All applicants, including international students, must include English in their studies at, or above, the level indicated 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), the Ryerson Test of English Proficiency (RTEP), the Pearson Test of English (PTE), or English as a Second Language studies cannot be used as a substitute for the English prerequisite requirement. Applicants who present 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 calendar 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 an acceptable 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 Ryerson's campus. Applicants who are not within traveling distance of Ryerson may submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), International English Language Testing (IELTS), Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) or the Pearson Test of English (PTE) 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.
For English language proficiency test score submission instructions and other details, visit www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/admission/english.
Minimum Required English Proficiency Test 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.
At its sole discretion, Ryerson may request that an additional English language proficiency test of its choosing be completed, regardless of previously submitted test scores. This may occur, for example, in the circumstance where an academic English course grade appears greatly disparate to a submitted English language proficiency test score.
| TOEFL | MELAB | IELTS | CAEL | PTE |
Creative Industries
Journalism
Media Production
Professional Communication
Sport Media
|
580 paper-based
92-93 internet- based
|
90
|
6.5
| 70 | 60 |
All Engineering Programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
All Faculty of Science Programs
(except Computer Science)
|
560 paper-based
83-87 internet- based
|
85
|
6.5
| 60 | 60 |
All Other Ryerson Programs
(including Architectural Science and Computer Science)
|
580 paper-based
92-93 internet- based
|
85
|
6.5
| 70 | 60 |
| Ryerson ESL Foundation Program | 520 paper-based
68 internet- based | 70 | 5.0 | 50 | 50 |
Ryerson ESL Foundation Program The Ryerson ESL Foundation Program is an intensive English language program that provides a direct pathway to Ryerson University. The Ryerson ESL Foundation Program combines English language instruction with for-credit university course work. Students who successfully complete the program are guaranteed admission to full-time undergraduate Ryerson programs. Please visit
www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/admission/english for details.
