English Language Proficiency

Niagara College Enrolment Services Admissions English Language Proficiency

If you have earned the equivalent of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma outside Canada, you will need to provide proof of your English proficiency.

You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:

Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada

If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores.*

* Excluding the Pharmacy Technician and Massage Therapy programs – See: Pharmacy Technician Language Test Score Requirements and College of Massage Therapists of Ontario Language Fluency Policy.

Language proficiency test must be completed within two years of the program start date.

Learn English, or improve your English skills.

Niagara College provides both short and long-term intensive English as a Subsequent Language programs for foreign trained students who plan to attend Niagara College, or a university, and need to improve their English language proficiency before starting their academic studies.

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