The University of Windsor has set guidelines for whether you are exempt from the English language Proficiency requirement. View the Policy in English Language Improvement Program website.
A minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Academic or IELTS Online.
A minimum score of 83 with a writing score of 20 on the Internet-based Test (IBT®) of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or TOEFL iBT® Home Edition online test. Prospective students completing the PaperDelivered Test (PDT) TOEFL (as offered from October 2017) will have their results assessed on an individual basis.
A minimum score of 115 for undergraduate applicants and a minimum score of 120 for graduate applicants on the current Duolingo English Test (DET).
A minimum score of 60 on the Carleton University’s Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL); or
A minimum score of 60 on the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE); orA minimum overall score of 176 on the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or the Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE); or
A minimum score of 85 on the English Proficiency Test administered by the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan (MELAB); or
Receive a minimum of five semester transfer credits based on work completed at a recognized English-speaking University. (Normally, students must have at least one term of full-time study.); or
Receive a minimum of one year of transfer credit based on work completed at a non-university post-secondary institution with an overall transfer average of B; or
Have completed all secondary or post-secondary education in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, West Indies and other countries as specified by the Office of the Registrar; or
Can demonstrate that they have completed three years of full-time secondary or post-secondary study in a school where the language of instruction is English (e.g., in a British, Canadian, American or Australian Curriculum or an international diploma like the International Baccalaureate) and can demonstrate English proficiency. In some cases, an English proficiency test may still be required; or
Applicants who do not satisfy the above requirements and wish exemption must provide the Office of the Registrar with a letter detailing the reasons for their appeal and include a letter of recommendation from their Secondary School principal or designate. The Registrar (or designate) will assess the request for exemption of this requirement. Students can upload these documents to their to-do list in UWinsite Student.