English Proficiency: Canadian Applicants

International applicants, please review your English proficiency requirements.

At Seneca, all courses are taught in English and to be successful in a program, your English communication, listening, comprehension, reading and writing skills must be at a level to meet the demands of your program.

Applicants to graduate certificate programs and the Honours Bachelor of Aviation Technology degree (FPR) must demonstrate overall proficiency in English through one of the following:

Seneca will accept the following recognized tests and scores to demonstrate proficiency.

Test FPR Ontario Graduate Certificate Programs
Duolingo Minimum score 125 Minimum score 120
TOEFL
Paper-
based
Minimum score 570 Minimum score 580
TOEFL
Internet-
based
Overall 84 with Writing,
Reading, Listening and
Speaking minimums of 21
Overall 88 with Writing,
Reading, Listening and
Speaking minimums of 22
IELTS
Academic
Overall band of 6.5
No single test score below 6.0
Overall band of 6.5
No single test score below 6.0
PTE Minimum score 60 Minimum score 60

The information above is not applicable to Accelerated programs.

 

List of the countries where English is an official or the only language of common usage:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cameroon (with GCE O and A level English courses)
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Liberia
  • Marshal Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Micronesia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
  • United States of America
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe