Language Requirements

If you apply to an undergraduate program, you may meet the language requirements if you have successfully completed – or are in the process of successfully completing – 1 of the following:

  • 4 full years of study in English (or French) at an accredited high school in Canada or where English is the official primary language of the country, or
  • 4 full years of study at the high-school level where English is the primary language of instruction, or
  • 1 full year of study in an accredited university degree program in English in a country where English is a primary language or where English is the official language of the institution, or
  • 2 full years of study in English, in an accredited college diploma or applied degree program in a country where English is a primary language or where English is the official language of the institution or
  • successful completion of Academic Program Level 9, Destination York, or the YUBridge Program.

York reserves the right to request language proficiency test scores. All programs require 4U English (ENG4U).

Note: Time spent in ESL courses will not be counted towards meeting these requirements. Language requirements will not be waived based on letters written by applicants, SAT/ACT scores or as a result of completing senior-level high-school English course(s).

For full details, visit the Undergraduate Language Proficiency website.

Test Score
Minimum TOEFL Score

Most programs: 88 iBT

Exceptions:

Lassonde School of Engineering (BEng programs): 88 with no score below 20 in each section

Nursing: 94 iBT

Schulich School of Business: 94 iBT

Minimum IELTS Score

Most programs: 6.5

Exceptions:

Lassonde School of Engineering (BEng programs): 6.5 with no component below a 6.0

Nursing: 7.0

Schulich School of Business: 7.0

Minimum CAEL Score Visit https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/language-tests for the most up-to-date language score requirements.
PTE (Pearson Test of English)

Most programs: 60

Exceptions:

Nursing: 67

Schulich School of Business: 67

Other Test Scores For full details, visit the Undergraduate Language Proficiency websitehttps://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/language-tests.