Admission requirements


English Language Proficiency Requirement (Institutional)

Applicants must meet two separate English requirements for admission to Mount Royal if their first language (learned and understood) is not English.

  1. Successful completion of the English course required for admission to their intended program of study (or equivalent), if required for admission,

    AND

  2. Demonstrated English Language Proficiency in one of the following ways:

Methods of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirement

  1. High School/Secondary and/or Post-secondary (transferable to MRU) courses

2 years of full-time study in English (see list of English speaking countries below) and English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 (or equivalent)

  1. LEAP 4 Advanced taken at Mount Royal

LEAP 4 with B- (80%)

3a. Before Jan. 21, 2026 — TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language), both home or paper version

86 (min. 20 in each of four sections)

3b. After Jan. 21, 2026 — TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language), both home or paper version

4.5 overall (min. 4.0 on each band)

  1. IELTS (International English Language Test [Academic, including Academic Online])

6.5 (min. 5.5 on each band)

  1. Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency

176

  1. MET (Michigan English Test) (formerly Michigan English Language Assessment Battery MELAB)

62 (min. 53 in all four skills)

  1. PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic, including Academic Online)

58 (min. 55 in each area)

  1. CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)

70 (min. 60 in each band)

  1. Duolingo English Test

120 overall minimum

  1. LanguageCert Academic

70 (min. 60 in each band)

 

English speaking countries for the purpose of English Language Proficiency requirement

  • America Samoa
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • England
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • India (English-medium school boards)
  • Ireland (Republic of Eire)
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Malta
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Montserrat
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Ireland
  • Pacific Island
  • Panama Canal Zone
  • Philippines
  • Ryukyu Islands
  • Scotland
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Virgin Islands
  • Wales
  • Zimbabwe