English Language Proficiency Requirement

All applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency for purposes of admission in one of the following ways:

1. successful completion of at least three years of formal, full-time study (not less than three courses per semester) at an English secondary or post-secondary institution in an English-speaking country which the University of Calgary recognizes as English language proficiency exempt; or
2. graduation from a degree program offered by an accredited university in a country which the University of Calgary recognizes as English language proficiency exempt; or
3. a mark of 75% or better on the Alberta English Language Arts 30-1 diploma examination (not the blended grade) OR a mark of 80% or equivalent letter grade or better in Alberta English Language Arts 30-1 (blended mark) or equivalent course from other Canadian provinces; or
4. a mark of 5 or better in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher or Standard Level English A1/A2 examination; or a mark of 6 or better on the English B (Higher Level) IB examination; or a mark of 4 or better on the Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition or English Language and Composition examination; or
5. Attendance for a minimum of three years at a school that is an accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), including completion of a senior non-ESL English course (Alberta 30 level or equivalent)
6. Attendance at a school for a minimum of three years that is provincially authorized to offer a full Canadian curriculum, including completion of a senior non-ESL English course (Alberta 30 level or equivalent).
7. successful completion of a University of Calgary English course, comparative literature course, or university transferable equivalent with a final grade of B- or better.

Applicants may also satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirement by presenting one of the following (official test scores must be sent directly to The University of Calgary by the testing body. As such, tests must have been taken within two years as scores exceeding this period this cannot be validated):

	Nursing	Education	All other Undergraduate programs (see note 3)
University of Calgary English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program	Successful completion of Tier 3 courses with a minimum grade of B in each of EAPP 190, 193, and 197. Applicants presenting a grade of less than B in EAPP 197 must present an additional speaking test (see note 1).	Successful completion of Tier 3 courses with a minimum grade of B in each of EAPP 190, 193, and 197. Applicants must also present an additional speaking test (see note 1).	Successful completion of Tier 3
Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)	Overall score of 92 with a minimum score of 23 in each component	Overall score of 100 with a minimum score of 27 in the Speaking component	83
Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	560 (see note 2)
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) examination	Overall score of 90 with a minimum score of 3+ (3 plus) on the Speaking Test	Overall score of 92 with a minimum score of 4- (4 minus) on the Speaking Test	85
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL)	N/A	N/A	70
International English Language Test System (IELTS) - Academic Module	Minimum overall band average of 7.0 with no band below 7.0	Minimum overall band average of 8.0 with no band below 7.0	7.0
Pearson Test of English (Academic)	64 (see note 1)	70 (see note 1)	59

Note 1: In addition to the requirements indicated above, applicants to the Faculties of Education and Nursing must also present one of the following in order to satisfy the Spoken English requirement:

	Nursing	Education
Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Speaking component	Minimum score of 23 on Speaking component	Minimum score of 27 on Speaking component
MELAB Speaking Test	3+ (3 plus)	4- (4 minus)

Note 2: A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)and a minimum score of 5.0 on the Test of Written English (TWE) is also acceptable for undergraduate programs excluding the Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Education.

Note 3: Applicants to the Faculties of Law, Graduate Studies, Medicine (excluding applicants to the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation) or Veterinary Medicine should check English Language Proficiency requirements directly with those faculties.

 

No student will be admitted unless this requirement has first been satisfied.

Please note: Applicants must satisfy two separate and distinct English Language requirements for admission to the University of Calgary:

1. The English subject acceptable in lieu of Alberta English Language Arts 30-1
   AND
2. The English Language Proficiency requirement.

Note: Disabled students should contact the University of Calgary Disability Resource Centre for information regarding alternative methods of evaluating the English proficiency of individuals who cannot take tests under standard conditions.

For further information about the English for Academic Purposes program at the University of Calgary, please refer to www.ucalgary.ca/admissions/eap or www.education.ucalgary.ca/eap/.