Designated English speaking countries
If your first language isn’t English, you must provide proof of English proficiency. You're exempt from this if you have a degree from a designated English speaking country.
English speaking countries:
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guyana
- Ireland (Republic of)
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (includes England, Scotland and Wales)
- United States of America
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Need help?
If you have a general question about the application process or studying at UVic, get in touch with your UVic graduate student recruiter.
If you have a specific question about your program or application to UVic, contact your program’s graduate secretary.