English Requirements

Applicant must be:

• High school certificate or mature student status*
• English proficiency requirement from ONE of following options:

1. Completion of 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12), or 2 years of if Grade are 10, 11, or 12, have been successfully completed in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages, or
2. Completion of 2 years of full-time post-secondary education in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, and IQAS), or
3. Evidence of achievement in a recognized standardized language assessment at an overall level equivalent to IELTS 5.5 (academic) or higher:

IELTS academic 5.5;

TOEFL IBT 46;

CAEL 40;

CELPIP (Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, Writing 5);

PTE 43;

iTEP Academic 3.5;

Test results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program, or

4. Accuplacer– This option is ONLY applicable when:
5. Applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and
6. 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
7. Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing and WritePlacer) and achieves the following minimum scores:

o  Reading: 230, and

o  Writing: 230, and

o  WritePlacer: 4

*Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation.

Note: Admission requirements cannot be waived under any circumstances.