned off completely (not set
on vibrate) and put out of sight until the examinee has
left the test room.
Please
bring a watch or other timepiece to the exam if you wish
to keep track of your time.
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Photos:
As mentioned in regard to the photos that are to
be attached to your Test Admission Ticket (see
here), PHOTOCOPIES are NOT accepted. Prints on
photo-quality
paper may be accepted only if all other quality requirements
are met.
Make sure you have read ALL the information provided here before
obtaining your picture.
Note also that it is NOT up
to the Test Supervisor to determine if the photograph
is acceptable. If the photo does not meet the required
specifications,
you may still be allowed into the test room - but if the
LPI Security Committee later determines that the photo
is not
acceptable, your exam may not be marked.
A reminder: Hats are NOT
allowed in
the photos that you submit to us (barring those with religious
significance). This includes those in GRADUATION
PHOTOS.
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Registration
Deadlines:
Registration closes 6 calendar days prior
to each test date: e.g., for a Saturday sitting, registration
will close at midnight the previous Sunday. REGISTER
EARLY as sittings can fill up two or three weeks
before a test date!
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A
note about cheating:
Several candidates have recently been caught cheating by
plagiarism, (producing a memorized essay), or by "personation"
(having someone else write for them). The penalties
for these are severe, and the latter can result in the laying
of criminal charges under the
Criminal Code of Canada.
See here for more information
on cheating and penalties.
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E-mail
Score notification:
If you supply a (valid) email address when you register
online, you will be sent an email notification as soon as
your test has been marked and the score is ready for viewing
on the Online
Score Report page.
(You will need the Registration
Number and PIN on your
Admission Ticket to view your scores online.)
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The LPI office does
not allow a candidate to write the LPI exam
twice in one day. If a candidate is somehow able to register
for two sittings, the second exam WILL NOT BE MARKED, and the candidate will lose
the registration fee.
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The LPI office does
NOT provide tutoring services. Please check
with the English Department of your University or College for
a list of approved tutors. |
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A
WARNING REGARDING SEMINARS: |
| From time to time, LPI
candidates may receive notices inviting them to participate
in seminars or preparation courses in order to help them pass
the LPI. Candidates should know that LPI Office and other UBC
departments DO NOT provide or endorse such seminars by an outside agency, even when they are held on rented university premises . You should be aware
that external agencies may be using post office boxes as addresses
and that you may not receive anything for your payment. |
