The language of instruction at McGill University is English. However, certain McGill programs include a mandatory internship, or 鈥榮tage鈥�, which will be completed in a hospital, clinic, social service centre, or school setting where the ability to communicate proficiently in French is essential. Proficiency in French is necessary for students to effectively and safely work with and support patients, families, and team members and for the successful completion of the programs listed below.
Programs that require proof of French proficiency:听
- Human Nutrition听(applicants to B.Sc.Nutr.Sc. Dietetics, only and M.Sc.A. Credentialing)
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Nursing听(applicants to B.Sc.(N), only)
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Physical & Occupational Therapy听(B.Sc Rehab.Sc.)
Criteria to meet French proficiency requirements
If you answer 'yes' to at least one of the following questions you will be exempt from providing further proof of French proficiency. You must then upload a single page document which includes听your full name, your McGill ID #, the question below to which you answered 鈥榶es鈥�, and your signature. Do not attach other supporting documents unless specifically requested in your .
Please review the following carefully as there are different exemption criteria for the B.Sc.Nursing from the other programs.
If you are applying to the B.Sc.Nursing
- Have you completed secondary 4 and 5 at a school in Quebec where French was the primary language of instruction?
- Will you have graduated from a high school program where French is the primary language of instruction e.g. Baccalaur茅at Francais, Certificat d'enseignement secondaire sup茅rieur (Belgique), Certificat de maturit茅 (Suisse))?
- Did you study at a French-language school during the final two consecutive years of secondary school?
- Do you have a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) granted by a French-language CEGEP before the introduction of the 脡preuve uniforme de fran莽ais in 1998?
- Will you have passed the 脡preuve uniforme de fran莽ais langue d'enseignement et literature at a French CEGEP?
- Will you have you completed 60 credits or more of an undergraduate program in at a French-language university in Quebec?
- Have you been enrolled for 2 consecutive years or more in a full-time undergraduate program in a francophone university outside of Quebec?
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If you are applying to the B.Sc.Nutr.Sc. (Dietetics) or the B.Sc.Rehab.Sc. (PT) or (OT)
- Will you have you completed both secondary school and CEGEP in Quebec?
- Will you have completed secondary school at an institution where French was the primary language of instruction?
- Will you have completed CEGEP in Qu茅bec at a French-language institution?
- Will you have completed a pre-university diploma from a program where French was the primary language of instruction (e.g., Baccalaur茅at d'une acad茅mie de France, certificat d'enseignement secondaire sup茅rieur de Belgique, Certificat de maturit茅 de Suisse).
- Will you have you completed at least 60 credits in an undergraduate program at a French-language university in Qu茅bec?
- Will you have you completed at least two consecutive years in a full-time undergraduate program whose primary language of instruction is French, at a university outside of Quebec?
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If none of the above exemptions apply to you, you will need to submit the results for one of the approved certificates or tests listed below.
鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�婣cceptable means to demonstrate French听proficiency
Students are expected to听obtain a level of B2 or higher听(level 6 on the 脡chelle Qu茅becoise (EQ)) on any of the tests listed below. A copy of your results must be uploaded to your .
As there may be some updates to this information for applicants to B.Sc.Nursing, please check back after October 15.
- Dipl么me d'茅tudes en langue fran莽aise/Dipl么me approfondi de langue fran莽aise (DELF/DALF)听
- McGill Certificate of Proficiency in French (SCS) or French for Professional Communication (SCS)听www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/area-of-study/languages
- TCF听(Test de connaissance du fran莽ais tout public)听
- TCF - Quebec: Test de connaissance du fran莽ais pour le Qu茅bec听
- TCF - Canada:听Test de connaissance du fran莽ais Canada听
- TCF DAP: Test de connaissance du fran莽ais (pour la demande d鈥檃dmission pr茅alable dans une universit茅 de France)听
- TEF听(or eTEF): Test d鈥櫭﹙aluation du fran莽ais (pour les 茅tudes en France)听
NOTE: All four mandatory examinations are required (Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression and Written Expression). - TEFaQ听(or electronic version): Test d鈥櫭﹙aluation du fran莽ais pour l鈥檃cc猫s au Qu茅bec听
- TEF Canada听(or electronic version): Test d鈥櫭﹙aluation du fran莽ais Canada听
- McGill School of Continuing Studies (SCS): Online test with McGill鈥檚 School of Continuing Studies:
Part 1: Written assessment. Part 2: Communication Skills assessment.
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For applicants to Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, only.