English Language Proficiency Requirements
Acceptable Levels of Proficiency in English For Applicants to the MA
in Child Study and Education
All students applying for admission to the MA in Child Study and Education
must satisfy one of the following criteria:
- their mother tongue or first language is English, OR
- they have studied full-time for at least three years (or equivalent)
in a university where the language of instruction and examination was English
and which was located in a country where the first language is English,
OR
- they have achieved the required level of proficiency on one of the
tests in English language as outlined in section B (i-iv) below.
Acceptable Tests and Required Scores
NB:All tests must have been taken within the 3 years prior to the date
of application.
- An official statement of the results of TOP (Test of Oral Proficiency)
showing a minimum score of 7.0 and TOW (Test of Written Proficiency) with
a minimum score of 3.0., OR
- An official statement of results of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) showing a minimum score of 600, and the TWE (Test of Written
English), showing a minimum score of 6.0, as well as the TSE (Test of Spoken
English), showing a minimum score of 220, OR
- An official statement of results of IELTS (International English Language
Testing System) showing an overall band score of 7 and no band score of
less than 5, OR
- An official statement of results of MELAB (Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery), showing a score of 92 and the Oral Interview component,
showing a rating of 4.
Deadline for Submitting Proof of English Language Proficiency
The deadline for submitting proof of oral and written proficiency in
English will be December 1, 2000.
Information about the Tests Which are Acceptable as Proof of English
Language Proficiency
Information about the content of tests, test dates, test requirements
and applicable fees may be obtained as follows:
- TOW (Test of Written Proficiency)
TOP (Test of Oral Proficiency) School of Continuing Studies
158 St George Street University of Toronto
Toronto, ON M5S 2V8
Telephone: 416.978.6529
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
TWE (Test of WrittenEnglish)
TSE (Test of Spoken English)
Educational Testing Service
P.O.Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
Telephone: 609.921.9000
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
1 Hills Road
Cambridge, UK CB12EU
(Applicants may also contact their nearest British Council Office)
- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
English Language Institute Testing and Certification Division
3020 North University Building
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057
Telephone: 313.764.2416/763.3452
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