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Newfoundland and Labrador Admission Requirements

If you are studying at a secondary school in Newfoundland and Labrador, you will need the following:

  • A completed secondary school diploma or certificate by June
  • Ten credits from the acceptable academic courses numbered 3000 or above, including two credits in English 3201
  • Specific requirements for your program
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency if English is not your first language

Program-Specific Requirements

For Management and Organizational Studies

  • Two credits in English 3201
  • One credit in Math (any)
  • Seven additional academic courses numbered 3000 or above

For Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences programs

  • Two credits in English 3201
  • Eight additional academic courses numbered 3000 or above

Acceptable Courses

  • Academic Mathematics 3203
  • Advanced Literature 3225
  • Advanced Mathematics 3201
  • Any Advanced Placement 3100 or 3200 (AP)
  • Any International Baccalaureate (IB) except TOK
  • Any Language 3000 or above
  • Applied Music 3206
  • Biology 3201, 3211, 3241 or 4221
  • Calculus Readiness 3105
  • Chemistry 3104, 3202 or 4222
  • Earth Systems 3209
  • English 3201
  • Environmental Science 3205
  • European History 4225
  • Folk Literature 3203
  • Geology 3203
  • Global Economics 3123
  • Literary Heritage 3202
  • Math 3200 (Pre-Calculus 12)
  • Math 3201 (Foundations 12)
  • Math 3204, 3205 or 3207
  • Physics 3204, 3207 or 4224
  • Statistics 3104
  • Thematic Literature 3201 or 3211
  • World Geography 3202
  • World History 3201
  • World Problems 3204

English Proficiency

Students admitted to King's University College must be proficient in written and spoken English. If English is not your first language, you must provide proof of your proficiency in listening to, speaking, writing and reading English. Typically, this is done through an official test or ESL program. We reserve the right to ask you to provide proof of English language proficiency. King’s requires one of the following:

  • Language Tests

  • Academic English Programs

  • Exemptions

Language Tests

IELTS (International English Language Testing Service)

Minimum overall score: 6.5
No section less than: 6.0

Duolingo

Minimum overall score: 115
No subscore less than: 100

C.A.E.L. (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)

Minimum overall score: 60
No part less than: 60

CAEL Assessment Office
Email: info@CAEL.ca

T.O.E.F.L. (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Internet-based Test (iBT)

Minimum overall score: 83
No section less than: 20

Written TOEFL

Mimimum overall score: 580
TWE: 4.5

Western University
Institution Code: 0984
Department Code: 00

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic)

Minimum overall score: 58
No part less than: 56

Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency

Minimum overall score: 176
No section less than: 169

Academic English Programs

If you do not meet King’s English language requirement but are otherwise academically admissible, you will automatically be admitted into an academic English program such as the English Boost Program.

English Boost Program (Boost)

The Boost Program is for students who are close to meeting the language proficiency requirements for direct entry to King’s. Boost is a nine-week program you will complete in the summer before you start at King's.

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Fanshawe ESL

Students who complete the Fanshawe ESL program fulfil all English language requirements for admission to King’s.

Learn more about Fanshawe ESL
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The English Language Centre @ Western University

Study at The English Language Centre at Western University, a university language program.

Learn more about WELC
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ICEAP

King’s University College accepts successful completion of Level 7 of the King’s University College/ICEAP Toronto Bridging Program as an alternative to the English language proficiency requirement for international students.

Learn more about ICEAP

Please note that fees may be modified at any time. 

Proficiency Test Exemptions

One of these statements must be true:

  • I attended four full-time years of secondary school in English.
  • I attended two full-time years at an Ontario college in English.
  • I attended one full-time year of university in English.
  • I completed an AP English exam with a score of 4 or higher.
  • I completed an IB English HL (A1 or A2).
  • I completed an IB English SL with a predicted or final score of 4 or higher.
  • I completed a GCE AS (Advanced Subsidiary) or A Level (Advanced Level) English* with a minimum predicted or final grade of A.
  • I completed an IGCSE O Level (Ordinary Level) English* with a minimum final grade of A.

*Note: IGCSE and GCE English as an Additional Language are not accepted.

All of the following must also be true:

  • My classes were taught in English.
  • I took academic courses.
  • I did not take English as a second language course(s).
  • I took grade 12 English (if your high school was in Canada).

For further information, please contact King's Admission Services.

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