English Language Proficiency

2. Complete the required level from MITT’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program

Complete MITT’s EAP Program to meet proficiency requirements:

• Category A Programs: Level 4 with 75% or higher.
• Category B Programs: Level 5 with 75% or higher.

This program is no longer offered, but will be accepted from students who have completed it in the past two years.

3. Meet a waiver criterion

Under certain circumstances students may be considered for a waiver of the English Language proficiency requirement.

To be considered for a waiver, supporting documentation must be provided to show that one of the following conditions has been met:

Graduation from a Manitoba** or other Canadian curriculum high school within Canada with at least one Grade 12 English language arts / literature course with a minimum grade of 70%. See MITT’s Canadian Course Equivalencies for a list of acceptable provincial equivalencies; OR

1. Graduation from a Canadian curriculum high school outside of Canada with at least one Grade 12 English language arts / literature course with a minimum grade of 70%. Studies must have been completed within the last two years to be considered. See MITT’s Course Equivalencies for a list of acceptable provincial equivalencies. The following exceptions apply:
   1. Applicants who have completed a New Brunswick curriculum are not included and must prove English language proficiency by another approved method.
   2. Virtual high schools are not included in this waiver.
2. Three (3) consecutive years of full-time high school (secondary) education (or combination of high school and post-secondary) culminating in high school graduation within Canada**, the United States, or a country on MITT’s country exemption list where English was the language of instruction.
3. Successful completion of two (2) years of consecutive, full-time post-secondary education at a recognized institution within Canada, the United States, or a country on MITT’s country exemption list where English was the language of instruction.
4. Successful completion of a MITT full-time post-secondary certificate or diploma program within the last two years.
5. Achieve a grade of 4 or greater on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level (HL) English course, or a grade of 4 or greater on the Advanced Placement (AP) English Examination (Language Composition; Literature and Composition).
6. Ten consecutive years of residency in Canada or in an English exempt country that may include years of study within Canada or the English exempt country. The period of residency will be the time lapsed between the ‘Landed On’ date on the ‘Record of Landing’ document and the start of the program.

Note: Applicants to the Health Care Aide and Personal Support Worker, Medical Assistant and Patient Care and Pharmacy Technician programs must meet the specific English Language requirements found under Category C below. Completion of the above studies may not qualify as acceptable proof of English Language proficiency for admission.

**Includes schooling completed at a Manitoba French Immersion or Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) school.
Please review the program categories to determine the specific English language proficiency requirements that must be met for each MITT program. Not all programs accept all proficiency methods, so it is important to refer to the specific program category to determine what methods of English language proficiency are accepted.

4. Complete an approved pathway partner program

Pathway programs must be completed within one year of the MITT program start date. Official results must be sent directly to MITT.