If you have been asked to meet our English Language Proficiency requirement, you must demonstrate English language proficiency by achieving the minimum requirements as specified by McMaster. Acceptable tests of English Language Proficiency and their respective minimum score requirements are listed below.
| English Language Test | Minimum Acceptable Score |
| IELTS - International English Language Testing System | 6.5 Overall with a minimum of 5.0 on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) |
| CAE - Cambridge English: Advanced | Grade B with a minimum of ‘Good’ on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) |
| PTE - Pearson Test of English Academic | 60 Overall with minimum score of 60 in Writing and Speaking. Valid for 2 years |
| CAEL - Canadian Academic English Language | 70 Overall Valid for 2 years |
| MELAB - Michigan English Language Assessment Battery | 85 Overall Valid for 2 years Minimum 80 in each of the three required components Minimum 3 in optional speaking component (Required) |
| TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language) | IBT: 86 overall with a minimum score of 20 on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening)Valid for 2 years |
Important Instructions / Notes
It is your responsibility to make all arrangements regarding the writing of the English Language Proficiency tests and to have the official score report forwarded to the Enrolment Services (Admissions Office) directly from the testing centre in a timely manner. Please refer to our deadlines and documentation pages.
Canadian citizenship, in and of itself, is not enough to satisfy the English Language Requirements, nor does a credit in Grade 12 English (or the equivalent)
Students attending a Canadian curriculum offshore school in China are required to submit an English Language Proficiency test
Students currently attending an Ontario high school and previously attended a Canadian curriculum offshore in China will be required to provide an English Language Proficiency test
The University reserves the right to require applicants with an English Language Proficiency score disparate from their academic English prerequisite achievement to present further evidence of proficiency.
If evidence of misrepresentation of fraudulent or falsified documentation is found, the penalty is severe. McMaster University reserves the right to rescind any Offer of Admission and/or scholarship.
* The Undergraduate MD program requires a minimum of three years of study at an English-medium university. More information about the admission requirements for Medicine at McMaster can be found at:http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog.
The McMaster University institution code for ETS/TOEFL is 0936.
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