Language Requirements for Graduate Programs
Some graduate level programs of study require that their students demonstrate proficiency in a second language prior to graduation. Depending on the program students may be asked to do one of the following prior to graduation. For specific information about your program’s language requirements, please contact them directly.
- Complete French or English as a second language courses
- Complete the French or English Proficiency Test
Description of the Test
Each English and French proficiency test includes two multiple-choice sub-tests: a listening comprehension sub-test and a reading sub-test.
The listening comprehension sub-test consists of three to four recorded listening passages which you will hear twice. All questions are multiple-choice and are printed in your test booklet. This sub-test lasts approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
The reading sub-test includes a reading comprehension component and a cloze exercise. The reading comprehension component consists of three to four reading passages for which you are asked to read the text and answer multiple-choice questions. The cloze exercise consists of a reading passage with blanks where words have been deleted from the text. You must choose, from multiple-choice options, the word that best fits the blank. The entire reading sub-test lasts approximately 50 to 60 minutes.
Registering for the Test
The test is administered on an individual basis. There is a $30 fee for this test.
Students may request a test using one of the following methods:
- online (credit card payment)
- Complete the online request form
- Complete the payment via General Store
- in person (cash payment)
- Print and complete the request form
- Bring the form and payment to 70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 130
- by mail (payment by money order)
- Print and complete the request form
- Mail the completed form and payment to:
Language Testing Services
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 130
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
Confirmation
The test date and time will be confirmed by email three to five business-days following receipt of your request.
Test Results
Five to ten business days following the test an email will be sent to the student indicating whether or not they have met the requirement. If the student has met the requirement, a note will be added to their file by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute’s Academic Assistant.