Lectures, seminars and examinations in the University are, for the most part, conducted in English and it is essential that all students have an adequate knowledge of written and spoken English in order for them to be successful in their university studies. Applicants for admission will be required to present evidence of English proficiency if:

1. their primary or first language (meaning the language first learned as a child) is not English; and

2. they have had less than four years of full-time secondary or post-secondary study, demonstrating satisfactory academic progress, in an English-language school system.

Francophone Canadian citizens educated in Canada will not be required to meet the English Language Proficiency Requirement. Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate diploma where English was the language of instruction will be considered as having met the English Proficiency Requirement. The University reserves the right to deny admission to applicants who do not demonstrate satisfactory facility in English, regardless of academic qualifications.

Applicants required to meet the English Proficiency Requirement must do so by submitting the required scores in one of the following tests or battery of tests as outlined in points 1, 2, or 3 below. Test results must be submitted to Admission Services prior to admission by the published document deadline.

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

600 on the paper based test (250 on the computer test) AND Test of Written English (TWE) - 5 AND Test of Spoken English (TSE) - 50. Applicants with scores 237-249 on the computer-based test will be reviewed on an individual basis.

These tests are offered on several dates each year by centres throughout the world. The TOEFL Bulletin of Information and registration form can be obtained by writing or contacting TOEFL/TSE Publications, P.O. Box 6154 Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6154, USA; telephone (609)771-7100; email <toefl@ets.org>; Website (http://www.toefl.org).

2. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6. Information on test centres and registration can be obtained from IELTS Administrator, Anglia Polytechnic University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, Great Britain (telephone (01223) 363271; facsimile(01223) 352973; email <j.m.ferra@anglia.ac.uk>).

3. The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)

Minimum overall score of 85 is required, a minimum composition score of 83. In addition, applicants must present a minimum score on the oral test of 3.

Applicants can request Information Bulletins and Registration forms from English Language Institute, Testing and Certification Division, 3020 North University Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1057, USA (telephone (734) 763-3452; facsimile(734) 763-0369; Website http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/).