Language Proficiency Requirements

English Proficiency is a Key to Academic Success

Suncrest College offers programs from different institutions. Institutions, their accepted language proficiency test and measures are listed below.

Original English Language Proficiency test scores must be provided by the testing agency directly to Manager of Internantional for Suncrest College.

University of Regina

Accepted proficiency measures and their titles

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • CanTest (Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees)
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
  • DET (Duolingo English Test)
University of Regina offers the ESL 050 Program

6.5

IELTS

Minimum 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

83

TOEFL

Minimum 83 (internet based) with no score less than 20

4.5

CanTest

Minimum 4.5

60

CAEL

Minimum 60

85

MELAB

Minimum of 85

110

DET

110

University of Saskatchewan

Accepted proficiency measures and their titles

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • CanTest (Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees)
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
  • CPE (Cambridge Proficiency in English)
  • DET (Duolingo English Test)
  • PTE (Pearson English Language Tests)
University of Saskatchewan offers the U-Prep 2 and U-Bridge 2 courses

6.5

IELTS

Minimum 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

80

TOEFL

Minimum 80 (internet based) with no score less than 19

4.5

CanTest

Minimum 4.5

70

CAEL

Minimum 70 with no score less than 60

85

MELAB

Minimum of 85 with no score less than 80 or minimum 3 on speaking

C65

CPE

Grade C with a score of 65

110

DET

110

63

PTE Academic

Minimum score of 63 with no score less than 59

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Accepted proficiency measures and their titles

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • CanTest (Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees)
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
  • CPE (Cambridge Proficiency in English)
  • DET (Duolingo English Test)
  • PTE (Pearson English Language Tests)
Saskatchewan Polytechnic recommended UofR's ESL 050 program or UofS's U-Prep 2 or U-Bridge 2 programs

6.5

IELTS

Minimum 6.5 with no band less than 5.0

81

TOEFL

Minimum 81 (internet based) with no score less than 19

4.5

CanTest

Minimum 4.5

60

CAEL

Minimum 60 with no score less than 50

85

MELAB

Minimum of 85

C1

CPE

Grade C1 minimum

105

DET

105

63

PTE Academic

Minimum score of 63 with no score less than 50

Cumberpark College

Accepted proficiency measures and their titles

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
  • MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)
  • DET (Duolingo English Test)
  • PTE (Pearson English Language Tests)
Cumberpark College recommended UofR's ESL 050 program or UofS's U-Prep 2 or U-Bridge 2 programs

6.5

IELTS

Minimum 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

85

TOEFL

Minimum 85 (internet based) with no score less than 21

60

CAEL

Minimum 60 with no score less than 60

80

MELAB

Minimum of 80 with no score less than 76 or minimuim 3 on speaking

100

DET

100

58

PTE Academic

Minimum score of 58 with no score less than 50