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The Département d’études françaises et québécoises prioritizes mastering and enhancing French language skills across all proficiency levels, catering to beginners, intermediate learners, advanced students, and native speakers alike. The curriculum is structured into five tiers, with each level including at least two grammar and writing classes paired with a course dedicated to listening and speaking practice. This approach ensures a systematic and well-rounded education, enabling students to achieve proper comprehension, reading fluency, verbal communication, and writing proficiency in French.
International High School Students: You are considered an international high school student for admission purposes if you: are currently completing secondary school at a country outside of Canada or the USA; or you completed secondary school at a country outside of Canada or the USA within the last two years and you have not studied elsewhere since completing your secondary school studies
Admission Requirements General: Completed secondary school credential that would permit you access to university in that country. If you are studying at or have graduated from secondary school in a country where secondary school finishes after only 11 years of formal schooling, you may not apply directly to Bishop’s University. You will need to complete at least one year of study at a college or university before applying to transfer to Bishop’s.
English language proficiency requirements: TOEFL minimum overall score of 237 (computer-based) or 90 (internet based); IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5; MELAB minimum overall score of 85; Canadian Academic English Language - CAEL minimum overall score of 70; Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of C; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of C; Pearson Test of English: Academic (PTE: Academic) minimum overall score of 61.