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The language of instruction for most courses and programs at McGill is English. Students may submit any written work that is to be graded in English or French, except in cases where knowledge of the language is one of the objectives of the course.

Admission to undergraduate and graduate certificate programs at the School of Continuing Studies requires proficiency in English, except for certificates of proficiency, where knowledge of the language is the objective of the course, and for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation where applicants must write an entrance examination to test their preparedness for studies in both English and French.

Applicants must demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in English prior to admission, regardless of citizenship status or country of origin. McGill reserves the right to request proof of English proficiency if it is deemed necessary. In any situation you must provide documentation to support your answer.
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If you meet any of the following conditions, you may not need to provide proof of English proficiency; however, you will be required to submit documentation to support your specific situation.

• You have lived and attended school for at least four years in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language

  List of countries where English is the acknowledged primary language

  • American Samoa
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Canada (including Quebec)
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho

  • Liberia
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Montserrat
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks & Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
• You have completed both Secondary V (Quebec High School transcript issued by the Ministère de l'Éducation) and a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) at a French CEGEP in Quebec
• You have completed a DEC at an English CEGEP in Quebec
• You have completed or will complete the International French Baccalaureate - (Baccalauréat Français International – BFI) (American or British section), or the previous ‘Option Internationale (OIB)’
• You have completed or will complete an International Baccalaureate (IB) Group 1 English (Language A: Literature, Language A: Language and Literature, or Literature and Performance) with a ‘5’ or better
• You have completed or will complete English as Language 1 or Language 2 in the European Baccalaureate curriculum (in the Schola Europaea system)
• You have completed or will complete the British Curriculum A-Level English with a final grade of C or better
• You have completed the British Curriculum GCSE / IGCSE / GCE O-Level English, English Language, English First Language, or English as a Second Language with a final grade of B (or 5) or better
• You have been attending school for at least four consecutive years in a non-English speaking country at an accredited educational institution where English is the primary language of instruction
• You have obtained an undergraduate degree from an accredited educational institution where the language of instruction in your program of study was English (minimum three years)
• You have obtained a graduate degree from an accredited educational institution where the language of instruction in your program of study was English (minimum two years)

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Applicants who do not meet any of the conditions above must take an English proficiency test as part of their application (see list of McGill-approved tests below).

When a test of English proficiency is required, results must come directly from the examining institution to McGill; copies of test results uploaded by students will not be accepted. It is your responsibility to ensure that official test results are submitted to McGill.

McGill’s strong preference is to receive results electronically when possible. Note that the Institutional versions of the tests below are not accepted.