ELP Exemption
Applicants from outside of Canada may meet their English Proficiency requirement based on the university they have attended or the country in which they reside. Some conditions apply.
English Proficiency at UAlberta includes two categories:
- English Language Proficiency (ELP) - required for all programs
- Spoken English Proficiency (SEP) - required for some programs
Countries that satisfy English Proficiency
Applicants from the following countries are recognized as having met the English Proficiency requirement, with the following conditions:
- To meet the ELP, they must have been educated at a qualifying educational institution for a minimum of three years
- To meet the SEP, they must have been educated at a qualifying educational institution for a minimum of six years
American Samoa | Gibraltar | Seychelles |
Anguilla | Grenada | Sierra Leone |
Antigua & Barbuda | Guam |
Singapore |
Australia | Guyana | South Africa: must also present National Senior Certificate (requires a passing grade in English Home Language) |
Bahamas | Ireland (Republic of Eire) | St. Helena |
Barbados | India: must also present CBSE All India Senior Secondary School Certificate: (requires minimum 75% in one of Core English/Elective English/Elective English C or 80% in Functional English)or CISCE Indian School Certificate (requires minimum 75% in English) |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
Bermuda | Jamaica | St. Lucia |
Belize | Kenya | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Botswana | Liberia | Scotland |
Brunei | Malta | Tanzania |
Cameroon: Cameroon: must also present GCE O and A-levels from Cameroon GCE Board (requires at least a grade of B in GCE O-level English Language or Literature) | Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago |
Canada | Montserrat | Turks and Caicos Island |
Cayman Islands | New Zealand | Uganda |
Dominica | Nigeria | United States of America |
England | Northern Ireland | Virgin Islands |
Falkland Islands | Pacific Island | Wales |
Fiji | Panama Canal Zone | Zambia |
Gambia | Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe |
Ghana | Ryukyu Islands |
Universities that satisfy English Proficiency
Applicants in good standing at one of these listed universities are recognized as having met the English Proficiency requirement, with the following conditions:
- To meet the ELP, they must have been educated at the postsecondary level at a qualifying educational institution for a minimum of three years
- To meet the SEP, they must have been educated at the postsecondary level at a qualifying educational institution for a minimum of six years
Country |
University |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Bangladesh Agricultural University Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology Independent University Islamic University of Technology Khulna University of Engineering and Technology ShaNorth South University Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) Shjalal University of Science and Technology (Engineering programs only) |
Bulgaria |
American University in Bulgaria |
Cameroon |
University of Buea |
Egypt |
American University in Cairo |
Eritrea |
University of Asmara |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa University Arba Minch Institute of Water Technology Alemaya University Jimma University Wongo Genet College of Forestry |
Germany |
International University Jacob's University |
Hong Kong |
City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong University of Science & Technology The University of Hong Kong |
India |
Aligarh Muslim University Anna University Annamalai University Arunachal University Assam Agricultural University Berhampur University Birla Institute of Technology (Ranchi) Birla Institute of Technology and Science Cochin University of Science & Technology Gauhati University Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore) Indian Institute of Science Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati) Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee) Indian School of Mines Jadavpur University Karnatak University Kerala Agricultural University Konkan Agricultural University Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Mahatma Gandhi University Mangalore University Manipur University National Institute of Technology Calicut Sambalpur University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology University of Calcutta University of Delhi, Delhi University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh University of Hyderabad University of Kashmir University of Kerala University of Mumbai University of North Bengal University of Roorkee Utkal University West Bengal University of Technology |
Kuwait |
Kuwait University (Faculties of Science, Engineering and Petroleum, Allied Health Science, Medicine and the Department of English) |
Lebanon |
Lebanese American University American University of Beirut |
Lesotho |
National University of Lesotho |
Malawi |
University of Malawi |
Namibia |
University of Namibia |
Pakistan |
Aga Khan University Gomal University Hamdard University Lahore University of Management Sciences Mehran University of Engg & Technology NED University of Engg & Technology NWFP Agricultural University NWFP University of Engg & Technology Quaid-I-Azam University Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology University of Agriculture, Faisalabad University of Engg & Technology, Lahore University of Health Sciences University of Karachi University of the Punjab, Lahore |
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea University of Technology University of Goroka University of Papua New Guinea |
Philippines |
Adamson University Benguet State University Central Mindanao University Central Philippine University Lligan Institute of Technology of the Mindanao State University Far Eastern University Mindanao State University National University Notre Dame University Philippine Dominican Ctr of Institutional Studies Silliman University University of the City of Manila University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos University of the Philippines Los Baños University of the Philippines Visayas University of San Carlos Xavier University |
Samoa |
University of the South Pacific |
Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
Sri Lanka |
University of Moratuwa |
Thailand |
Asian Institute of Technology Assumption University Mahidol University |
Türkiye |
Atilim University Bilkent University Bogazici University Izmir Institute of Technology Koc University Middle East Technical University |
United Arab Emirates |
American University of Sharjah |