English language skills: Read, write and speak

• in Canada including your grade 12 year
• your education can be a combination of high school (secondary) and college/university (post secondary) education
• in another country where English is recognized as an official language of instruction

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American Samoa Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Botswana Brunei Canada Cayman Islands Dominica	England Falkland Islands Fiji Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Grenada Guam Guyana Ireland (Republic of Eire) Jamaica Kenya Liberia Malta Mauritius Montserrat	New Zealand Nigeria Northern Ireland Pacific Island Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico Ryukyu Islands Scotland Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore St. Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Island Uganda United States of America Virgin Islands Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

• a grade of B or better in an O-level, GCSE, or IGCSE
• a grade of B+ or better in 6 credit transferable university-level at an English language institution

Approved schools & minimum scores

• Stafford House - minimum score of 80% in Level 6
• First College - minimum score of 70% in their English for Academic Purposes (EPA) 500
• Create Career College - minimum score of 70% in its English for Academic Purposes program
• Heartland - minimum completed of Advanced Level 2

How to take this path

1. Your first step is to choose, apply and be accepted at one of the approved English language schools.
2. Now apply to Lakeland College.
3. As part of your application you need to send us your high school or other courses showing us you meet the academic requirements.We'll evaluate your transcript and let you know if you need to do any entrance testing.
4. Also please send us a copy of your letter of acceptance from the approved language school. This acceptance letter must show the start and end dates of your program.
5. We can offer you a conditional admission to Lakeland if:
• you meet the academic requirements
• you send us a copy of your acceptance letter from the approved language school
• there is an available place in the program

After you complete the approved English language program

Now show us proof of your English language skills, also known as English language proficiency.

• Send an official transcript from the approved school by the deadline we provided you in the conditional letter of acceptance.
• The transcript should show you have met the minimum marks we require (see the list of schools and scores above).
• Have your approved school send an official electronic transcript to us at admissions@lakelandcollege.ca

• If you don't meet the English language proficiency conditions by the deadline, your application will be cancelled.
• There are no deferments.
• Tuition deposit are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Please see our refund policy for more details.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Minimum of 78 on the internet-based test (iBT) exam and a minimum score of 19 in each of the four tested areas.

The TOEFL iBT test is taken online. It measures your ability to use and understand English at a university level. Tests are offered more than 50 times each year at authorized test centres around the world.

For more on test centre, costs and test preparation, check out the website for TOEFL test takers.

CAEL (Canadian Assessment of English Language) has locations across Canada as well as testing centres in 5 other countries Brazil, China, Columbia, India and Taiwan.

Minimum score of 60 overall with at least 55 on each band score are required for admission to Lakeland College.

CAEL assessment measures response to reading, a lecture, writing and oral language

MELAB is the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery and is designed specifically to evaluate students going to an English language school.

CaMLA authorizes test centres where you may take the test. MELAB tests are approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours long and cover writing, listening, reading/grammar/vocabulary/cloze and speaking.

Minimum score of 58 on all bands.

Test centres are located around the world and listings are available on the website.

Currently tests are about $300 Canadian (200 US$).

Pearson Test of English Academic is accredited by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) in England as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) International qualifications. The qualification is especially designed for people who want to attend higher education or seek professional employment.

Lakeland College requires a PTE Academic minimum score of 53 with no communication skill score lower than 50. See the PTE-Academic accreditation table for more information.

Duolingo offers online testing for English Language proficiency. Certify your English proficiency on demand. Take the test from your computer in under an hour, and share results with our admissions team for your application.

Our standard acceptance will be a score of 100. 

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - minimum score of 6.0 overall with at least 6.0 on each band score on the Academic test for all programs.

There is no pass or fail, instead you are rated on a 9-band scale for listening, reading, writing and speaking. A Band 6 rating is called a competent user.

IELTS testing centres are located around the world and there are 48 testing dates throughout the year.

Check the IELTS test takers FAQ for more locations, costs and more.