Admission Requirements

English Language Proficiency Requirements for Academic Study

Students will take an English Placement Test (EPT) upon arrival and will be placed in the appropriate level of English language study as indicated.

If a student has a TOEFL or other test score they may elect to enter ESL or academic courses without taking the TRU English Placement Test for the following scores:

TRU Placement	TOEFL			IELTS	MELAB	CanTEST	CAEL
Direct entry to academic programs	iBT	Paper-Based	Computer-Based	6.5+ with no bands below 6.0	81+	4.5+ with no component score below 4.0	Overall 70+ No subtest below 60
	88+ with no section below 20	570+ TWE 4.5+	230+ Essay 4.5+
Direct entry into Level 5 ESL	80+	550-569 TWE 4.0+	213-229 Essay 4.0+	6.0+ with no band below 5.5	77+	4.0+ with no component score below 4.0	Overall 60+ No subtest below 50
Direct entry into Level 4 ESL	71+	530-549	197-212	5.5+ with no band below 5.0	74+	4.0+ with no component score below 3.5	Overall 50+ No subtest below 40
Direct entry into Level 3 ESL	61+	500-529	173-196	5.0+	69+	3.5+	Overall 40+

*A student must meet or exceed the required level on all aspects to be at any specific level (e.g. Direct entry students must have 88+ and all sections at least 20). If a student does not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry, it is recommended that they write the TRU placement test to determine the appropriate placement for them in CESL.

**CESL Levels 4 & 5: students able to take 3 ESL courses and 2 academic courses.

Japanese English Language Proficiency Test – STEP – TRU will consider the STEP First Grade for direct entry into academic programs. We will also consider STEP Pre-First Grade Level as equivalent to TOEFL 500+ for placement purposes.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - TRU will consider the CEF C1 and C2 for direct entry into academic programs. We will also consider CEF B2 and B2+ as equivalent to the IELTS 5.0+ for placement purposes.

Cambridge ESOL - TRU will consider the CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) and CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) for direct entry into academic programs. The FCE (First Certificate in English) will be considered at the IELTS 5.0+ for placement purposes.

Academic Requirements
Admission requirements vary, but all TRU programs require secondary school completion for academic admission.

Minimum Age
Students must be at least 17 years old.