Woodsworth College

In addition to satisfying the academic requirements, candidates will be required to present proof of English facility if their mother tongue is not English and they have not satisfactorily completed at least four years of full-time study in an English language school system (an English language school system is one that is located in a country where the dominant language is English, and where all instruction is in English, except for language courses).

NOTE: Applicants whose first language is not English and who have university degrees from universities in other countries that do not have English as the official language for primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education, as well as for government and commerce, are required to submit English language proficiency scores.

Proof of English facility is demonstrated by achieving acceptable scores in one of the following four options* and must be done within the past two years:

 

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

• If you have NOT already completed the Test of Spoken English (TSE) you must submit scores for the TOEFL iBT. 

TOEFL iBT: Minimum requirement is a total score of 103, with at least 24 in Reading, 24 in listening, 27 in speaking and 28 in Writing.

• If you have already completed the Test of Spoken English (TSE) within the past two years and received a minimum score of 55, you must submit scores for the computer-based test along with your TSE score:

Computer-based Test: Minimum requirement is a total score of 250 on the TOEFL, a score of at least 5.5 on the Test of Written English (TWE), and a score of at least 55 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE).

• The TOEFL Institution Code for the University of Toronto is 0982-00. You must list this code correctly, or we will not receive your result.

The TOEFL/TWE/TSE Bulletins and Registration Form may be obtained from TOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA. Telephone: 1-877-863-3546 (toll-free) or 609-771-7100. Fax: 609-771-7500. E-mail: toefl@ets.org. Website: www.toefl.org

 

(2) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Version

The minimum requirement is an overall band of 7.5, an oral score of 8, with no band score below 7.

For information about this test, contact the IELTS Office, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom CB1 2EU. Telephone: (1223) 553749. Fax (1223) 460278.  Website: www.ielts.org

 

(3) Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)

The minimum requirement is an overall score of 85, with a score of at least 87 in composition, and no part score below 80. Candidates must also achieve at least 4 in speaking,

For information about this test contact: MELAB Testing, TCF Building, University of Michigan, 401 E. Liberty, Ste 350, Ann Arbor MI, 48104-2298, USA. Telephone: 734-764-2416 (toll-free from Canada and USA: 1-866-696-3522); Fax:  734-763-0369;   Email: melabelium@umich.edu; Website: www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/melab.html UofT MELAB website: www.library.utoronto.ca/melab

 

(4) Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST)

The minimum requirement is a score of at least 5 in listening, reading and writing, and 5 in speaking.  Website: www.cantest.uottawa.ca

 

*Prospective students with disabilities that prevent them from taking language facility testing in regular conditions should contact the respective testing centers to inquire about their policies on special accommodations for students with disabilities. It is the student’s responsibility to inquire about the policies of the testing institutions.