2002-2003 Calendar

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Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Environmental Studies

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

Osgoode Hall Law School

Schulich School of Business

Courses of Instruction

Glendon College

Language Proficiency Requirements

York University seeks to ensure that students are able to meet the demands of university-level work in English. This requirement is normally satisfied by the submission of successful results in an acceptable language test (see chart below). However, applicants may be exempted from providing an English language test score if:

• Their first language is English or French and they have successfully studied in Canada for at least four full years at the secondary school level.
• They have successfully completed - or are in the process of successfully completing - four full years of academic study at the secondary school level in English in a country where English is a primary language.
• They have successfully completed - or are in the process of successfully completing - one full year of an academic program in English, in an accredited postsecondary institution in a country where English is a primary language.
• Students may not count time spent in ESL courses toward meeting this exemption.

These are general guidelines only. York University reserves the right to request language proficiency test scores.

If applicants are unsure whether to submit a language test score, they are encouraged to submit the results of one of the tests listed below to York to avoid potential delays in the processing of their application for admission.

Applicants to the Glendon Campus

Since Glendon is a bilingual (French/English) campus, applicants may choose to provide proof of language proficiency in either English or French. They may choose to write one of the acceptable tests of English noted below, or the French Language Admission Test administered through the Glendon campus. (Contact the Glendon Liaison Service at 416-487-6710 or liaison@glendon.yorku.ca.)

Language Test Exemption for Students who Complete Courses at the York University English Language Institute (YUELI)

YUELI offers a range of non-credit, full-time and part-time English-language courses that prepare students for university study.

Completion of level six of the ESL Intensive Program with Distinction, Honours or Pass satisfies York's English Language Proficiency requirements for admission to all undergraduate programs. Engineering and the Schulich School of Business require Distinction.

For more information on YUELI, please refer to the English Language Institute section on page ************************* of this Calendar.

Language test scores are reviewed in combination with academic credentials to determine admissibility to the University.

• English as a Second Language (ESL) support for admitted students is offered through degree credit programs.
• Candidates with strong academic averages, but whose language test scores fall slightly below these posted ranges, may still be reviewed for possible conditional admission, or may be required to take an intensive English language course before beginning a regular degree program.