Admission Requirements for Teaching of English as a Second Language

Program Type

Limited Enrolment Program — The number of applications does not normally significantly exceed the number of places available. An entrance standard is set and admission is granted on an ongoing basis. Once capacity is reached, no more students can be admitted to the program. Departmental recommendation needed.

Applicants must write an English language proficiency test and obtain a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 90 or a minimum IELTS score of 7.

Concentrations

Specialization

Cegep Profile(s)

No particular requirements for graduates of an anglophone Cegep other than the DEC. Graduates of a francophone Cegep must hold a DEC with an advanced course in English or have an equivalent background in English.

Additional Requirements

• Interview
• Program-specific application
• Letter of intent outlining the purpose and reason for selecting this program/discipline
• Knowledge of written and spoken French, as determined by a placement or proficiency test, the results of which could lead to a refusal to admit to the program or to the imposition of specified make-up courses
• Knowledge of written and spoken English, as determined by a placement or proficiency test, the results of which could lead to a refusal to admit to the program or to the imposition of specified make-up courses
• Reference/Assessment forms

Admission Procedure

As well as completing an online application, applicants for the TESL programs must obtain a departmental application form from the Department of Education website: doe.concordia.ca and return it completed to the Department by March 1.

    Concordia University
    Department of Education
    1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. (LB 579)
    Montreal, Quebec  H3G 1M8
    Tel: 514-848-2424, ext. 2031 or 2004

Minimum Cut-off Averages

(Minimum Cut-off Averages should be used as indicators. Data may change depending on the quality of the application pool.)

• Quebec Cegep (CRC): 24.000
• Canadian High Schools: 78%
• U.S. High Schools: 2.9
• External Transfers: B
• International Bacc. (IB): 29

Return to the Teaching of English as a Second Language (BEd Specialization) program description.