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Faculty of Engineering

Engineering & Architecture

English Language Proficiency Requirement

All students enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering are required to complete the English Language Proficiency requirement. The exact detail is slightly different for the BASc and BSE students and the BAS students. The table below summarizes these differences.

 BASc, BSE BAS 
ELPE Passing
grade
60/90 65/90
Must be complete
by the end term
listed 
End 2A. if advanced
admission after 2A,
then to be completed
to the satisfaction of the
admitting department,
or the first term following
an advanced admit.
End 2B
Number of
attempts permitted 
Unspecified  2
Recovery
aternatives 
Writing Centre or a
grade of 60 in one of:
ENGL 109, ENGL 129R,
ENGL 210E, or ENGL 210F.
(Courses used to recover
from ELPE failures cannot
be used as CSE courses.)
Writing Centre
Sanction  MNP MNP

Note
Students who arrange a special sitting of the ELPE outside the scheduled dates will be assessed an administrative charge.


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