EPLS English language proficiency

You must provide proof that you are proficient in the English language to attend UVic.

General provisions, including exemption, can be found on Language proficiency - Graduate admissions - UVic

 

EPLS Minimum test scores

PLEASE NOTE: The EPLS department requires higher language proficiency scores than those required by Graduate Admissions and Records, as follows:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

• for tests taken after January 21, 2026: a minimum score of 5 with no section less than 4.5; for tests taken before January 21, 2026: a minimum score of 95 with no section less than 21

• we accept the TOEFL iBT taken at a test centre or the iBT home edition
• we accept TOEFL MyBest Scores
• UVic’s TOEFL institution code is 0989

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

• a score of  at least 7.0, with no component below 6.5 We will only accept results from the Academic IELTS

CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)

• a score of at least 70 with no component below 60

Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE – Certificate in Advanced English) or

C2 Proficiency (CPE- Certificate of Proficiency in English)

• a score of at least 180 with no component below 170

MET (Michigan English Test)

• a score of at least 64 with no section less than 60

PTE (Pearson Test of English)

• a score of 65 with no skill less than 60