The Faculty of Environment requires that all students have a basic competency in written English in order to be successful in their university studies and to qualify for a degree. The English Language Proficiency Examination (ELPE) is a diagnostic exam intended to determine the level of a student's ability in written English. Students entering the Faculty of Environment must write the English Language Proficiency Examination by the end of their 1A term and achieve a grade of 65/90 or higher.
Students who do not achieve this grade must fulfill this requirement by the end of their 2B term in one of the following ways:
- Re-write the English Language Proficiency Examination and achieve a grade of 65/90 or higher (one additional attempt is permitted), or
- Completion of ENGL 109, ENGL 140R, ENVS 131, ESL 102R, ESL/ENGL 129R, or PLAN 102 with a grade of 65% or higher.
ELPE is written during the student's first term. Sittings of ELPE are available in September prior to the start of the Fall term, in December at the end of the Fall term, and in April at the end of the Winter term.
Notes:
- Students who have not completed the English Language Proficiency requirement by the end of second year will have their future registrations cancelled and will be allowed to proceed only after successful completion of this requirement.
- A completed English Language Proficiency milestone on a student's academic record will indicate successful completion of this requirement.
- Transfer credits cannot be used to satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement.