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Admissions Policy
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Language Proficiency Requirement

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Policy #11: Language Proficiency Requirement

Language proficiency requirements (LPR) are a part of CiiAT’s admission requirements to ensure students have a reasonable level of language proficiency to make it likely that they will successfully complete their program. Language requirements should be at a sufficient level for the prospective student to understand and discuss, in speech and in writing, the level and complexity of the educational materials. All applicants, regardless of their citizenship status or country of origin, must demonstrate an appropriate level of language proficiency.

The Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) considers the following standardized English language test/assessment scores to be at a level equivalent to IELTS 5.5 (academic).

Name of English language assessment/test		Minimum score(s)/level(s)*
1.	International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic	Minimum overall score of 5.5
2.	Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT	Minimum overall score of 46
3.	Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)	Minimum overall score of 40
4.	Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)	Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5.
5.	Duolingo English Test (DET)	Minimum overall score of 95
6.	Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic	Minimum overall score of 43
7.	Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE) Institutions may include other Cambridge Qualifications at a higher level (i.e., C2 Proficiency (CPE)).	Minimum overall score of 160 or “C”
8.	Cambridge Linguaskill	Minimum overall B2 level
9.	LANGUAGECERT Academic	Minimum overall B2 level
10.	The Michigan English Test (MET)	Minimum overall B2 level
11.	iTEP Academic	Minimum overall score of 3.5
12.	EIKEN	Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1

As an option for proof of English language proficiency, CiiAT accepts evidence that an applicant has successfully completed full-time secondary or post-secondary education at an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction. Documentation demonstrating this evidence must be provided in English.

The Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) considers education completed (in English) in the following countries as counting toward an assessment of prior education in English.

American Samoa	Dominica	Lesotho	St. Kitts & Nevis
Anguilla	Falkland Islands	Liberia	St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda	Fiji	Malta	St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Australia	Gambia	Mauritius	Tanzania
Bahamas	Ghana	Montserrat	Trinidad & Tobago
Barbados	Gibraltar	New Zealand	Turks & Caicos Islands
Belize	Grenada	Nigeria	Uganda
Bermuda	Guam	Seychelles	United Kingdom
Botswana	Guyana	Sierra Leone	US Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands	Ireland	Singapore	USA
Canada	Jamaica	South Africa	Zambia
Cayman Islands	Kenya	St. Helena	Zimbabwe

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