Language Proficiency Requirements

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If you are applying to an undergraduate program at York, you may meet our English language requirements if you have successfully completed - or are in the process of successfully completing - one of the following:

  • four full years of study in Canada in English or French at the secondary-school level;
  • four full years of study at the secondary-school level in English in a country where English is a primary language or where English is the primary language of instruction;
  • one full year of study in an accredited university degree program in English in a country where English is a primary language;
  • two full years of study in English in an accredited college diploma/applied degree program in a country where English is a primary language or where English is the primary language of instruction.

Students who have completed, or are in the process of completing, the International Baccalaureate diploma may meet our English language requirements. Students must show achievement of the IB diploma once it's been granted.

Note: Time spent in ESL courses will not be counted towards meeting these requirements. Language requirements will not be waived based on letters written by applicants or as a result of completing senior-level high-school English course(s).

The above requirements are general guidelines only. York University reserves the right to require a successfully completed language proficiency test.

If you are in doubt about whether you meet our language requirements, submit an acceptable English language test score as soon as possible to avoid potential delays in the processing of your application for admission.

Applicants to the Faculty of Education

Applicants to the consecutive teacher education program (BEd Consecutive) must satisfy English language proficiency requirements.

The results of an English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old as of November 30, 2008. The language proficiency test requirement will be waived for applicants whose mother tongue or first language is English or who have studied full-time for at least two years (or equivalent in part-time studies) at an accredited university where the language of instruction and examination is English and which is located in a country where the first language is officially English. In countries, such as India or Pakistan, where students may study in English at university, English is considered their working language but not necessarily their official language and these applicants are required to submit English language proficiency test results.

Proof of an acceptable level of proficiency in oral and written English is required. The results of an English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old as of November 30, 2008. For specific details, visit www.yorku.ca/foe.

Applicants to Glendon

If you are applying to Glendon, you have the option of providing proof of language proficiency in either English or French. You can provide an acceptable English language test or write the French Language Admissions Test administered by the Glendon Recruitment and Liaison Office (416-487-6710, liaison@glendon.yorku.ca).

Si vous faites une demande d'admission au campus Glendon, vous avez le choix de faire preuve de votre compétence en anglais ou en français. Vous pouvez vous présenter à l'un des tests de langue anglaise suivants, ou de passer le test de compétence en langue française administré par le Service de liaison de Glendon (416-487-6710 ou liaison@glendon.yorku.ca).

* Every effort has been made to offer the most current, correct and clearly expressed information possible. Nevertheless, inadvertent errors in information may occur. Therefore, the information contained at this site is intended only to provide a general indication of our policies. The actual outcomes will vary according to each individual and his/her situation.