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English Facility Requirement
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If your primary language is not English and you graduated from a non-Canadian university where the language of instruction and examination was not English, then you must demonstrate your facility in English using one of the following methods. This requirement should be met at the time you submit your application.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE)
- UofT School of Continuing Studies Academic Preparation Course
1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Educational Testing Service
P. O. Box 6151
Princeton, New Jersey
U.S.A., 08541-6151
Web: www.toefl.org
The TOEFL Institution Code for graduate studies at the University of Toronto is 0982-00.
The TOEFL examination is offered in two formats: the traditional paper-based format (only offered on specific dates in a limited number of countries), and the internet-based format (IBT). Applicants in countries where the internet-based testing is not available must register for the paper-based TOEFL which includes the Test of Written English (TWE) component. The internet-based tests automatically include an essay rating component which is similar to the TWE. All applicants must satisfy a minimum score requirement on the TOEFL and on the TWE/Essay Rating component to be considered for admission. The table below lists the minimum TOEFL score requirements set by each of the four SGS academic divisions.
Note: The computer-based format is no longer offered (last test was offered in September 2006).
| ACADEMIC DIVISION | Minimum Score Requirement - including TWE or Essay Rating Score Requirement* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper-based Test and TWE |
Internet-based Test (IBT) |
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| HUMANITIES | Overall Score 580 TWE 5 |
Overall Score 93 Writing/Speaking 22 |
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| SOCIAL SCIENCES | Overall Score 580 TWE 5 |
Overall Score 93 Writing/Speaking 22 | |
| PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
Overall Score 580 TWE 4 |
Overall Score 93 Writing/Speaking 22 | |
| LIFE SCIENCES | Overall Score 580 TWE 5 |
Overall Score 93 Writing/Speaking 22 | |
| *Consult the department to which you are applying to determine if a minimum higher score is required. | |||
2. Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
English Language Institute (ELI)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
U.S.A., 48109-1057
Web: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab/
Required score: 85
3. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
1 Hills Road
Cambridge, U.K.
CB12EU
Web: www.ielts.org
(applicants may also contact their nearest British Council Office)
Required score: 7.0
4. The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE)
COPE Testing Limited
7B Pleasant Boulevard
P.O. Box 1164
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1K2
E-mail: info@copetest.com
Web: www.copetest.com
Required score: 76 (with at least 22 in each component and 32 in the writing component)
5. Academic Preparation Course
International ESL Program
School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street, Suite 4-106
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V5
Web: www.learn.utoronto.ca/esl
Required score: a final grade of B in Level 60
The English Language Program at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, offers a 12-week intensive Academic English Course for individuals preparing for degree studies at the graduate level.
The Academic English Course is a certified, full-time intensive program focusing on the development of strategies for academic writing, reading, speaking and listening. Learning involves strategies for writing accurate, organized and well-developed reports, responses and essays. Students’ reading comprehension, oral communication skills, listening facility and note-taking skills are developed to be commensurate with the academic standards the University of Toronto is known for.