English Proficiency
Students admitted to King's University College must be proficient in written and spoken English. Applicants for whom English is not their first language and who have not lived or studied in an English language environment for a period of at least 3 years will be required to write one of the following tests:
T.O.E.F.L. (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Contact:
T.O.E.F.L.
Box 899-R
Princeton, New Jersey, 08541, U.S.A.
Students must achieve a written TOEFL score of 580 or higher and a score of 4.5 on the TWE or a score of 85-90 on Internet Based Test (IBT) with no section less than 20.
Please note for The University of Western Ontario
Institution Code is: 0984
Department Code is: 00
M.E.L.A.B. (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
Contact:
The English Language Institute
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, U.S.A.
MELAB score of 85 or higher with no less than 80 in any section.
I.E.L.T.S. (International English Language Testing System)
Contact:
The I.E.L.T.S. Liaison Officer
Division of Continuing Education
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
(416) 978-5680
IELTS score of 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in any section.
For further information, please contact the Registrar's Office.
C.A.E.L. (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
Contact:
The CAEL Assessment Office
Email: cael@carleton.ca
Web: http://www.cael.ca/index.html
A minimum score of 70 is required with no part less than 60.
CanTest
Contact:
The University of Ottawa
Email: cantest@uOttawa.ca
Web: www.cantest.uottawa.ca/index.html
A minimum overall score of 4.5 is required with no part less than 4.0.
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Certificate awarded with a B or better
Web: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/cae/index.html
Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
Certificate awarded with a C or better
Web: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/cpe/index.html
CultureWorks ESL
King's has developed a special relationship with CultureWorks ESL, a top private English as a Second Language school, located on the King's campus. Students who complete the CultureWorks program fulfill all English language requirements for admission to King's. We recommend CultureWorks for excellent preparation for university studies. CultureWorks graduates become successful students, and later, graduates of King's University College at The University of Western Ontario.
Students who are academically admissible to King's but require English language preparation will be admitted conditionally to King's upon registration with the CultureWorks program. For more information, please click here.
Fanshawe College ESL
Students who complete the Fanshawe ESL program fulfill all English language requirements for admission to King’s. Students who are academically admissible to King’s but require English language preparation will be admitted conditionally to King’s upon registration with the Fanshawe ESL program. For more information, please click here.
