All applicants, including International Students must include English in their studies at the level indicated or higher in the individual program admission requirements. English language tests, such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) or English as a Second Language studies cannot be used as a substitute for the English prerequisite requirement. Applicants who have Anglais courses will be given equal consideration for admission. In addition, Ryerson reserves the right to request applicants whose first language is not English to write the Ryerson Test of English Proficiency (RTEP).

English Language Requirements

Applicants from a country where English is not the first language, or where English is an official language but not the first language, including applicants who have resided in Canada for four years or less, are required to present proof of English proficiency at a satisfactory level. Ryerson will not accept English 12U or equivalent in lieu of a test of English language proficiency. 

Generally speaking, applicants who live in Ontario are required to write the Ryerson Test of English Proficiency (RTEP) that is administered on the Ryerson campus. Applicants who are not within travelling distance of Ryerson may submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), International English Language Testing (IELTS) or Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) results. It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange for official results to be forwarded by their testing station to Ryerson within application deadlines. The Ryerson code for TOEFL is 0886.

Refer to Ryerson's English Language Requirements at www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/admission/overview and follow the links for 'English Language Requirements'.

Minimum English Proficiency Scores (subject to change - use as a guideline only)

Ryerson reserves the right to deny admission to those applicants who do not demonstrate satisfactory English proficiency, regardless of academic qualifications.